In partnership with INFINZ, the Centre for Sustainable Finance was pleased to welcome international experts Sean Kidney, Co-founder and CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative, Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative Asia Pacific – ICMA – International Capital Market Association and Kristy Graham, Chief Executive Australian Sustainable Finance Institute to share their insights about global trends and innovation in sustainable finance and reasons for optimism.
Key takeaways from the discussion:
- Direction of travel = Country-level transition plans, accompanied by investment plans.
- Traditional success metric has been the size of the green bond market – but investors and governments are now looking more at the overall impact of these instruments and their investments.
- For taxonomies and disclosure standards – usability is key and clarity of purpose is helpful for designing usable tools.
