Climate Safe Lending Resources

As companies increasingly focus on combating climate change, this report reveals that for many of the world’s largest companies, the carbon footprint generated by their investments and cash held in big banks are a significant source, and sometimes their largest source, of emissions. The report also provides a groundbreaking analysis of the hidden climate impact of corporate finances, making it possible to understand the scale of emissions generated by a company’s cash, investments, and financial practices.

There are passionate and committed individuals working inside banks who recognise that their institutions and sector require transformation and are working tirelessly to enable this from the inside out. We call them ‘climate intrapreneurs’. This report is the first time the unique perspectives and insights of these climate intrapreneurs have been published. They are drawn from the first ever cohort of the truly pioneering Climate Safe Lending Fellowship which saw 23 Fellows from 20 banks develop the capability to lead change from within their institutions.

The Good Transition Plan is a practical, actionable guide for banks to create effective climate transition plans. The guide gathers the best thinking, emerging best practices, and stakeholder expectations from over 100 climate-finance experts and professionals from around the world. It presents a structured approach to net-zero planning, with practical insights from sustainable finance leaders, including bankers, investors, policymakers, civil society organizations, and academics.

Financial Stability in a Planetary Emergency highlights the need for a bold approach to financial regulation. The report outlines practical policies a regulator could adopt if given the responsibility of regulating the financial system in line with a climate-safe future, based on a review of existing literature on climate risks and financial policymaking, together with interviews with leading thinkers on sustainable finance and policy.

Taking the Carbon Out of Credit is a report published by the Climate Safe Lending Network in June 2020 that sets out an integrated mechanism, along with practical tools, for banking institutions that commit to demonstrating leadership in addressing climate change.