Event Details

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) is pleased to invite you to attend a briefing on the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy tailored specifically for the finance sector.


Guy Debelle, Co-chair of the Taxonomy Technical Expert Group will provide opening remarks. Nicole Yazbek-Martin, ASFI's Head of Taxonomy and Natural Capital, and Matteo Bigoni, Head of Taxonomies at the Climate Bonds Initiative will then present on the development of the Australian taxonomy and the work currently out for public consultation, focusing on its relevance to the finance sector. There will also be extended time for Q&A.


The Australian taxonomy, which is being developed by ASFI in partnership with the Commonwealth Treasury, will provide common, consistent, and scientifically rigorous definitions for green and transition finance in Australia, helping to accelerate the allocation of capital towards sustainable activities that achieve Australia's net-zero ambitions.


ASFI commenced the first round of public consultation on the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy on 28 May, through which it is seeking feedback on:


  1. the proposed activities and draft substantive climate change mitigation criteria for the following three economic sectors: electricity generation and storage; minerals, mining and metals; and the built environment; and
  2. the draft headline ambitions for the Australian taxonomy's environmental objectives.


The first round of public consultation closes 30 June. More information is available here: https://www.asfi.org.au/taxonomy-public-consultation​.

Speakers

  • Guy Debelle

    Guy Debelle

    Guy Debelle was the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from September 2016 until March 2022, and prior to this was the Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) from 2007-2016.

    He is an adviser to the Investment Committee at Australian Retirement Trust, a nonexecutive director at Tivan, and is co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute’s (ASFI) Taxonomy Technical Expert Group (TTEG).

    Dr Debelle has previously held roles at the International Monetary Fund, Bank for International Settlements, and the Australian Treasury and at Fortescue Future Industries as Chief Financial Officer in June 2022 and then moved to become non-executive director of FFI Australia in December.

    Dr Debelle is an honorary adjunct professor of economics at Adelaide University. He has also been a visiting Professor in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Guy graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Adelaide and gained a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.

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  • Nicole Yazbek-Martin (ASFI)

    Nicole Yazbek-Martin

    ASFI

    Nicole is leading the development of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), working closely with government and regulators to develop common definitions for sustainable economic activities and investments. Nicole has a background in climate and sustainability across government, banking, private equity and law.

    In the public service, she led the Australian Government’s engagement with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), representing Australia on the TNFD Stewardship Council. Prior to this she led the reviews and research function at the Australian Climate Change Authority.

    Nicole holds a Master of Laws in international trade and post-graduate qualifications in finance and economics.

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  • Matteo Bigoni (Climate Bonds Initiative)

    Matteo Bigoni

    Climate Bonds Initiative

    Matteo is the current Head of Taxonomies at CBI, having previously worked at CBI as Head of Certification. He managed the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme and worked with many green bond stakeholders including external reviewers, government agencies, potential issuers and development banks.

    Prior to CBI, he was Programme Manager for the Plan Vivo Standard, a set of requirements for smallholders and communities wishing to manage their land more sustainably.

    From 2009 to 2014, he worked on the development of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in West Africa. He also worked in Beijing under the EU-China Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Facilitation Project.

    More recently, he was Senior Climate Finance Specialist at FSD Africa and Climate Executive at British International Investment (BII – former CDC Group), the UK’s development finance institution, where he focused on Adaptation and Resilience as well as climate finance investments.

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