Tag: Green Finance Institute

Co-ordinated business investment into Nature-based Solutions can reduce economic risk and unlock growth in the face of environmental disruption

Stuart Mitchell

Norfolk and Suffolk, like many regions across the UK, are experiencing increasing economic risk as water scarcity, pollution and flooding disrupt businesses across sectors including agri-food, development, infrastructure, water and energy. Co-investment in nature-based solutions by businesses and local government offers a nationally replicable model that can reduce these risks and unlock growth, A new report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI), Developing Regional Economic Resilience through Nature‑based Solutions: Norfolk and Suffolk, outlines how strategic co-investment in nature-based solutions by businesses and local government can support regional growth plans and…

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Industry partnership opens the door for a universal home upgrade offer delivering benefits of the Warm Homes Plan

Stuart Mitchell

The Government’s recently published Warm Homes Plan announced the establishment of a Strategic Partnership with the green home finance sector to build and diversify the range of green financing options available to homeowners. The Government and the Green Finance Institute today announce the formal launch of the Green Home Finance Strategic Partnership, co-chaired by Martin McCluskey, Minister for Energy Consumers at Department for Energy & Net Zero (DESNZ) and Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Chief Executive Officer at the Green Finance Institute (GFI), and supported by Secretary of State Ed Miliband.…

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New report identifies opportunities to unlock c.£37bn in private investment for Scotland’s home efficiency market

Stuart Mitchell

A new report, commissioned by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and funded by the Scottish Government, titled ‘Scottish consumer attitudes towards green home finance products’, shows that boosting consumer awareness of available finance solutions could unlock up to c.£17bn in private investment when paired with supportive policy. According to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), decarbonising Scotland’s buildings will require an additional £30bn of investment, exceeding what the Scottish Government alone can fund[1]. With buildings accounting for 13% of Scotland’s total carbon emissions and 30% of total energy consumption[2], mobilising private…

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GFI launches “Transactions to Transitions” initiative as a scalable, approach to accelerate economic transformation and resilience

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has announced the launch of “Transactions to Transitions” (T2T), a pioneering approach designed to address the urgent need to accelerate climate finance execution and drive sector-wide economic transition. Despite ambitious commitments from governments and financial institutions, existing capital flows cover a fraction of the investment required to transform sectors, deploy technology, or deliver the promised transition to a sustainable, healthier, resilient future, especially in emerging and developing markets. T2T sets out a new approach, moving from climate politics to climate economics, and from alignment on…

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Global Property Linked Finance Initiative launched to create new global asset class unlocking trillions to fund building decarbonisation and resilience

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) and the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) have today announced the launch of the Global Property Linked Finance Initiative (GPLFI) during Climate Week New York City. This landmark initiative aims to scale Property Linked Finance (PLF) into a globally recognised asset class capable of unlocking billions in private capital for net-zero and climate-resilient buildings. PLF is a proven, innovative, financing mechanism that links repayments to the property rather than the owner, enabling long-term, affordable finance for building upgrades and overcoming the barrier of prohibitive upfront…

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