Sustainable finance continues to gather pace both globally and in New Zealand. Organisations are actively looking at ways they can redirect capital and invest for an equitable, inclusive, thriving low-emissions economy.

We use our experience with green, social, and sustainability-linked financing to help clients meet their sustainable financing needs.

Our specialists are at the forefront of the ESG lending market in New Zealand. We advise lenders and borrowers on green loans to finance specific green projects and sustainability linked loans which seek to improve their sustainability profile. We also help lenders and borrowers with transition finance, as they push towards the longer term achievement of their ESG objectives.

Our work has included advising a major bank on the development of its ESG lending framework and documentation and its first sustainability-linked loan.

We advise on the carbon credit market and offsetting which can be highly complex due to the allocation process and regulatory impact. We also advise in relation to development of green star buildings and establishment of forestry assets for the purposes of carbon sequestration.