With lenders and borrowers increasingly interested in decarbonising and supporting the transition to a more sustainable future, there has been a huge rise in green finance initiatives. Find out what’s on offer, how to take advantage of these initiatives, and why green finance could be the gamechanger for future development.
Date - Thursday 23rd May
Time - 7am-9am
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$60 Member price
$120 Non Member price
$60 Future Thinkers
Senior Manager Deal Team & ESG
ASB Property Finance
Sustainable Finance Lead
Kiwibank
James Roberts joined Kiwibank last year as Sustainable Finance Lead, charged with supporting the bank’s ambitions to deliver $2 billion in sustainable finance to improve the resilience of Aotearoa by 2030.
Armed with a Master of Sciences in Climate Change, Management, and Finance from Imperial College London, James has nearly a decade of experience in sustainable finance, gained in both Aotearoa and the United Kingdom. This includes working as a consultant at two of the “big four”, KPMG and EY, and a stint supporting the New Zealand Super Fund’s responsible investment efforts.
Director
EY NZ
Pip is an EY Partner and leader of New Zealand’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services team.
She has extensive experience in working in sustainability and climate change areas, particularly at its intersection with the finance sector.
Pip led the New Zealand’s Sustainable Finance Forum work in 2020 and is part of the board member of New Zealand’s Centre for Sustainable Finance and the Carbon Market.
Partner - Property Finance
BNZ
Tapio is a green property finance expert with 18 years of financial services experience across NZ and Finland.
In addition to managing a commercial property finance client portfolio, Tapio provides sector expertise for BNZ’s green and sustainable property finance strategy.
Tapio drives the expansion of BNZ’s green property finance product suite. He is also the real estate Sector Lead for BNZ’s Climate Scenario Analysis work.
Tapio holds a BBA majoring in Environmental Economics and Finance and a Chartered Banker Institute certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance.
