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Read more at: Professor Alexander presents key findings on the report 'Stability and Sustainability in Banking Reform'

Professor Alexander presents key findings on the report 'Stability and Sustainability in Banking Reform'

30 June 2015

June 2015 – Professor Kern Alexander, lead author of ‘Stability and Sustainability in Banking Reform: Are Environmental Risks Missing from Basel III?’ gave a 10-minute overview of the main conclusions of his report at the Cambridge Expert Dialogue in April 2015.

Read more at: Green Growth Group Advisory Council II hosts stakeholders meeting

Green Growth Group Advisory Council II hosts stakeholders meeting

29 June 2015

24 June 2015 – Green Growth Group Advisory Council II hosted a stakeholders meeting, to present its paper on demand response flexibility to senior European Commission officials and power sector representatives.

Read more at: Royal Bank of Scotland becomes the Banking Environment Initiative’s 11th Member
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Royal Bank of Scotland becomes the Banking Environment Initiative’s 11th Member

1 June 2015

1 June 2015 – In April, the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) welcomed its newest member, Royal Bank of Scotland, to its membership of 11 global banks working to lead the banking industry in directing capital towards socially and environmentally sustainable economic development.

Read more at: The Prince of Wales will attend a finance and sustainability conference at the London Business School
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The Prince of Wales will attend a finance and sustainability conference at the London Business School

26 May 2015

27 May 2015 – The event will be convened by The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), and hosted by London Business School. It will be attended by deans and professors of finance and accounting from leading business schools internationally.

Read more at: Financing the global low carbon transition

Financing the global low carbon transition

20 May 2015

22 May 2015 – Working with leading experts from the finance sector as part of the Finance Advisory Council to the Green Growth Platform, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has produced a briefing note for businesses on financing the low carbon transition.

Read more at: Scaling up the impact of the private sector in closing the emissions gap
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Scaling up the impact of the private sector in closing the emissions gap

15 May 2015

13 May 2015 – Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is facilitating a series of roundtables looking at the impact of non-state actor cooperative initiatives in 'wedging the emissions gap'.

Read more at: Business case for sustainable timber: WWF highlights bank-corporate 'Soft Commodities' Compact
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Business case for sustainable timber: WWF highlights bank-corporate 'Soft Commodities' Compact

11 May 2015

24 April 2015 – WWF’s Chief Economics Adviser in the UK highlights 'Soft Commodities' Compact between Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) as an example of global business leadership.

Read more at: Banking Environment Initiative Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit shortlisted for Financial Times Award
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Banking Environment Initiative Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit shortlisted for Financial Times Award

29 April 2015

28 April 2015 – Trade finance product shortlisted in the finance category of the FT’s Transformational Business Awards.

Read more at: Financial Times references the BEI’s work on the sustainable commodity trade

Financial Times references the BEI’s work on the sustainable commodity trade

22 April 2015

20 April 2015 – FT article 'Sustainability in commodities accrues momentum' talks about the work of the Banking Environment Initiative.

Read more at: Expert advisory panel steers ILG framework on climate change portfolio risk
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Expert advisory panel steers ILG framework on climate change portfolio risk

10 April 2015

13 October 2014 – Investors are beginning to ask how global environmental trends such as increased pressure on land for food production, soil degradation and extremes of weather will affect the financial performance of countries, industries and firms.

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