New UK Financial Institutions for Nature Group created to support investment in nature recovery
London, 14 July – Today, the Green Finance Institute’s Nature Programme (GFI Hive) has launched the UK Financial Institutions for Nature Group (G-FIN). With representation from across the financial sector, the Group will support the delivery of investment into UK...
Mobilising Capital at Scale for Net-Zero Projects: London’s Climate Finance Facility
Mayor launches new £500m fund to support net zero by 2030 - Green Finance Fund will lend up to £500m to projects focussed on energy efficiency, clean transport or renewable energy - First projects approved include solar panels on the roof of the London Stadium and...
GFI’s Property Linked Finance work recognised at the 2023 PACESetter Awards
The Green Finance Institute is delighted to announce that Emma Harvey-Smith has been recognised as a PACESetter at the PACENation Awards 2023 in New York, USA. Emma, who leads the GFI's work on the built environment, has won this year's award for Advocacy and Policy...
Battery health concerns are the single biggest barrier to unlocking the used electric vehicle market
Industry report finds that addressing barriers to the second-hand EV market could help encourage over 17 million UK drivers to make the switch to electric. Battery health, affordability, charging infrastructure, and access to reliable information identified as the top...
New independent group to advise government on accelerating investment into sustainable UK agriculture and fisheries
Expert group will advise on setting clear definitions of economic activities that can be defined as environmentally sustainable to deliver UK climate and nature goals. London, 12 April, 2023 – The Land, Nature, and Adapted Systems Advisory Group (LNAS Advisory Group)...
Statement from Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO of the Green Finance Institute in response to the updated Green Finance Strategy
While the first Green Finance Strategy focused on planning and targets, this one is about delivering capital to finance our climate and nature goals. The Green Finance Institute’s pioneering strategy of positioning finance as the enabler of sectoral transitions is...
Statement from Ingrid Holmes, Chair of the Green Technical Advisory Group, in response to UK Green Taxonomy updates in the Green Finance Strategy
We welcome the clarity provided on next steps to implement a UK Green Taxonomy and related company disclosures. This will help create investor certainty in the UK’s transition to a net zero economy. We also welcome the expansion of GTAG’s focus to include nature and...
Green Finance Institute launches new resource to supercharge green home retrofit solutions
With the US and EU raising the stakes through massive green subsidy push, the UK will need to significantly raise its game to attract capital through strengthened global investment credentials Government’s independent advisory group sets out ten recommendations to support UK leadership in green finance and financial services, and facilitate green investment in UK and abroad
UK must act now to secure role as world’s leading net zero financial centre
With the US and EU raising the stakes through massive green subsidy push, the UK will need to significantly raise its game to attract capital through strengthened global investment credentials Government’s independent advisory group sets out ten recommendations to support UK leadership in green finance and financial services, and facilitate green investment in UK and abroad
Statement from the Green Technical Advisory Group in response to written ministerial statement on a UK Green Taxonomy
GTAG welcomes the clarity today’s written ministerial statement [Commons: Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament] provides with regards to how the Government will address the impending legislative deadline for implementing the...