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.

Australia has now set out its 2035 climate target and long-awaited net zero plan, a significant step that will require strong policy frameworks and market alignment to translate ambition into delivery.

ASFI welcomes the Government’s announcement of a 2035 climate target in the 62-70% range as a credible step that strengthens Australia’s international standing, but says success depends on clear policy frameworks to ensure targets translate into investment and resilience.

ASFI is reinforcing calls for a coordinated Green Exports Strategy after participating in the World Economic Forum and Greenhouse-hosted Green Iron Workshop in Adelaide last week.

ASFI’s 2025-26 Budget Review unpacks the announcements to give you the highlights (roses), lowlights (thorns), and opportunities (rosebuds) for accelerating sustainable finance and investment in Australia and the region.

On 26 February, the European Commission published the Omnibus Simplification Package, a set of reform proposals which seek to simplify requirements across key existing EU sustainability-related regulations. In this blog, we outline key proposed changes, their implications, and stakeholder reactions.

CEO of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), Kristy Graham, met today with His Majesty the King as part of his visit to the Australian National Botanical Gardens.

ASFI members came together on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country this week, braving the Canberra cold for a full program of meetings with Ministers, Parliamentarians and Senior Officials on sustainable finance.

ASFI welcomes the release of the Australian Government’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), has today welcomed the strong steps on sustainable finance and investment in the 2024-25 Federal Budget.

ASFI’s 2024-25 Budget Wrap unpacks the announcements to give you the highlights (roses), lowlights (thorns), and rosebuds (opportunities) for accelerating sustainable finance and investment in Australia and the region.

15 of Australia’s most influential organisations representing business, finance and both retail and institutional investors and shareholders have come together to support the passage of Schedule 4 of the Federal Government’s Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Climate reporting Bill).

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) welcomes further steps on sustainable finance at a Treasurer’s Investor Roundtable on the Net Zero Transformation today in Canberra.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) welcomes the establishment of a Nature Finance Council to support the Australian Government’s efforts to align private finance and investment with nature positive outcomes.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute has welcomed the much-anticipated Government’s Sustainable Finance Strategy consultation paper, as a strong affirmation of the Government’s commitment to supporting and driving sustainable finance and investment in Australia.

On 2 November 2023, the Australian Treasury released its much-anticipated Sustainable Finance Strategy Consultation Paper. This follows the commitment by the Australian Treasurer in December 2022 to develop an ‘ambitious and coordinated’ sustainable finance strategy in 2023.

ASFI welcomes the release yesterday of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) Development Finance Review which considers how development finance can support Australia’s foreign policy, trade, security and development objectives.

Read ASFI’s summary of 2023-2024 Federal Budget outcomes.

Today, leading Australian banks and other financial institutions joined with ASFI, the Energy Efficiency Council, and peak property industry bodies to release a Joint Statement urging state, territory and federal governments to act decisively to deliver healthy, comfortable and energy smart homes for Australians.

Read our joint industry statement on the Government’s proposed Safeguard Mechanism reforms.