Sustainable Finance Calendar
Learn about upcoming sustainable finance events hosted by ASFI and other industry organisations.
Investing for nature: building investor action on biodiversity loss
In this webinar, PRI will explore further the case for investor action, but also focus on the steps that investors can take to strengthen capabilities and build impactful strategies and practices on this critical issue.
EEC National Conference
EEC's National Conference is the premiere event for Australia's energy management community; an essential opportunity to hear the latest in critical insights from the sector's leaders, and to discuss the myriad opportunities for the coming year and beyond.
ICA's 2024 Annual Dinner
Building on the success of last year’s sold-out Annual Dinner, the Insurance Council of Australia is hosting its 2024 Annual Dinner on Tuesday, 21 May at the South Building of the Art Gallery of NSW. This unique event offers our industry and key stakeholders the opportunity to get together and network over dinner and drinks.
Green Building Day 2024 - Perth
Join GBCA to hear from sustainability innovators as they unpack leading Green Star projects and case studies. Share in the learnings and explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.
Green Building Day 2024 - Brisbane
Join GBCA to hear from sustainability innovators as they unpack leading Green Star projects and case studies. Share in the learnings and explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.
Green Building Day 2024 - Melbourne
Join GBCA to hear from sustainability innovators as they unpack leading Green Star projects and case studies. Share in the learnings and explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.
Green Building Day 2024 - Adelaide
Join GBCA to hear from sustainability innovators as they unpack leading Green Star projects and case studies. Share in the learnings and explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.
NABERS + CBD Conference
The 2024 NABERS + CBD Conference is a must-attend event that brings together sustainability champions from government and industry. By showcasing the latest government programs and trends in the built environment, the conference will inspire attendees to take urgent action towards a more sustainable future.
Green Building Day 2024 - Sydney
Join GBCA to hear from sustainability innovators as they unpack leading Green Star projects and case studies. Share in the learnings and explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.
PRI in Person 2024
PRI in Person is the world’s leading responsible investment conference. Up to 2,000 industry leaders, policy makers, experts and practitioners in responsible investment convene annually to network, learn about the latest developments, share best practice, develop opportunities and drive positive change.
Australian Sustainable Finance Summit
The Australian Sustainable Finance Summit is Australia’s most comprehensive event for responsible, ethical and impact investors, bankers, insurance providers and financial industry stakeholders.
IGCC Summit 2024
Join IGCC for this unmissable event which brings together leading investment experts, policymakers, academics, and industry associations dedicated to driving the transition towards a decarbonised economy.
2025 ACSI Conference
From climate change and modern slavery to the ascendance of artificial intelligence, environmental, social and governance issues carry tangible and material risks for businesses and investors. ACSI’s annual conference has been shining a light on these risks and opportunities for more than 20 years.
First Nations Clean Energy Synposium
Join the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s Symposium with First Nations leaders, members of Parliament, government decision-makers, investors, and industry trail-blazers who are implementing solutions in the clean energy transition that put First Nations front and centre.
RIAA Conference Australia 2024
With growing demand for responsible investment, an increasingly robust regulatory environment, and the evident benefits of sound practices, this event is a must-attend for professionals at all levels in the field.
TNFD Implementation Forum: Insights and Lessons from the Australian Experience
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) are pleased to invite our members to an exclusive Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Implementation Forum, hosted by EY.
Finance and the Global Biodiversity Framework: navigating the road to COP16
This webinar will offer insights into the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference COP16, scheduled for October 2024 in Cali, Colombia. It will delve into the preparations made by governments and private finance sectors to effectively translate their aspirations into actionable plans for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Impact X Summit Sydney 2024
The third Impact X Sydney Summit, Australia’s largest global summit for climate and nature, will address the urgent need for short-term action, calling on all stakeholders to raise ambition.
2024 Modern Slavery Seminar
This seminar aims to build a comprehensive understanding of modern slavery, with an emphasis on the importance of collaboration between government, businesses, civil society, and the public.
Australia-Vietnam Green Economy Summit
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. Now is the time for Australia and Vietnam to reshape economic ties to reach emissions reduction targets through investment, the export of equipment, technology and services, and the development of future skills and knowledge.
Inevitable Policy Response Quarterly Briefing: Transition Since Dubai - Progress post the COP Stocktake
In the first of the joint IPR/PRI Quarterly Briefing series for 2024, expert panelists will assess the latest analysis from IPR of global policy implementation post the COP28 Stocktake, through to end Q1 2024, against the flagship 1.8C Forecast Policy Scenario & 1.5C Required Policy Scenarios.
Stewarding asset owners’ climate needs: Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance guidance on proxy voting, engagement and lobbying
During this webinar, the Alliance will be discussing their recently published call to action and what it might mean for asset managers interested in working with Alliance members on these topics. All asset managers are welcome to attend this webinar and are encouraged to ask questions.
AFR Banking Summit
The 2024 Financial Review Banking Summit will challenge the sector’s most influential leaders on how they will maintain momentum, differentiate their businesses, and where their priorities lie.
Impact Investment Summit
Building on the momentum, achievements and success of a highly acclaimed March 2023 Summit experience, the 2024 Impact Investment Summit will aim to accelerate the mainstreaming of impact investment at scale.
Climate Investor Roundtable
The 2024 Climate Investor Forum at the MCG will once again showcase World Class investment ready scaleable climate solutions covering nine key sectors.
KangaNews Sustainable Debt Summit 2024
The 2024 KangaNews Sustainable Debt Summit will be held at the Hilton Sydney, on Tuesday 19 March 2024.
From Values to Riches 2024: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia
Join the Responsible Investment Association Australasia for a free webinar to unpack the findings of Australia's most comprehensive survey of consumer attitudes towards responsible investment.
2024 ACSI Conference
ACSI’s Annual Conference has been tackling the big issues in ESG for more than 20 years. Now, as the low-carbon horizon draws ever closer, integrating environmental, social and governance issues into investment decisions has never been more important.
TRANSFORM Conference
The Green Building Council of Australia's sixth annual TRANSFORM conference is a must-attend event that pioneers thought leadership on sustainability.
CSIRO Sustainability Symposium
This Sustainability Science Symposium will showcase some of the early research findings of CSIRO’s Valuing Sustainability Future Science Platform (VS FSP) and related research from Australia and around the world. It will provide opportunities to engage with leading national and international researchers and practitioners working in transdisciplinary sustainability science, and the next generations of leaders in this space from CSIRO and beyond.
PRI Academic Seminar Series: Marco Becht - Voice Through Divestment
The PRI Academic Seminar Series invites leading ESG experts to present their research to academic scholars and investors.
PRI Digital Forum: Moving from Principles to Practice
The PRI Digital Forum provides a platform for discussion and debate with sustainable finance experts from around the world. Through a series of webinars, each forum focuses on a particular theme, enabling in-depth conversation and reflection on the most important issues facing responsible investors.
First Nations Super Summit
The 2024 First Nations Superannuation Summit will address critical issues faced by Indigenous communities, and the Financial Counsellors and Capability workers who support them, when it comes to managing and accessing superannuation.
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This unique, cross-sector, international event brings together thought leaders and change makers in agriculture, food manufacturing, research, innovation, investment, and policy to build connections for a more resilient, productive, and profitable agricultural sector and value chain.
Stewardship for sustainability: designing mandates and evaluating managers
This webinar, co-organised by the PRI and ICGN, will outline practical resources and examples to help investors ensure that their managers’ approach to stewardship and sustainability are aligned with their own objectives.
PRI Academic Seminar Series: Xiaoyun Yu - Levelling up your green mojo: The benefits of beneficent investment
The PRI Academic Seminar Series invites leading ESG experts to present their research to academic scholars and investors.
PRI Academic Seminar Series: Itay Goldstein - On ESG investing: Heterogeneous preferences, information and asset price
Join PRI on Friday, 12 January to hear from Itay Goldstein, Chairperson, Finance Department at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, who will unpack the paper ‘On ESG investing: Heterogeneous preferences, information and asset price’.
COP28 Debrief: Finance Sector Perspectives
ASFI invites you to our webinar 'COP28 Debrief: Finance Sector Perspectives' on Thursday 21 December from 11:00am – 12:00pm AEDT to unpack the outcomes of this year's UNFCCC Conference of the Parties 'COP28'.
Friends of Sustainable Finance Drinks
ASFI is delighted to invite you to our annual 'Friends of Sustainable Finance Drinks', this year hosted in partnership with Investor Group on Climate Change and Responsible Investment Association Australasia. Join us for casual drinks by Lake Burley Griffin to reflect on 2023 and meet others working in sustainable finance in Canberra across the public and private sectors.
Integrating climate and nature action: Unlocking the biodiversity-climate nexus
This webinar is aimed at banks, institutional investors and insurers at the beginning of their journey in addressing nature loss, this webinar will introduce how nature is connected to climate change and finance and the other way around, as well as key concepts and initiatives.
Oceania Quarterly Briefing: Conversation with PRI CEO David Atkin - 12 Dec (PRI signatories only)
Join PRI for its next Quarterly Briefing, which will be the last for 2023.
Understanding the Financial Impact of Nature Loss
This joint BloombergNEF and TNFD event will help companies progress their understanding of the financial risks that result from nature loss and the opportunities that are emerging in restoring it. Industry experts and business leaders will discuss how nature risk can materialize, the evolution of data solutions to better understand it, and the benefits of factoring nature into strategy and investment decisions. Ahead of the dedicated theme day on Dec 10th, Bloomberg will also spotlight the particular challenges and opportunities that exist in the food and agriculture value chain.
ASFI at COP28: Accelerating transition finance for climate action
This COP28 event, hosted by ASFI, will explore the challenges and opportunities of mobilising finance and investment for transition activities.