The first quarter of 2024 was a strong start in sustainable finance for CSF and our partners, and we’d like to share some highlights with you. We’d like to acknowledge the passing of Rod Oram, journalist and climate advocate, whose inquisitive nature and deep investigations into climate challenges and solutions will be missed. Welcome LGFA We are pleased to welcome the Local Government Funding Authority to CSF as an Associate Partner. LGFA specialises in financing the New Zealand local government sector, seeking to continuously improve its sustainability outcomes as well as assisting the ..read more

CSF welcomes the bulletin article released today by RBNZ on the use of credit risk weights for climate related purposes.  Banks are encouraged to consider how they can best use a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, and the role of forward-looking data, in their efforts to better understand the potential nature and scale of climate-related financial impacts.  Climate disclosure standards and taxonomies globally will support this by improving the availability of historical and forward-looking data.  Climate risk is financial risk.   The stabili ..read more

Tēnā koe, Welcome to our final update for the year where we share our progress toward an equitable, inclusive financial system that enables a resilient, sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand. COP28: Key themes and announcements Our Chief Executive Jo Kelly attended COP28 in Dubai. Jo summarises key finance themes and announcements from the conference on the Centre’s website. Click here to read Where we’ve been: CSF FY23 Annual Report The Centre has published its FY23 Annual Report for 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023. This period marked an important strategic shift to a consolidated workplan, targeted ..read more

Our Chief Executive, Jo Kelly, and Board member, David Woods, attended COP28 in Dubai.  These are her summarised insights and themes related to sustainable finance. The direction of travel The hard-won agreement to transition away from fossil fuels for energy was heralded as the "beginning of the end" for the production and use of oil, coal and gas, and a key step in limiting global warming. This includes a commitment to a tripling of renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency improvements by 2030. The global stocktake confirmed that humanity has not moved quickly enough.&n ..read more

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 Australia. The Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap recommends building skills and capabilities in sustainable finance to help realign Australia’s financial system with a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive Australia. Th ..read more

The Centre’s Chief Executive, Jo Kelly, joined representatives from the Australian Treasury, Climate Bonds Initiative and Australian financial institutions to talk taxonomy a at the Australian Sustainable Finance Summit ..read more

CSF partners recently collaborated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) to inform Aotearoa NZ’s approach in the IPEF Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) negotiation, specifically the Clean Economy Pillar relating to clean/green investment and financing – including mechanisms for making markets more attractive to investment and to facilitate ‘match making’ for green investment opportunities across IPEF member countries.  We look forward to continued collaboration with MFAT to meet our trans-Tasman commitments to positioning the region as a robust green ..read more

Join the Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua for a one-hour webinar with Kristy Graham, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI). In this webinar, Kristy will discuss ASFI's progress towards uplifting finance sector capability in Australia, including the recent establishment of its Sustainable Finance Capability Reference Group which will provide expert advice to inform the development of principles for the accreditation of high-quality sustainable finance courses. In addition to advancing the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap, ASFI’s capabil ..read more

In Aotearoa New Zealand, the first Emission Reduction Plan and National Adaptation Plan both include commitments and actions related to data. These include: ERP 9.2: Increase data collection and research to measure baselines and indicators; ERP 12.5.2: Develop a strong data and evidence base; NAP 3.1: Provide access to latest climate projections data; and NAP 3.9: Complete the Data Investment Plan project The second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP2) is currently being developed and will be released by the end of 2024. To integrate climate and technology expertise into the Government’s ..read more

The Centre for Sustainable Finance was pleased to be invited to the recent UNDP Financial Centres for Sustainability 2023 AGM in Dublin, Ireland. It was a convening of representatives from 35 of the world’s leading Financial Centres for Sustainability to share priorities and learnings while identifying ways to collaboratively advance sustainable finance world-wide.  There were many insights shared, many of which were relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand as our sustainable finance sector continues to build momentum. The following were some of the strongest themes across the meeting. &nbs ..read more