Businesses are increasingly partnering with lenders and banks to achieve better financial outcomes through building certifications and sustainability commitments. Explore global trends in sustainable finance and hear from three local organisations about their success stories.
CEO - NZGBC
Andrew is a qualified economist with more than fourteen years’ experience in the built environment.
Working for consultancies, associations, government and built environment charities, he has a wealth of knowledge in housing, market mechanism, advocacy and the construction supply chain.
Andrew joined the New Zealand Green Building Council in September 2016 as Chief Executive.
Senior Manager - Existing Buildings - NZGBC
Bobby Shen is the senior manager at the NZGBC looking at existing buildings. This includes the rating tools Green Star Performance, NABERSNZ, and Net Zero Buildings.
He has a background in commercial architecture, sustainability, governance, and community development. In his role, he assists the property sector in Aotearoa to drive low-carbon and ESG responsive properties.
Head of Sustainable Finance - Westpac
Joanna and her team’s goal is to enable Westpac customers to achieve their climate and broader sustainability goals and, in turn, to support Aotearoa New Zealand’s transition to become a thriving, resilient, net-zero emissions and sustainable society.
Joanna’s career has intersected in various ways with climate change, leadership, market development, finance, law, strategy, policy, and innovation. Prior to joining Westpac, Joanna advised numerous CEOs and Boards of major publicly listed and private companies on strategy, commercialising sustainability, and climate change policy, markets and risk. Prior to her advisory work, Joanna was Director of Environmental Markets for IHS Markit in London and TZ1 in Auckland, where she led the development of the world’s first multi-credit environmental markets registry. Joanna was also a senior financial services lawyer for NZX, BNY Mellon and Aon.
Financial Controller - Oyster Property
Michelle Moriarty joined Oyster in 2020 as Financial Controller, where she leads the finance team in supporting the business and building strong relationships with key external partners. With over seven years of experience in the property industry, she brings a wealth of financial expertise and a strategic, solutions-focused approach to her role.
Michelle began her career at Grant Thornton Auckland, starting in audit before gaining international experience with the firm in Dublin. She then moved to Savills Ireland as Financial Controller, deepening her knowledge and passion for financial management within the property sector.
A Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce from Otago University, Michelle is committed to financial excellence and plays an integral role in Oyster’s ongoing success.
Head of Sustainability - Argosy Property Management
As Head of Sustainability for one of New Zealand’s largest listed property developers, Saatyesh has been with the management team for over 17 years.
Saatyesh is a passionate advocate for quality, efficient workplaces that attract high calibre tenants. With the team at Argosy, he has delivered Wellington’s first two 5 star Greenstar commercial buildings being Te Puni Kōkiri and 15 Stout Street and recently Argosy’s team delivered Wellington’s first 6 star Greenstar building being 8 Willis Street.
Today, Saatyesh is responsible for the greening of key development projects within Argosy’s $2.2b portfolio to NZ Green Building Council (NZGBC) Green Star certification standards.
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Registered Architect - Designgroup Stapleton elliott
Nikki is a registered Architect, Associate and Homestar assessor at Designgroup Stapleton Elliott.
She has 9 years industry experience across a variety of project types; residential homes, residential developments, multi unit walk-ups and apartment complexes. Nikki has knowledge in the NZGBC Homestar rating system and is a qualified Homestar Assessor (V5). She works with clients on residential developments to identify and achieve best practice sustainable initiatives.
