Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua

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We are pleased to share our submission on New Zealand’s second Emission Reduction Plan (ERP2), which covers chapter 4 of the discussion document: ‘How we fund and finance climate mitigation.’ The Centre’s submission is focused on scaling private investment in climate mitigation. We believe that successful government interventions to increase investment in sustainable or decarbonisation activities should involve a combination of regulatory, financial and market-driven approaches. In our view: The three main barriers to enabling more private investment in climate mitigation are: - Short-term focus - A lack of consistency and clear leadership - Lack of long-term industry outcomes and objectives to facilitate investment. The three main actions the Government can do to enable more private investment in climate mitigation for the next 18 months: - Market development - Accelerate the national energy strategy work - Develop a coordinated approach to facilitate climate, nature and transition investment. To read our submission please click here: https://lnkd.in/gFz2tEQa Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Sustainable Business Council NZ Jo Kelly Hon. Simon Watts #sustainablefinance #netzero

Jo Kelly was pleased to join April Mackenzie and Rikki Stancich to host Sue Lloyd on 19 August and hear about key developments in non-financial reporting standards and the ISSB’s efforts to enable a global baseline of sustainability disclosures focused on the needs of investors and the financial markets.   Key takeaways: - Several countries in the global south are looking towards adopting ISSB standards as countries seek to make themselves attractive to global capital for transition and ensure credible capital markets. - The ISSB has released a jurisdictional guide that focuses on supporting jurisdictional journeys towards globally comparable information for capital markets through the adoption or other use of ISSB standards. - There is more rather than less alignment between New Zealand's climate standards and the ISSB standards, with New Zealand’s 2025 post-implementation review seeking areas for further alignment with international developments relevant to New Zealand entities. External Reporting Board Deloitte #sustainablefinance #sustainabilityreporting

Fantastic update from our partner New Zealand Green Investment Finance - leading a second debt issuance for the Solar Finance programme, bringing the total commitments from medium to long term debt providers to $365 million! Find out more below.

Thanks Environmental Defence Society (EDS) for the detailed discussion with Hon. Simon Watts and providing clarity on NZ Government priorities on emissions reduction and adaptation.  Minister Watts provides a view on #energystrategy and #infrastructure and enduring policy frameworks. Financing to #doublerenewables requires clarity from Govt on energy transition priorities and investment opportunities. Check out the full interview between Hon. Simon Watts with Gary Taylor here: https://lnkd.in/g3WwkM7A

🍃Join the Impact Investing Network and supporters on 18 September for this forum on investing in (technology and nature based) climate solutions.

📢 Catch up on the quarterly briefing on key trans-Tasman and Global Sustainable Finance Developments featuring Jo Kelly, Chief Executive of Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua and Gina Morrissey Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Oceania. Find out more and view the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/g7Qtw9zW Pip Best Christine Hume

Please join this online briefing session on Monday 5 August from 12:00-1:00pm where we'll hear from Jo Kelly, CE of CSF about the second annual Australia-New Zealand Climate and Finance Ministers' 2+2 Dialogue. Gina Morrissey, EY's Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, will then take us through some of the other key global and Australian sustainable finance developments, following the recent publication of the EY Quarterly Sustainable Finance Newsletter. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g3JQejd9

🍃 Catch up on the latest updates from CSF: Toitū Tahua in our latest quarterly update. https://lnkd.in/gsVajPVn

🍃Great updates from our friends at Australian Sustainable Finance Institute