Editable Table – The Centre for Sustainable Finance

Area	Project	July – Sept		Oct – Dec		Jan – March		April - June
Drive enabling policy & regulation	NZ Taxonomy	Finalize mitigation criteria – Ag & Forestry		Commence mitigation on two additional sectors (recommended)		Ongoing		Ongoing
		Consult on A&R criteria – Ag & Forestry		Commence A&R on two additional sectors (recommended)		Ongoing		Ongoing
		Scope opportunities for implementation pilot and supporting market uptake		Confirm approach to pilot and demonstration in 2026		Enabling and supporting voluntary piloting and uptake		Ongoing
		Map NZ Taxonomy against Voluntary Nature Credit Market policy development		Integrated support to the government’s Voluntary Nature Credit Market policy development		Integrated support to the government’s Voluntary Nature Credit Market policy development
	National Sustainable Finance Strategy (input)	Under Ministerial consideration
	NZ Sustainable Finance Reference Group	Focus on SF strategy, nature markets		TOR review		Group review and workplan re-set per Govt priorities
	Sector engagement on select long term issues	Responsive - As identified /requested		Ongoing		Ongoing
Accelerate market-led solutions	Scaling financing options for residential energy upgrades	Finalise recommendations paper and appropriate engagement with delivery partners		Form finance recommendation implementation group and approach to support partners; support EECA and government agencies to implement recommendations		Ongoing
	Accelerating system-level energy finance solutions	Government and partner input into options paper & formation of working group		Business case development		Coalition establishment for implementation
	EECA partnership to enable 'solar on farms'	Facilitate private sector insights into EECA finance-enabling approaches		Provide partner insights and ongoing support for EECA solar on farms initiative via knowledge exchange		Ongoing
	Energy transition framework	Confirm CSF engagement with energy transition framework		Progress Finance Market Gaps workstream; facilitate CSF partner engagement in wider C&I electrification workstreams		Ongoing
Deliver industry guidance & insight	Insights paper: Approaches and methodologies for financing environmental outcomes	Convene research steering group and appoint lead partner		Agree research purpose, methodology and output		Technical work commences		Publish insights report and scope FY27 nature finance collaboration options paper
Monitor & communicate progress	Speakers/events/webinars	Ongoing 1. Trans-Tasman collaboration with ASFI, IGCC, RIAA 2. Net Zero Investor survey with IGCC, Mindful Money		Ongoing 1. Sean Kidney COP30 de-brief 2. Dr Hao Liang – the effects of financing green and brown sectors		Ongoing		Ongoing
Monitor & communicate progress	Partner updates & communications	Newsletter & Partner meeting		Newsletter & Partner meeting CSF stakeholder perception survey		Newsletter & Partner meeting Partner strategy engagement		Newsletter & Partner meeting