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 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. […]
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 […]
Centre for Sustainable Finance partners meet with Dr. Hao Liang to discuss transition finance
CSF hosted Dr Hao Liang of the Singapore Green Finance Centre, for a roundtable meeting with senior representatives from our partner organisations. The discussion covered the findings of Dr Liang’s report The Effects of Financing Green and Brown Sectors: What Do Theories and Evidence Say? The report finds that conventional green finance—directing capital only to low-carbon sectors—delivers […]
Energy sector NZ Taxonomy Technical Advisory Group (TAG) announced.
CSF congratulates and welcomes members of the newly formed energy sector Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The TAG is responsible for providing technical input to inform taxonomy definitions for Technical Expert Group (TEG) endorsement, and for offering feedback on TEG technical methodologies for TEG’s consideration and approval. TAG’s technical insights will help shape: TAG’s key responsibilities […]
CSF welcomes Government National Adaptation Framework
CSF is pleased to see the Minister of Climate Change announce an Adaptation Framework that moves towards managing risks from climate change, enabling a consistent approach to decision making and spreading the costs of adapting over time. The framework includes sixteen actions under four pillars: risks and response information sharing; roles and responsibilities; investment in […]
Making the transition financeable: The case for an energy strategy
CSF’s response to the Government’s Energy Package The Government’s Energy Package announced last week takes welcome steps to strengthen electricity security and investment confidence. Assessing options for firming supply, supporting new generation, and enhancing the regulatory framework are all important next moves on the supply side of the electricity system. Yet New Zealand’s energy transition […]
FY25 Annual Report
We are pleased with our FY25 results against our four strategic priorities published in December 2023, which deliver progress towards our Roadmap in line with national-level objectives. Click the image below to read the report.