International Recognition Reinforces Credibility of the NZ Taxonomy
The New Zealand Taxonomy project has received international recognition after being awarded the 2026 Climate Bonds Award for Most Innovative Taxonomy at the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Annual Conference in London on 23 June. The award recognises the New Zealand Taxonomy project’s leadership in developing internationally credible, evidence-based taxonomy criteria for the agriculture and forestry sectors. It acknowledges the […]
CSF welcomes Crown guarantee for gas fuel-switching
CSF welcomes the Government’s announcement of an 80% Crown guarantee for businesses borrowing to transition away from gas. As part of its partnership with the Government, CSF was asked by the Minister of Climate Change to accelerate energy financing solutions. In December 2025, CSF submitted an indicative business case to the Minister outlining the market […]
Read the BusinessDesk article (paywalled)
https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/budget-2026/gas-users-budget-hopes-collide-with-subsidy-politics
Consultation on the NZ Taxonomy Energy sector draft criteria is open until 10 July, 5pm NZT
KiwiSaver and private assets: momentum builds for a more diversified future
The Financial Markets Authority, in its latest report Private assets in managed funds: Investment landscape and valuation practices indicates that KiwiSaver providers are expected to increase their exposure to private assets in the years ahead. Leading investors globally typically make larger allocations to private assets – and benefit from more diversified portfolios – than we […]
CSF to attend London Climate Action Week
The Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF) will participate in London Climate Action Week, 20 – 28 June 2026, to advance implementation and strengthen international collaboration on New Zealand’s sustainable finance taxonomy and climate adaptation and resilience financing. As extreme weather and climate impacts intensify, the focus is shifting from mitigation alone to the parallel challenge […]
CSF position on Rewiring Aotearoa’s proposed expanded actions by local government to support financing options for residential energy upgrades.
The Ratepayer Assistance Scheme (RAS) is a financing mechanism proposed by Rewiring Aotearoa that would enable property owners to fund eligible assets through low interest, long-term loans that are tied to a ratable property. Under the scheme, households could invest in eligible home energy upgrades, such as solar, with repayments collected alongside council rates. The […]
NZ Taxonomy Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the construction and buildings sector announced.
We are pleased to confirm and welcome the newly formed NZ Taxonomy Technical Advisor Group (TAG) for the construction and buildings sector. Sector-specific TAGs play a critical role in developing technical screening criteria for a sustainable finance taxonomy that is fit-for-purpose for Aotearoa New Zealand. There were many strong applicants from across the sector. The […]
CSF outlines blended finance options for C&I fuel switching.
Despite its renewable electricity, New Zealand has urgent energy system challenges. CSF is working with our partners to accelerate:
CSF leads Commercial & Industrial financing solution with the Energy Transition Framework
CSF is pleased to be welcomed as a participant in the Energy Transition Framework, contributing to joint efforts to further progress on one of the group’s key priorities: removing finance-related barriers for Commercial & Industrial (C&I) electrification. Andy O’Hare, Senior Advisor – Energy Finance for CSF, is leading solution workstream #3 under this project, which […]