The CEFgroup is a founding member of the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investing (GRASFI). GRASFI membership places the University of Otago in an elite group of universities at the forefront of this important research area. CEFGroup works closely with the New Zealand Super Fund (a sovereign wealth fund) on the annual Assembly of Investment Chairs on Sustainable Finance (see Conferences). The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is a partner on the Strand Marsden Fund Project.
In addition, CEFGroup works with a range of other partners in its research, including the Asian Development Bank Institute, Bodeker Scientific, EMMI, Energy Link Ltd, Global Business School Network (GBSN), GNS Science, Mindful Money, Morningstar, MyFiduciary and Saturn Advice (see Projects and Publications).