Net Zero Banking

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 30 April 2023

To support banks in developing transition plans, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) asked five members to share their approaches. This short paper shares insights from First Abu Dhabi Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, La Bank Postale, SMBC, and Swedbank on how they define transition finance, the related goals they have and how they are translated into targets, and how these new approaches have been socialised and integrated within their organisations.

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, News | 07 December 2022

The 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ended on 18 November with…

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 09 November 2022

On Finance Day at COP27, the industry-led, UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance published its first Progress Report. This report, which details…

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, News | 09 November 2022

The first progress report delivered by the NZBA since its launch in April 2021 aggregates the intermediate 2030 targets set…

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 15 October 2022

Over the coming decades, banks will be called on to finance a radical and rapid transition of the global real…

Banking, Events, Net Zero Banking, Webinars | 14 October 2022

Please join the members of the NZBA’s Implementation Work Track for a one-hour webinar on Tuesday 25 October at 4pm…

Banking, Net Zero Banking, News | 21 September 2022

By this point, the climate science is irrefutable: the world needs to take urgent action to tackle climate change and…

Asia Pacific, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Net Zero Banking, Webinars | 12 May 2022

The Net Zero High-level Dialogue provides an opportunity for leaders to discuss how to prepare their banks for the transition to a decarbonized economy and explore the enablers to set robust climate targets and identify climate financing opportunities.

Banking, Net Zero Banking, News | 03 March 2022

Recent research has outlined perceived inconsistencies between the requirements of the Alliance commitment and the activities of its members. The NZBA wishes to reflect the highest level of ambition in its practices even as it balances that ambition against the pragmatic concerns of our current global economy, and so would like to provide more detail on how it is approaching these issues.

Banking, Net Zero Banking, News | 19 January 2022

In January 2022, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance achieved a critical milestone as it welcomed the 100th signatory to its net-zero commitment. The NZBA now consists of over 100 members, representing 40 countries.