Green Taxonomy

CSF is partnering with the Climate Bonds Initiative and the New Zealand Government to prepare advice to the Climate Change Minister on key design considerations for a green (sustainable finance) taxonomy.

Building on the Sustainable Finance Forum’s 2030 Roadmap recommendations, and further advocacy and engagement by CSF, we are pleased to be invited by the Climate Change Minister to submit recommendations on key design considerations for an Aotearoa New Zealand taxonomy.

We have convened an interim specialist Independent Technical Advisory Group (“ITAG”) to prepare and publish independent non-binding advice to the Minister for Climate Change on the design of a taxonomy that is fit for purpose for Aotearoa New Zealand.

The ITAG is composed of climate change experts and financial market participants. Its recommendations will be delivered to the Minister for Climate Change in June 2024

The draft recommendations of the ITAG and the ITAG meeting minutes will be published here in April 2024.

Join us for the upcoming webinars to learn more and provide feedback on recommendations for an Aotearoa New Zealand sustainable finance taxonomy.

Webinar 2: Feedback session on the design recommendations for a sustainable finance taxonomy for Aotearoa New Zealand
Tuesday 30 April, 12pm - 1pm. Register here.

  • Media releases, webinar content, media coverage.

  • Pip Best, Partner - Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Oceania

    Jono Broome, Associate Director - Head of APAC Client Advisory, Morningstar Sustainalytics

    Antonia Burbidge, Head of Climate and Nature, Sustainable Business Council of New Zealand

    Adam Coxhead, Head of Sustainable Finance, Bank of New Zealand

    Sebastian Gehricke, Director - Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup), University of Otago

    David Hall, Policy Lead, Toha NZ

    Temuera Hall, Portfolio Manager, Tahito Ltd; Chair, Te Kakano Holdings Ltd; Chair, Tupu Angitu Ltd

    Jaclyn Margules, Director - Large Corporates and Sustainability, HSBC New Zealand

    Gavin Marshall, Sustainability Manager, Rabobank New Zealand

    June McCabe, Pou Tahua, National Iwi Chairs Forum

    Fonteyn Moses Te Kani, Board Member, Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua; Pou Tiaki - Director Māori Strategy and Indigenous Inclusion, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe

    Greg Munford, Senior Investment Strategist – Sustainable Investment, NZ Super Fund

    James Paterson, Head of Sustainable Finance, ASB

    Caroline Poujol, Director - Sustainable Finance (NZ), ANZ

    Andy Reisinger, Independent climate change expert

    Joanna Silver, Head of Sustainable Finance, Westpac New Zealand

    Frances Sweetman, Head of Sustainable Investment and Portfolio manager, Milford Asset Management

    Jorge Waayman, Manager - ESG Research, Harbour Asset Management

    Sue Walker, Senior Manager - Responsible Investment, Bank of New Zealand

  • Click here to access a private space for ITAG members to access meeting resources, minutes and recordings