Six insights from London Climate Action Week shaping the future of sustainable finance
CSF recently attended London Climate Action Week to share work on the New Zealand Taxonomy and to gather insights that can help shape the future of sustainable finance here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Across dozens of discussions with financial institutions, policymakers, and the international sustainable finance community, six themes consistently emerged. Watch Andy O’Hare, Head […]
Disentangling climate risk and institutional responsibility.
Financial institutions cannot solve climate change through better risk management, disclosure and reporting. They can only finance what is financeable, and the only response that reduces the underlying climate risk is decarbonisation. This is the central message put forth by Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, in her discussion with CSF […]
Accelerating clean energy finance in New Zealand
Residential Energy Upgrades: Voluntary Best Practices
Our research identified that consistent, trustworthy information was a key enabler for increased levels of investment in home energy upgrades. This document details two voluntary best practices for any entity hosting an online tool or calculator that is designed to support consumers with home energy upgrade decision-making where financial cost/benefit analysis is included (e.g. Return […]
Implications of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Professor Johannes Jäger, Head of the Economics Department at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, in conversation with CSF Board member Simone Robbers explores what the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) means for international investors. Watch the video and read the summary below. The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) […]
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 […]
The Effects of Financing Green and Brown Sectors: What Do Theories and Evidence Say?
CSF was pleased to have Dr. Hao Liang deliver the keynote at the December CSF Partners’ Meeting. Dr. Liang is Associate Professor of Finance, Academic Director of the Singapore Green Finance Centre, and Co-Lead of the Sustainable Business Research Peak at Singapore Management University. In July 2025, his report The Effects of Financing Green and […]
COP30 debrief and dialogue
Over 200 people joined our debrief from COP30, in partnership with the Sustainable Business Council, featuring Ambassador Stuart Horne, Professor Sean Kidney, and Belinda Mathers, Chief Scientist at Toitū Envirocare. While reports were mixed about the level of ambition and action, COP30 confirmed the ambition to mobilise $1.3 trillion annually for climate action by 2035, and a tripling of adaptation finance, which is critical for supply chains and risk management. Announcements were also made […]
Novel Financing Solutions: Industrial Fuel Switching
Blended finance options to accelerate private sector financing. CSF is advancing novel financing solutions that unlock private capital for New Zealand’s energy transition and energy prosperity. As part of this, we are exploring prioritised solutions that target industrial reticulated gas users, to support facilitation of transition to alternative technology solutions where greater security of supply […]
How the NZ Taxonomy supports the development of the voluntary nature credits market
The New Zealand Government is aiming to unlock private capital flows for climate and nature-based solutions, including through the voluntary nature credits market. The NZ Taxonomy, currently in development, is designed to provide a clear, standardised framework for assessing the environmental performance of economic activities. This will help capital providers mobilise and direct investment towards […]