First five UK councils join national Local Climate Bonds campaign – commit to exploring green bond launch in next 18 months

by Green Finance Institute | Sep 30, 2021 | Press Release

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...

Green Horizon Summit welcomes 25 leading financial institutions as partners

by Green Finance Institute | Sep 22, 2021 | Press Release

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

by Green Finance Institute | Sep 21, 2021 | Press Release

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,...

Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer

by Green Finance Institute | Sep 16, 2021 | Letter

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...