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Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Banking Environment Initiative has published a new guide to bank-client engagement, which aims to address the need for a market-wide transformation in how banks and their corporate clients interact.

Bank 2030: Accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy

30 January 2020 – This report authored by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Banking Environment Initative (BEI) highlights the need for banks to develop an ‘active mindset’ in order to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.

Trado: New technologies to fund fairer, more transparent supply chains

17 September 2019 – There is a growing understanding of the transformative potential of harnessing digital innovation and financial technologies to improve the sustainability of global supply chains. This report details the learnings and methodology of the collaborative project Trado, convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).

Understanding investments’ sustainability performance to enable more sustainable investment choices

October 2018 – The concept note proposes a new approach that would help pension beneficiaries make better decisions regarding the sustainability performance of their pensions.

New green trade finance platform will support China’s Belt & Road trade initiative

18 December 2017

December 2017 – A landmark agreement amongst Chinese stakeholders to form a pre-competitive, industry level platform for green trade finance in China was made at a high level summit convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI). China has the largest trading volumes in the world, as well as being a major importer of commodities produced around the world. Commitments to green trade finance made at this summit have the potential to trigger change of global significance.

Blue chips and startups launch new fintech pilot for more sustainable supply chains at the One Planet Summit

5 December 2017

12 December 2017 – Six international companies and banks and four fintech startups today announced a pioneering new initiative that will test whether blockchain and other technologies can help unlock financial incentives that reward sustainability in supply chains.

10 recommendations for using fintech to help solve sustainability challenges in new report from CISL

7 November 2017

November 2017 –The Fintech Taskforce, convened by CISL’s Banking Environment Initiative, today presents its recommendations on how to design collaboration between multinationals, financial institutions and starts-ups to help solve critical global challenges.

CISL publishes a report on fintech

23 October 2017

25 October 2017 – CISL publishes a report on fintech for sustainability focusing on how the potential of fintech can be applied to sustainability challenges in the real economy. Specifically, it highlights the need for industry-level collaboration between financial institutions, corporates and smaller-sized innovators and provides recommendations on how this can be achieved.

Banking Environment Initiative welcomes HSBC

2 June 2017

8 June 2017 – The Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) welcomes its newest member, HSBC, to its membership of 12 global banks working to lead the banking industry in directing capital towards socially and environmentally sustainable economic development.

Reports

Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement

Bank 2030: Accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy

Trado: New technologies to fund fairer, more transparent supply chains

Understanding investments’ sustainability performance to enable more sustainable investment choices

New green trade finance platform will support China’s Belt & Road trade initiative

Blue chips and startups launch new fintech pilot for more sustainable supply chains at the One Planet Summit

10 recommendations for using fintech to help solve sustainability challenges in new report from CISL

CISL publishes a report on fintech

Banking Environment Initiative welcomes HSBC

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