Tag: Centre for Sustainable Finance

Centre for Sustainable Finance collaborates with UNEP FI on enhanced climate risk assessment frameworks and leadership strategies for client engagement

Stuart Mitchell

In collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) worked with a consortium of banks and investors to assist them in implementing the TCFD framework and issuing meaningful climate disclosures. The projects look to drive impacts through enhanced climate risk assessment frameworks and by client-facing staff in financial institutions being better equipped to have meaningful dialogues with real economy companies. Together, these contribute to mobilising capital towards sustainable outcomes and accelerating the transition to a net zero economy. Bringing…

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CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance responds to EU sustainable finance strategy

Stuart Mitchell

The EU Commission today presented its new Sustainable Finance Package which includes plans to bring financial institutions along on its goal to create a carbon neutral continent by 2050. CISL and its finance leadership groups across banking, insurance and investment respond to the new strategy. The Sustainable Finance Package builds on the sustainable finance action plan, published in 2018. It addresses four main areas of action: financing of transition plans, addressing the needs of and creating opportunities for citizens and SMEs, instituting double materiality approach for the financial sector as well as…

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