The RLBA has welcomed the opportunity to work with the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings on the data schema for Retrofit Plans. Our members believe its publication will unlock the necessary service innovation to support the...
Industry-created guidelines expected to kick-start market for retrofit passports As the property sector takes stock of its 23% contribution to national carbon emissions and the task ahead to reduce them to net zero, a key tool is emerging to help individual and...
Five councils from England and Wales today announce they have become part of the Green Finance Institute and Abundance Investment’s Local Climate Bond campaign, launched in July this year to drive the adoption of an innovative type of municipal investment. Following...
Global finance and professional services leaders join GHS@COP26 platform to mobilise private capital in the transition to net zero during hybrid event 2-5 and 11 November 14 September 2021 – The City of London Corporation (COLC) and Green Finance Institute (GFI) are...
UK retrofit industry must grow 10X to address 23% of UK emissions Heating and powering homes makes up 23% of the UK’s harmful emissions 29m homes must be retrofitted by 2050 to reach goal of net zero emissions - that’s 1m homes each year The retrofit industry, which...
In September, the Green Finance Institute convened organisations from the UK’s financial sector in support of an incentive to support housing retrofit, sending a letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, calling for an energy-adjusted Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) to drive demand for energy efficiency works and further support the UK’s green home finance market.
Today, the Green Finance Institute announced Emma Howard Boyd CBE has been appointed Interim Chair with immediate effect. The appointment follows the tragic death of Sir Roger Gifford, the Institute’s founding Chair, on 25 May 2021. Emma Howard Boyd has worked in...
The Green Finance Institute and Abundance Investment, supported by UK100, Local Partnerships and Innovate UK, today launch a national campaign to help local authorities issue a type of municipal finance investment – Local Climate Bonds. The campaign will target all...
Sir Roger Gifford, our late chairman, who was instrumental in establishing the Green Finance Institute, and stewarding our early success, died of myeloma on 25th May. The following eulogy was delivered at his funeral on 1st July by our CEO, Rhian-Mari Thomas. Lord...
Keynote address by Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas, OBE [embed_video] Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time. It presents significant financial risks to business and society, but also offers opportunities for those willing to lead the transition to a...
Green Bank Design Summit Highlights At a time when there is urgent need for green recovery and sustainable development, an increasing number of countries and regions are designing financial institutions to support low-carbon growth and accelerate the flow of green...
15 June 2021 Day 1 of Pollination and the Green Finance Institute’s (GFI) Natural Capital Webinar Series, moderated by Alastair Marsh of Bloomberg News. Pollination and the Green Finance Institute (GFI) are delighted to have launched their webinar series yesterday,...