Duncan Paterson
As Director of Investor Practice, Duncan takes on executive responsibility for accelerating climate-aligned investment throughout the membership, and ensuring members are well-equipped with leading tools and knowledge in the rapidly evolving sector.
Through his 25 years in the sector Duncan has undertaken roles including serving as ISS ESG’s global Head of ESG Thought Leadership Program, being the founder and CEO of Australian-based ESG services provider CAER, serving as a director and the chair of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), serving as a director of the Hong Kong-based Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA), and co-chairing a Technical Working Group in the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI’s) initial Roadmap process.
Duncan holds a Bachelor of Arts from James Cook University, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA.
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New Zealand Investors Keep Climate at the Heart of Decision-Making
16 October 2026
Survey finds investors value climate disclosure, even as reporting requirements change.Aotearoa New Zealand State of Net Zero Investment – 2026
Report | IGCC, Mindful Money and the Centre for Sustainable Finance. | 15th Oct. 2026
Aotearoa New Zealand’s institutional investors overwhelmingly recognise climate risk as a material factor for their decisions.
State of Net Zero Investment 2026
Report | Investor Group on Climate Change | 18 June 2026
The market’s most insightful report on how institutional investors are looking at climate risks and opportunities.
State of Net Zero Investment 2026 Now Available
18 June 2026
New data from 55 investors locally managing A$3.5 trillion
Submission to XRB: Current disclosure timeframes position Aotearoa New Zealand as a destination for international capital
Submission | Lisa Caripis | September 2025
Investors are increasingly looking for markets where climate-related financial risks and opportunities are effectively managed. Markets with robust mandatory climate reporting rules are well place to attract climate-aware global capital. IGCC has recommended:- No delay to Scope 3 and AFI disclosures. Investors need this information for investment decision-making and stewardship. Retaining the existing disclosure timeframes is in the interests of Aotearoa New Zealand’s investment credibility.