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 […]
A proposed approach for New Zealand’s adaptation framework
At the invitation of the Minister of Climate Change, in May 2023, CSF convened a sector roundtable on the matter of reducing risk and embedding resilience into the economy, following cyclone Gabrielle and the North Island floods. We were pleased to see in 2024 the incoming government announce that the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee […]
Matariki 2025
Ngā mihi o Matariki, te wā o te tau hou Māori. Kia māhorahora te wā ki te whakanui, ki te mahara, me te tumanako. (Greetings for Matariki, the time of the Māori New Year. May this be a time to celebrate, to remember, and to look forward with hope.) Kaumātua Kevin Prime, a long-time advisor […]
Nicholas Swallow, KPMG and Renzhu Zhang, CSF, explain the Aotearoa New Zealand & European Union SME sustainability guidance
SMEs form the backbone of both Aotearoa New Zealand and EU economies. They are indispensable to the sustainable transition because of their collective influence and ability to drive innovation, adapt quickly, and foster change. Yet with growing sustainability reporting requirements/expectations, many SMEs may struggle to keep up—creating barriers to sharing their progress and accessing green […]
Preparing for the NZ Taxonomy consultation
Consultation opens in June on the agriculture and forestry sustainable finance taxonomy for Aotearoa New Zealand. The NZ Taxonomy classifies economic activities based on their contributions to meeting environmental goals – starting with activities that contribute to the goals of climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. On 7 May, 2025, CSF held a public webinar […]
NZ Taxonomy Intro Webinar
During this session, the Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua (CSF) and the Climate Bonds Initiative outlined the NZ Taxonomy’s purpose, benefits for NZ, key components, objectives, principles, governance structure, and forward work plan, as well as how stakeholders can get involved in the development process. Taxonomies are a standardised framework for classifying economic activities […]
Quarterly Briefing on Global Sustainable Finance Developments
View the Quarterly Briefing on key trans-Tasman and Global Sustainable Finance Developments featuring Jo Kelly, Chief Executive of CSF and Gina Morrissey, Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Oceania. Read the complete EY Oceania Quarterly Sustainable Finance newsletter here.
Developing a Sustainable Finance Taxonomy for Aotearoa New Zealand
In 2023-2024, CSF convened an Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) to develop key design recommendations for the NZ Taxonomy. The resulting recommendations report, covering ten key topics, was presented to the Minister of Climate Change and made public in July 2024. Recommendations Report PDF Executive Summary PDF
Webinar: Financial product labelling & certification
Hear from Shalini Samuel Head of Certification and Nayanisha Samarakoon, Head of Policy & Advocacy from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Shalini and Nayanisha will overview key learnings in the Certification Program from regulator enforcement activities in Australia and what is emerging in New Zealand through the RIAA Certification Program. Watch the webinar by clicking […]
Stakeholder webinar #1: Design recommendations for a sustainable finance taxonomy for Aotearoa NZ
Building on the Sustainable Finance Forum’s 2030 Roadmap recommendations, the Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua was pleased to be invited by the Climate Change Minister to submit recommendations on key design considerations for an Aotearoa New Zealand taxonomy. A sustainable finance taxonomy is a classification system for clearly defining which economic activities and assets […]
Webinar: Matteo Bigoni, Head of Taxonomies, CBI
Matteo Bigoni from the Climate Bonds Institute (CBI) shares an introduction to The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) Recommendations report in this webinar.
Webinar: Towards a green taxonomy for New Zealand #1 – Hon Simon Watts
Join the Minister for Climate Change, Hon. Simon Watts for a discussion on the critical role in which private capital investment plays in our climate change response.
Webinar: Towards a green taxonomy for New Zealand #1 – ITAG
Join Adam Coxhead, Head of Sustainable Finance at BNZ; Fonteyn Moses Te Kani Pou Tiaki – Director Māori Strategy and Indigenous Inclusion, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe; and Frances Sweetman Head of Sustainable Investment, Milford Asset Management as they discuss various perspectives of the taxonomy design features.
Webinar: Towards a green taxonomy for New Zealand #1 – Yuki Yasui
Yuki is the Director overseeing the Asia Pacific (APAC) Network for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) which was launched in June 2022. She is focused on bringing together the financial sector across developed and emerging APAC to accelerate an inclusive and just transition to a net-zero economy.
Webinar: Towards a green taxonomy for New Zealand #1 – Nicole Yazbek-Martin
Nicole Yazbek-Martin, Head of Taxonomy & Natural Capital for the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute, discussed the key drivers for an Australian taxonomy, what is unique about the Australian approach, and what’s coming up for their consultation process.
Webinar: Towards a green taxonomy for New Zealand #1 – Matteo Bigoni
Matteo Bigoni, Head of Taxonomies for Climate Bonds Initiative, discussed the role of taxonomies in the global transition to a net zero by 2050 global economy, and the benefits for smaller economies like New Zealand.
Webinar: Australian Sustainable Finance Institute Capability Workstream
The Centre was pleased to host Kristy Graham, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), for a one-hour webinar on ASFI’s capability workstream. The Centre has a strong working relationship with ASFI, with knowledge and insights exchanged regularly, to enable the transition to a resilient, net-zero future in Aotearoa New Zealand and […]
Webinar: sustainable finance in the food & fibre sector
In the first of a series of webinars on sustainable finance in the food and fibre sector, senior sustainable finance leaders from ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Rabobank and Westpac provided insights into the evolving international sustainable finance landscape, what that means for Aotearoa New Zealand in a low emissions future, and the support available from major […]
Webinar: Taxonomy insights from both sides of the Tasman
The Centre recently convened a series of taxonomy workshops, in partnership with the Ministry for the Environment, with support from EY. These discussions enabled us to collate stakeholder insights into the role of government and key considerations in developing a sustainable finance taxonomy for Aotearoa New Zealand, including alignment with Australia as outlined in the […]