New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum
NZSFF roadmap emphasises transformation, simplicity and urgency
The New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum (NZSFF)’s final roadmap plots a route for reform which its authors say is necessary for the financial system to be fit for purpose in a sustainable future. The roadmap’s focus is long term and transformative in nature, but it proffers immediate, actionable measures appropriate for the urgency of the task.
Toitu Tahūa – Centre for Sustainable Finance: the first 180 days
This time last year was a time of transition for the New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum. Perhaps most significantly, it launched its Roadmap for Action and formed a transition group – “SFF 2.0” – to move from the words of the roadmap to the actions it called for. The forum’s co-chair, Ross Pennington, updates on development.
New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum – the year of action
In November 2020, the New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum unveiled its “roadmap for action” – a pathway to sustainability focused on the contribution that can, and must, be made by the financial system. Thus began the implementation phase. The forum’s new co-chairs, Bridget Coates and Ross Pennington, provide an exclusive update on the progress being made and the road ahead.
KangaNews Awards 2019: Market People of the Year
The KangaNews Market People of the Year are the individuals who voters in the KangaNews Awards 2019 believe went above and beyond their roles to contribute to the development of the Australian and New Zealand debt markets. There are no restrictions on the firms, positions or seniority of winners – voters are simply asked to consider who contributed most to the market in either or both 2019 specifically or across the span of a career.
Anatomy of a taxonomy
In March, Europe’s technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) delivered the final report on the EU’s taxonomy for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The taxonomy – and the green bond standard (GBS) that is expected to follow it – will have global ramifications for sustainable finance including opportunities and challenges for Australasian market participants.
Becoming the guardians of a sustainable world
A year after it was established, the New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum (NZSFF) published an interim report and legal opinion on how the country can shift to a more sustainable footing. NZSFF co-chairs, Karen Silk, general manager at Westpac in Auckland, and Matt Whineray, chief executive at New Zealand Super Fund in Auckland, provide an exclusive overview of this work.
