Taxonomy

This report provides a set of recommendations for the design and development of a Sustainable Finance Taxonomy for Aotearoa New Zealand (‘NZ’ hereafter) developed by an Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) convened by the Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua (CSF). The Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) served as a delivery partner for the project and provided technical assistance to the ITAG for the formulation of the recommendations based on the organisation’s experience with other benchmark taxonomies.

In 2023, global methane emission levels in the atmosphere reached record highs, at more than two and a half times their pre-industrial level. One of the major causes identified was the increased extraction, transportation, and utilisation of fossil gas, which cause unintended and often significant leakages of methane (fugitive emissions) across the supply chain. 

The purpose of this report is to provide a comparison between the EU and Colombian Green Taxonomy to bring clarity and transparency to EU and international investors about investments that could be considered green in both the EU and Colombia. This will help reduce transaction and research costs for international and EU investors, which will facilitate cross-border financial flows between the EU and Colombia to help achieve a green and sustainable transition.

This white paper presents a blueprint for the development of a climate resilience classification framework (hereafter referred to as the climate resilience framework or “the Framework”), with the primary objective of promoting and facilitating the much-needed investment in climate resilience through capital markets.