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 […]
NZ Taxonomy second public consultation review webinar
The second public consultation on the NZ Taxonomy’s Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) climate change mitigation, and adaptation and resilience criteria ran from 22 September to 17 October 2025. Submissions containing valuable feedback were received from a wide range of stakeholders. This feedback will be used by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) and […]
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 […]
Keynote: Kristy Graham, CEO, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI)
Kristy Graham, CEO, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), illuminates the Australian context and drivers for Sustainable Finance, the Australian roadmap, ASFI strategic priorities and work plan including natural capital, taxonomy, blended finance policy and first nations people.
Panel discussion on Trans-tasman sustainable finance
Kristy Graham (CEO, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute), Dean Hegarty (Co-CEO, Responsible Investment Association Australasia) and Duncan Paterson (Director, Investor Practice, Investor Group on Climate Change), explore investor and lender climate ambition and action across the Tasman, the influence of the political environment on the sustainable finance agenda, and the key asks of Government.
NZ Taxonomy public consultation two: Adaptation and Resilience
Public consultation has opened on the second draft of the Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (NZ Taxonomy) for the agriculture and forestry sectors. The public consultation seeks feedback on the adaptation and resilience criteria, and on updates made to the climate change mitigation criteria previously consulted on. Consultation runs from 22 September, closing at […]
Survey of Aotearoa New Zealand Investors: Climate Policies and Actions 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand’s institutional investors are making significant strides in climate governance and emissions reporting, but remain cautious in translating climate ambition into investment action, according to the 2025 Survey of Investor Climate Policies and Actions released today. The survey, conducted by the Centre for Sustainable Finance, Mindful Money, and Investor Group on Climate Change […]
NZ Taxonomy consultation on mitigation criteria
The first public consultation on the draft criteria for climate change mitigation ran for four weeks, from June – July 2025. In consultation, we heard from 48 respondents, including agriculture and forestry industry bodies and key players, financial sector organisations, standard setters, environmental NGOs and other important stakeholders. We thank everyone who provided valuable feedback […]
Insights and recommendations regarding the funding and financing aspects of the Climate Change Commission’s Emissions Reduction Monitoring Report
The Climate Change Commission’s Annual Emissions Reduction Monitoring Report serves as an independent assessment of New Zealand’s progress toward its legally mandated emissions budgets and the 2050 net-zero target, as established under the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019. These reports evaluate current emissions data and future trends and assess the effectiveness of […]