Reshaping Australia’s finance system

About the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has been established to realign the Australian financial services system so that more money flows to activities that will create a sustainable, resilient and inclusive Australia.

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Recent Policy Submissions

Research & Publications
Submission: Cleaner Fuels Program (Future Made in Australia)
Submission: Cleaner Fuels Program (Future Made in Australia)

ASFI outlines key design principles for Australia’s $1.1bn Cleaner Fuels Program, focusing on taxonomy alignment, cost-effective abatement and policy settings to unlock low-carbon liquid fuels.

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Submission: Southeast Asia Free Trade Agreements Modernisation
Submission: Southeast Asia Free Trade Agreements Modernisation

ASFI’s submission to DFAT’s Southeast Asia FTAs modernisation review, outlining priorities to support green trade, sustainable investment and regional capital flows

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Submission: Taxonomy alignment key to credible Net Zero Fund design
Submission: Taxonomy alignment key to credible Net Zero Fund design

ASFI has lodged its submission to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources on the design of the National Reconstruction Fund’s Net Zero Fund.

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Submission: Implementing Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-30
Submission: Implementing Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-30

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has lodged its submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s consultation on Implementing Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024–2030.

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Submission to Treasury: Climate-Related Transition Planning Guidance
Submission to Treasury: Climate-Related Transition Planning Guidance

ASFI has responded to Treasury’s Draft Transition Planning Guidance, supporting clear and internationally aligned standards to help businesses develop credible transition plans. Our submission calls for stronger principles, clarity on government direction, use of the Australian taxonomy, funding disclosure, robust First Nations engagement, and clear guardrails on carbon credits.

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Submission to the UK Transition Finance Council’s consultation on entity-level Transition Finance Guidelines
Submission to the UK Transition Finance Council’s consultation on entity-level Transition Finance Guidelines

ASFI’s submission highlights the importance of clear, Paris-aligned guidance for credible transition planning, recommending stronger safeguards on taxonomies and capital expenditure alignment to ensure finance supports genuine decarbonisation.

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Recent Media Releases

News & Insights
ASFI calls for Government and industry to ‘get on with delivery’ as COP31 moves offshore
ASFI calls for Government and industry to ‘get on with delivery’ as COP31 moves offshore

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.

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Professor Deen Sanders OAM to guide First Nations leadership in sustainable finance
Professor Deen Sanders OAM to guide First Nations leadership in sustainable finance

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

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Major banks back sustainable finance reforms to safeguard Australia’s economy from climate risks and unlock capital
Major banks back sustainable finance reforms to safeguard Australia’s economy from climate risks and unlock capital

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

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Higher ambition welcomed, but the real test is turning targets into investment
Higher ambition welcomed, but the real test is turning targets into investment

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.

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Foundations laid to expand sustainable financing to nature
Foundations laid to expand sustainable financing to nature

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has today released Integrating Nature into Finance, a new research report commissioned by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) with strategic support from the Treasury and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).

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ASFI Welcomes ACCC Authorisation to Advance Sustainable Finance Collaboration 
ASFI Welcomes ACCC Authorisation to Advance Sustainable Finance Collaboration 

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) welcomes the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) authorisation of aspects of its work, supporting collaborative action across the finance sector to unlock private capital for Australia’s climate transition and other critical sustainability and social objectives. 

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Australia launches its sustainable finance taxonomy: a major milestone for green investment
Australia launches its sustainable finance taxonomy: a major milestone for green investment
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ASFI charts path to green trade and investment
ASFI charts path to green trade and investment

Today, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) is setting a new course for Australia’s trade – one that pivots national exports towards green commodities, while deepening Australia’s economic and strategic relationships with partners across the Indo-Pacific.

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Joint Release: Australia’s future prosperity relies on climate policy certainty
Joint Release: Australia’s future prosperity relies on climate policy certainty

Today, business and finance groups have come together to endorse Australia’s continued bipartisan commitment to the Paris Agreement goals and call for all levels of government to continue to support Australia’s transition to a clean, competitive, resilient and prosperous net zero economy.

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First Nations Projects Group and Australian Sustainable Finance Institute to establish community led First Nations peak body
First Nations Projects Group and Australian Sustainable Finance Institute to establish community led First Nations peak body

First Nations Projects Group (FNPG) and The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) have today announced a partnership to incubate a peak body that will provide support to First Nations groups in developing partnerships with industry and government on major projects where there are shared interests.

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Final consultation round for Taxonomy commences
Final consultation round for Taxonomy commences

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has today released the second and final public consultation paper for the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (the Taxonomy).

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Discussions on sustainable finance with the King
Discussions on sustainable finance with the King

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.

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Australia advances sustainable finance agenda but more work to be done
Australia advances sustainable finance agenda but more work to be done

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has today released its fourth annual Progress Tracker on the implementation of the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap.

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ASFI and CSF welcome Australia and New Zealand cooperation to support sustainable finance flows in the Asia-Pacific
ASFI and CSF welcome Australia and New Zealand cooperation to support sustainable finance flows in the Asia-Pacific

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and its partner organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand, The Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua (CSF), welcome renewed commitment from Australian and New Zealand Ministers to work together on sustainable finance approaches in Australia and New Zealand, and in international fora.

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ASFI welcomes Government's Sustainable Finance Roadmap
ASFI welcomes Government's Sustainable Finance Roadmap

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

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ASFI Webinars

Briefings & Webinars
ASFI Webinar: Harnessing technology for better sustainability disclosures
ASFI Webinar: Harnessing technology for better sustainability disclosures
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COP30 Debrief: What the Outcomes Mean for Finance & Investment in Australia
COP30 Debrief: What the Outcomes Mean for Finance & Investment in Australia
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Launch of the 2025 Australian Sustainable Finance Progress Tracker
Launch of the 2025 Australian Sustainable Finance Progress Tracker

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) presents the 2025 Progress Tracker webinar, unpacking the latest data on Australia’s sustainable finance system.

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Behind the 2035 Climate Target: Briefing on Net Zero Plan
Behind the 2035 Climate Target: Briefing on Net Zero Plan

Presentation slides:

Behind the 2035 Climate Target: Briefing on Net Zero Plan

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Integrating Nature into Finance: Report Launch Event
Integrating Nature into Finance: Report Launch Event

Commissioned by Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), with strategic support from the Commonwealth Treasury and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), this new report introduces exploratory draft nature criteria for agriculture and land management activities that contribute to biodiversity protection, sustainable water use, and pollution prevention.

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Transition planning and the Sustainable Finance Agenda
Transition planning and the Sustainable Finance Agenda

Climate transition plans are an important tool for companies and financial institutions to work through and outline how they will respond to climate-related risks and opportunities. As part of the Australian Government’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap, Treasury is currently consulting on their Climate-related Transition Planning Guidance and the AICD and ACSI have recently released ‘Governing for net zero’, practical guidance designed to support directors with their role in transition planning.

Climate transition plans are an important tool for companies and financial institutions to work through and outline how they will respond to climate-related risks and opportunities. As part of the Australian Government’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap, Treasury is currently consulting on their Climate-related Transition Planning Guidance and the AICD and ACSI have recently released ‘Governing for net zero’, practical guidance designed to support directors with their role in transition planning.

The Australian Taxonomy was released by ASFI in June and is currently being piloted by 10 Australian financial institutions, with taxonomies providing a valuable tool that enables companies to credibly demonstrate progress towards implementation of their transition plans and to support them to identify relevant climate related solutions for their industry or sector.

This webinar brings together government and industry experts to discuss and explore the role of transition planning and how the Australian taxonomy can be used to support credible transition planning, in line with investor expectations.

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