The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute welcomes this opportunity to contribute perspectives to the Government’s Review of Development Finance.

Catch up on our progress over the past month

Read Kristian Fok’s, Chair ASFI, opening remarks from the Sustainable Finance evening in Canberra

Keep updated on our progress over the past month

ASFI, together with 19 other peak professional, industry and investor bodies in Australia, recently came together to submit a joint response to the proposed ISSB standards on sustainability and climate reporting.

The peak bodies look forward to working with the Australian Government and key national and international stakeholders as the climate change reporting regime is finalised and phase in.’

June ASFI update including program update, events and engagaments

Enjoy the recording from our event where we hosted ASFI members, the academic community and sustainable finance practitioners to talk with Professor Mette Morsing, Head Principles for Responsible Management Education.

There has been lots happening in May at ASFI, on the program, engagement and events front.

Project work update over the past month and an update on events, past and upcoming.

We are currently seeking EOIs from individuals with suitable experience, knowledge and interest to join the Technical Advisory Group for the ASFI Taxonomy Project. The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) is an expert group of key financial market stakeholders and subject matter experts who will provide technical input to the ASFI Taxonomy Project.

Read more about our priorities for 2022 as we continue to work on implementing the recommendations of the Sustainable Finance Roadmap, and how you can get involved.

Rewatch our seminar where we discussed the COP26 economic and social imperatives.

ASFI has released the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap – a plan for aligning Australia’s financial system with a sustainable, resilient and prosperous future for all Australians.

ASFI has made a submission to the Federal Government’s Development of the Technology Investment Roadmap, which encourages the Government to consider mechanisms to support investment and financing of transformative technologies that are consistent with the strengths of the financial services sector.

ASFI co-chairs Jacki Johnson & Simon O'Connor have released a statement calling on a COVID-19 recovery that is aligned with delivering on our Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal commitments.

ASFI Co-Chairs, Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, have released a statement regarding the important role for the financial services sector in addressing the response to, and recovery from, the Covid-19 crisis.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has released its first progress report identifying six critical challenges that Australia’s financial services sector must address in order to navigate risks and opportunities for Australia’s future resilience, prosperity and wellbeing. ASFI will be engaging and consulting with stakeholders between December 2019 and April 2020. ASFI invites interested parties to make a submission.