- New voluntary taxonomy offers clear, science-based criteria to guide green and transition finance across Australia’s economy.
- Backed by government and regulators, the framework was developed through 20 months of industry, finance, and civil society consultation.
- Major institutions to pilot the taxonomy, including ANZ, Westpac, NAB, and CEFC, aiming to accelerate capital flow into net zero-aligned investments.
Australia has released its first sustainable finance taxonomy, providing a science-aligned, Paris-compatible framework to steer investments toward net zero. Developed by the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) with strategic oversight from the Treasury and regulators,
