Sustainable and green finance

We provide technical and commercial advice on the full spectrum of sustainable finance instruments, including green and sustainability-linked loans, bonds, and derivatives.

We advise all stakeholders, including sustainability coordinators, lenders and borrowers on structuring new sustainability-linked loans, as well as on transitioning existing financing to align with sustainability goals.

Our team has advised on market-first transactions, including New Zealand's first sustainability-linked derivative, the first sustainability-linked bond, and has assisted on the issuance of gender bonds and health bonds.

We also have expertise advising emitters, financial institutions, and forestry entities on emissions trading arrangements and carbon credits, including emissions trading derivatives.

^{Chambers Asia Pacific Guide 2025 – Climate Change ranks Zac Kedgley-Foot as 'Up and Coming' for his sustainable finance and emissions-related work.}

Metlifecare

Advised on the conversion of NZ$1.25bn facilities to sustainability linked loans, re-designation of its existing bonds as sustainability bonds and its sustainability-linked interest rate swap.

Queenstown Airport and Wellington International Airport

Advised the funders on the conversion of their respective existing facilities into sustainability-linked loans.

ANZ Bank

Advised on Contact Energy's conversion of its existing NZ$305m loan facilities into a sustainability-linked loan.

Asian Development Bank

Advised Asian Development Bank on New Zealand's first 'gender bond' under its NZ$5bn domestic medium term note programme.

Asian Development Bank

Advised Asian Development Bank on its 'health bond' under its NZ$5bn domestic medium term note programme to finance projects in the health sector.

Spark

Advised funders on the conversion of Spark's sustainability-linked loan facilities and supervisor on Spark's issuance of sustainability-linked bonds – the first issuance of such a product in the NZ market.

Warehouse Group

Advised ANZ on the Warehouse Group's conversion of its existing loan facilities into sustainability-linked loans.

Contact Energy

Advised The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company on Contact Energy's issuance of green capital bonds – the first issuance of a capital bond with a green label in the NZ market.