The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) says Australia must now shift its focus to practical delivery after Türkiye was confirmed as the host of COP31, warning the real work lies outside the formal negotiating agenda.

Transition finance dominated COP30, and ASFI returns with new insights to strengthen credible, science-based pathways for Australia’s transition.

ASFI’s annual Member Delegation to Parliament House brought senior representatives from Australia’s largest financial institutions together with key policymakers to advance dialogue on unlocking private capital for Australia’s transition.

The event reinforced ASFI’s role as a trusted, non-partisan convener between finance and policy.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has appointed Professor Deen Sanders OAM as a Board Advisor and Cultural Governance and First Nations Leadership Advisor.

The appointment reinforces ASFI’s commitment to embedding First Nations leadership, Indigenous Knowledge and economic self- determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australia’s financial system.

ASFI, UK Finance and UKSIF convened members from both countries for a roundtable on credible transition finance. The conversation highlighted how Australia and the UK are taking different paths toward the same goal; aligning finance with science-based transition strategies that can deliver real-world impact.

Financial institutions join a growing push to expand the sustainable finance taxonomy beyond green bond use, to unlock global investment in Australian sustainable projects.

Speaking the same language in sustainable finance is about more than definitions, it’s about unlocking cross-border capital flows by making frameworks comparable. This was the focus of ASFI’s recent visit to Beijing, for an expert panel session and workshop discussion.