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UK CGFI Internship Programme: Bridging Climate Science and Finance to Tackle Industry Challenges
For our first internship, we have partnered with flood risk consultancy and modelling company JBA Risk Management for an internship looking at how we can calculate present day flood risk, and investigate new approaches using observations and modelling.
TPT concludes after completing groundbreaking work on Transition Plans
The Transition Plan Taskforce, for which CGFI is co-secretariat, has concluded its groundbreaking work and released its final report
Spatial Finance Initiative releases global asset-level datasets for two sectors
The Spatial Finance Initiative has released newly-updated asset-level databases for additional high-impact sectors, as part of our GeoAsset project.
Location, Location, Location: Asset Location Data Sources for Nature-Related Financial Risk Analysis
This report provides an overview of different sources of asset location data with examples across sectors and geographies. We assess data availability for sectors with material nature risks. The report also comes with an inventory of asset location databases which we aim to update over time.
Two startups backed by CGFI in The Greenhouse accelerator
Two startups in the new cohort of the Greenhouse accelerator will be supported by the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI). Biofonic and Fidata have just embarked on Cohort 7 of the leading climate innovation accelerator programme.
28 January – Webinar: Research Theme Update for the Insurance Sector
Join leading researchers, mortgage providers and data and analytics businesses at the CGFI Leeds Innovation Hub to network and share challenges and opportunities around climate data and analytics.
21 January – Webinar: Connecting finance with the real economy: asset-level data for the construction minerals sectors
On 21st January 2025, the Spatial Finance Initiative team will be delivering a presentation on “Connecting Finance with the real economy: Asset-level data for the construction minerals sectors.”
December 2024 webinars – Green Fintech Trends and Opportunities: Takeaways from COP16/29
This two-part webinar series, by the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), Nature Tech Collective (NTC) and Innovate UK Business Connect, will explore opportunities for green fintech innovation to accelerate action. We will discuss key outcomes and takeaways from both COP processes, explore trends in green fintech and learn from leading companies in the field.
Transforming equity analysis with location-specific corporate risk data
3rd October 2024 | Online Details In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, investors face risk from multiple angles: climate change, nature’s decline and potential association
What comes next after CBES, and what role for integrated climate-nature risk analysis?
We welcomed leading researchers, mortgage providers and data and analytics businesses to the CGFI Leeds Innovation Hub to network and share challenges and opportunities around climate data and analytics.
Greenhouse Demo Day
Interested in climate innovation? Join us on 19th September to celebrate The Greenhouse Demo Day, as the sixth cohort of The Greenhouse’s ambitious climate positive start-ups graduate.
Impact of climate scenario choices on climate financial risk assessment: High variance company performance under consistent climate stress test
Using a consistent climate stress test applied across eleven different climate scenarios under two different temperature targets and policy ambitions for a global set of power companies, this paper finds significant variation in the impact that each scenario has on the assessment of company valuation, and in the probability of default.
Blog: 3 takeaways for researchers from a year at a pension fund
Read insights on responsible investment and how research can effectively engage and contribute in industry, as CGFI Head of Innovation and Impact Christophe Christiaen reflects on his secondment to pensions provider Nest.
Location, Location, Location: Asset Location Data Sources for Nature-Related Financial Risk Analysis
This report provides an overview of different sources of asset location data with examples across sectors and geographies. We assess data availability for sectors with material nature risks. The report also comes with an inventory of asset location databases which we aim to update over time.
A Climate Scenario Taxonomy for the Financial Sector
This discussion paper introduces proposed climate scenario taxonomy for enhancing the transparency, reliability, and applicability of climate scenarios in the financial sector. By addressing the existing gaps in understanding and documentation, this taxonomy can contribute to more effective risk management and sustainable financial practices.
Scaling up Green Fintech 2.0: Insights from our CGFI report launch
On 11th July 2024, CGFI launched its ground-breaking Green Fintech 2.0 report in London. Get the insights from the launch and panel discussion with industry.
Collaboration for Impact: Exploration and Advancement of Climate Risk Analytics for the Building Society Sector
The UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) Leeds Innovation Hub hosted a breakout session at the Building Societies Annual Conference. Learn more about the findings and discussions here.
