Impact Investing Ecosystem:
New Zealand Resources and Initiatives

The CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing offers you both practical application and technical knowledge in the fast-growing field of ESG investing — an opportunity to both accelerate progress and demonstrate purpose.

Our purpose is to accelerate progress towards a sustainable, equitable and inclusive financial system in Aotearoa.

We instigate and participate in collaborations across three focus areas: Galvanising leadership;
Changing norms, rules and standards; Building capability.

In the course, you’ll learn to improve decision-making for positive impact on people and planet in line with the SDG Impact Standards and the Operating Principles for Impact Management

With two flexible learning routes to choose from – online self-paced via the GRI Academy (route A) or blended and instructor-led (route B) –GRI Professional Certification program provides a unique opportunity to gain expertise and global recognition in sustainability reporting with the GRI Standards.

A treasure trove of free how-to resources for impact-led organisations including; impact investment, measurement and models; social procurement; social lean canvas; social enterprise business models.

We are a charity that promotes ethical investment and empower all New Zealanders to be responsible for how they invest their savings.

ParryField Lawyers have created this information hub because impact investing is a new way of thinking about how investments itself is conceived, so they want to empower you with information!

While in the past the focus may have been nearly wholly focussed on financial returns, impact investing flips that on its head by making that just one of the criteria to consider when you are looking to invest. Provided for free here are articles, guides, links to upcoming seminars and more.

Pure Advantage supports a broad range of sustainability, regenerative and green growth-focused research activities that generate cutting-edge theory and practice to transform how New Zealanders understand and manage the relationship between the environment and the economy.

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) champions responsible investing and a sustainable financial system in Australia and New Zealand. RIAA is dedicated to ensuring capital is aligned with achieving a healthy society, environment and economy.

RIAA has compiled and co-authored a library of consumer research for impact investors in Australasia.

A network that enables system change in the areas of climate, waste and nature.

WEAll Aotearoa is a non-partisan, Te Tiriti led, people-powered movement to transform the economic system to a Wellbeing Economy. Their mission is to redesign the economy around the wellbeing of our people and te taiao.

In October 2021, the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill was passed and received Royal Assent. As a result, the XRB now has a mandate to issue climate standards as part of a climate-related disclosures framework, and guidance on non-financial matters.