Network Strategy

The Climate Safe Lending Network (CSLN) is an international multi-stakeholder collaborative innovation network working to align bank lending policy and practice within a well below 1.5 degree rise in global temperature and in line with broader sustainability goals. Our goal is to achieve this alignment with North American and European banks by 2025.

Network participants represent a cross-section of bank stakeholders, all of whom are positioned to use their influence and connections to move forward changes in bank lending that put banks on the pathway to total decarbonization.

Network stakeholders include bank professionals, shareholders, civil society advocates, asset owners, commercial clients, credit rating agencies, policymakers, and regulators among others.

The innovation network is committed to deep collaboration because no one part of the system, indeed no one bank, can bring about the scale of change needed to realize CSLN's goal.

Participants in the network are invited to participate for their ability to work in collaboration with others, even those with whom they disagree. Participants are learners, leaders, and they leverage their position and connections to accelerate action in their sector related to CSLN’s goal.