Global investors put climate heat on NZ business

Global investors put climate heat on NZ business
Businesspeople in New York wanted to know how you could describe your climate impact. (Image: Unsplash)
Greg Hurrell
No one, certainly not the minister of finance, should be surprised that global investors are taking a hard look at the climate impact of New Zealand's economic activity, a sustainable forum heard last week.Both finance minister Grant Robertson and climate change minister James Shaw attended a one-day State of Sustainable Finance discussion hosted by Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance in Wellington last week. Toitū Tahua chair Bridget Coates said finance was at the heart of the transition to a low-carbon economy. "We...

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