Climate Related Disclosures of the Finance Amendment Bill with Minister Shaw

Minister Shaw is a Co-leader of the Green Party and has been a Member of Parliament since 2014. He’s had a successful career in management consulting, primarily in London, where he lived from 1998 to 2010. He believes that, with vision and purpose, politicians can bring the large-scale, transformational change that is needed to build a truly inclusive economy, and a healthier planet. His diverse business experience and expertise, from working for multinational corporates through to local start-ups and community organisations, enables him to lead the Green Party and New Zealanders towards a high-tech post-carbon economy and society.

Dr Sharman has an extensive background in climate and sustainability policy areas, most recently as Head of Policy at Ara Ake, the entity responsible for accelerating energy innovation to support New Zealand's transition to a low-emissions energy future. Previously, Dr Sharman worked for the New Zealand Productivity Commission where she developed the Commission’s final recommendation on the climate-related disclosure regime for New Zealand. Prior to this, Dr Sharman was a consultant to the European Commission while at consulting firm Amec Foster Wheeler (now part of Wood), focusing on climate and energy policy. She also worked for the International Hydropower Association where she contributed to the international implementation of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol.

John believes ethical investing can fund a better, fairer world. For over a decade he’s embedded this belief in a series of award-winning, innovative ethical funds, including Pathfinder’s KiwiSaver plan which recently won Mindful Money’s Best Ethical KiwiSaver Fund award. Pathfinder’s investments are positively impacting social housing, climate action, microfinance for women and clean water. According to Morningstar, it’s the only KiwiSaver with all its funds ranking in the top 3 for returns in 2020 and 2021. As well as returns, Pathfinder’s progressive social enterprise KiwiSaver model helps fund 20 Kiwi charities. Right now, John’s mission of growing individual wealth and collective well-being is exactly what we need.

Having participated in the Creative HQ Incubation Programme and Atto Accelerator, Leeanna’s leading the development of finappster™ - a fintech platform that provides automated, SDG-aligned reporting to asset managers so that they can share assurances of the socially responsible activities of investee companies to their investors. In her own time, Leeanna is on the Executive Council of FinTechNZ and co-chairs the WealthTech working group; is a participant of the Sustainable Business Network; and manages her own Meetup group – the Sustainable Network.

Dr Michelle Dickinson spent two decades as a nanotechnology engineer in the hi-tech sector. Realising that education is one of the most powerful tools for engineering a more sustainable future, Michelle founded Nanogirl Labs in 2016. Dedicated to increasing accessibility around STEM education, Nanogirl Labs work collaboratively with communities around the world to create programs that help showcase practical examples of sustainable solutions through science and technology.