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.

In December 2022, ASFI released our ‘Australian Framing Paper: Designing Australia’s sustainable finance taxonomy’ as a draft for public consultation. Today, we are proud to share the final paper providing recommendations on the design of an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy, and the roadmap and timeline for its development.

Catch up on ASFI’s latest work and upcoming events.

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

This submission collectively represents the voice of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). We consider clear, transparent, comprehensive and comparable disclosure of sustainability-related information to be part of the foundation of a well-functioning global financial system.

Catch up on ASFI’s latest work and upcoming events.

Catch up on ASFI’s latest work and upcoming events.

Learn about ASFI’s progress and achievements over the past year.

Today, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute hosted an event with Australia’s Treasurer, the Hon. Dr Jim Chalmers MP, where he announced the Government’s plans to strengthen climate risk reporting and develop a sustainable finance strategy. In a demonstration of the Treasurer and finance sector’s willingness to work together to enable the finance sector to better support the climate, environment and social objectives of Australia, industry participants at the event issued a Joint Statement on Accelerating Sustainable Finance.

Enjoy the recording from our COP27 webinar, where we unpacked the outcomes of COP27 for the finance sector and for sustainable finance with Anna Skarbek, CEO of Climateworks Centre, Yuki Yasui, Managing Director of GFANZ Asia-Pacific, and Sally Box, Australia's Government negotiator who was on the ground and in the huddles at COP27.

Catch up on our progress over the past month

ASFI is pleased to have supported research led by the Conexus Institute together with FTSE Russell and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia into the impact of the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test.

Catch up on our progress over the past month

The Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap (ASFI Roadmap) called for a sustainable finance taxonomy to urgently shift new and existing capital into activities that create and better support sustainable and equitable outcomes for Australia.

Today we’re proud to release our International framing paper: Analysis of international taxonomies and considerations for Australia.

This report, informed by engagement from our Technical Advisory Group, Government and regulators, and officials from jurisdictions across APAC, Europe and North America, highlights the purpose, principles and key objectives to inform the design of an Australian Taxonomy and identifies the need for it to be science-based and credible.

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