Green, transition, and adaptation finance

In February, we held an exclusive online session as a part of our Financial Services Community Programme, together with the Transition Finance Market Review and the City of London Corporation.  

In January 2025, Chapter Zero launched its UK Financial Services Community for non-executive directors (NEDs).

Read this summary from the latest Banking and Capital Markets update webinar, hosted by Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy, where we explored the latest developments in the landscape for transition plans and transition finance, how the banking sector is assessing the risks they are exposed to, and how they are leveraging their risk management processes to identify financing opportunities.

Chapter Zero is proud to have played a part in the work of the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) that today delivers a best practice Disclosure Framework for climate transition plans so companies can play their part in the shift to net zero.

The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has released a new primer showing how financial institutions can help drive nature recovery and ‘green finance’ not just to reduce harm but to restore nature to no net loss. The primer highlights one essential prerequisite and four key levers of change, brought to life through real-world examples already making an impact.

Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Finance (ISF) and leading asset owners and asset managers, have developed a practical guide for financial institutions to scaling transition finance. The guide aims to equip decision-makers across the financial sector with the tools to grasp the urgency of the transition, adopt leading practices in sustainable investment, and accelerate the flow of capital toward climate-aligned finance.

Finance has a critical role to play in both enabling and accelerating the climate transition. That is why Chapter Zero has launched its UK Financial Services Community, says Chapter Zero Strategic Advisor, Mark Manning.

The Bank published its Climate Transition Plan in July 2023, which details the Bank’s target and strategy to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions for physical operations.

In many respects, climate finance, when it is sufficient and invested in the right ways, is a path to climate justice. How can it happen? The UN Secretary-General's Acceleration Agenda for 2023 outlines six critical actions for governments, businesses and financial leaders.

This Carbon Trust article outlines how transition financing mechanisms can be reformed to deliver genuine progress on emissions reductions.

The Transition Finance Council has published draft Transition Finance Guidelines and opened a public consultation to gather feedback until 19 September. Stakeholders are invited to review the draft and provide input on their structure, content, and usability.

The global transition to a low carbon, climate resilient economy represents both a climate imperative and a major commercial opportunity. As a leading financial centre, the UK is well positioned to finance this transition while creating opportunities for UK businesses.

The UN High-Level Expert Group have published implementation checklists for businesses and financial institutions with a net-zero pledge. The checklists transcribe the recommendations of the report into a list of criteria and provides guidance on what to consider through each stage of their progress towards being credibly 1.5°C-aligned.