Publications
NZBA Transition Finance Guide - October 2022 ​
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Note: published by the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA): 1Planet Advisory (Simon Messenger) acted as a technical advisor and content writer.
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This report, written for the Net Zero Banking Alliance, provides an analysis of the role of transition finance in banks' net zero strategies, an overview of current transition finance related initiatives in the landscape, core guiding principles and case studies.
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NZBA Guidelines for Climate Target Setting - Supporting Notes - August 2022
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Note: published by the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA): 1Planet Advisory (Simon Messenger) acted as a technical advisor and content writer.
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This report, written for the NZBA, provides supporting technical notes to answer technical questions raise by banks and support them in meeting the NZBA's guidelines and principles.
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Owning the future - a review of EU asset owners' net zero targets - December 2021
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This report, written for WWF, takes stock of the climate actions that European asset owners are undertaking and provides an overview of current leading practices.
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Net Zero : an introductory guide for financial institutions - June 2021
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This guide looks to support financial institutions in navigating the technical questions they may ask themselves when assessing their portfolio for alignment with a Net Zero scenario and answer some of the key technical challenges which will support the implementation of robust, science-based strategies.
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Guidelines for Climate Target Setting for Banks - April 2021
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Note: published by the UNEP FI Collective Commitment to Climate Action banks: 1Planet Advisory (Simon Messenger) acted as a technical advisor and content writer.
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Guidelines for Climate Target Setting outline key principles to underpin the setting of credible, robust, impactful and ambitious targets in line with achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
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While developed for the UNEP FI CCCA banks, they can be applied by any bank wishing to set climate-related targets.
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