Spotlight: Financial Services

This briefing paper equips board directors with practical guidance to seize the commercial opportunity of the transition to a low carbon future. Scaling finance to support and enable decarbonisation across the economy is not only a climate imperative, but also a strategic one. This piece translates the landmark report - Scaling Transition Finance: Findings of the Transition Finance Market Review - into actionable steps for boards.

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.

Join Chapter Zero with the Transition Finance Market Review (TFMR) and the City of London Corporation for an online session that will equip board directors with practical guidance to seize the commercial opportunity of the transition to a low carbon future. This webinar will translate TFMR’s recent landmark report - Scaling Transition Finance into actionable steps for boards.

Transforming the UK energy system for a net zero future demands a huge investment of over £200 billion by 2030. But with such a diverse range of technologies requiring funding at different stages of maturity, investors are facing a complex landscape. Join Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy for a critical discussion with leading private and public investors.

Join Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy for this webinar, where we will provide an update on sustainability reporting in the UK. We will also be joined by the Director of Sustainable Finance at the Financial Conduct Authority, who will provide a perspective on the key focus areas for boards in 2025.

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has released a first-of-its-kind global practical guide for insurance industry to assist insurers in addressing nature-related risks. The guide explores how insurance can negatively impact nature and contribute to nature loss, which in turn affects insurance business and its financial resilience.

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has released a guidance for banks on implementation of six Principles for Responsible Banking: alignment; impact & target setting; clients & customers; stakeholders; governance & culture; transparency & accountability.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a public consultation on the revisions to the UK Stewardship Code (‘Code’). The consultation period is from 11 November 2024 to 19 February 2025.

In November 2024, UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) created a guide for asset owners and investment managers, explaining how they can leverage the investing for sustainability impact (IFSI). The guide is built on the findings of Legal Framework for Impact (LFI), a report authored collaboratively by the PRI, UNEP FI, the Generation Foundation, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

In January 2025, Chapter Zero launched its UK Financial Services Community for non-executive directors (NEDs). As part of this new programme, we hosted a masterclass for NEDs in financial services, in partnership with ERM and the Green Finance Institute (GFI).

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