Climate Safe Lending Network is an international multi-stakeholder collaborative, dedicated to accelerating the decarbonisation of the banking sector to secure a climate-safe world. The network brings together leaders and change-makers from across banks, NGOs, academics, investors, businesses, and policy experts to share insights and explore how to accelerate change.

2020 brought record levels of interest and fund flows into sustainable funds in the US as investors became increasingly concerned about COVID-19, climate change and social issues. The record flows were followed with an immense increase in the sustainable fund universe and outperformance over conventional funds.

By bringing similarly-minded people together, Sierra Club works to champion solutions to the climate crisis. They view the climate crisis as not only an environmental but a social justice issue and work to amplify diverse voices to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world.

Based on interviews with 22 leading asset owners, this 2018 report explores the best-practices landscape for managing climate risks and opportunities. The report identifies barriers faced by industry leaders and presents a framework of ten building blocks for other asset owners developing and introducing climate strategies.

Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment research. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets.

This bond investor report by ShareAction highlights the key findings from 22 interviews involving key financial actors based in Europe. The interviews explore their thoughts on the opportunities and responsibilities that exist for bond investors in relation to climate change and climate-related risks.

This McKinsey Sustainability report discusses the climate impact of methane emissions in five key sectors: agriculture, oil and gas, coal mining, waste management, and wastewater. Existing barriers for abatement of methane emission and potential solutions and trade-offs for stakeholders to consider are presented.

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) is an independent think tank that works to empower poor people to build resilience and capture opportunities through financial services. CGAP is a global partnership of more than 30 leading development organisations working to advance the lives of poor people, especially women, through financial inclusion.

McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) is dedicated to business and economics research. MGI publishes insights that help inform management and policy decisions. Research focuses on productivity and growth, natural resources, labour markets, the evolution of global financial markets, the economic impact of technology and innovation, and urbanisation.

In light of COVID-19, this report explores the growing concerns that the animal protein industry is vulnerable to fostering diseases, supply-chain bottlenecks, and food safety issues. FAIRR promotes the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index, a tool for investors to analyse how companies address animal welfare, and worker and food safety.

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through frontline partnerships and strategic campaigns. RAN campaigns to stop deforestation, defund climate change and support grassroots movements and affected communities.

Oil Change International is a research, communications, and advocacy organisation focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the ongoing transition to clean energy. Through collaboration and policy analysis, they work within larger movements to build a fossil-free future.

The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous Peoples within the United States whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining, and respecting traditional teachings and natural laws.

Kepler Cheuvreux Group is a leading pan-European financial services company, active in research, intermediation and advisory. It was founded in 1997. The Kepler Cheuvreux Foundation is a non-profit organisation, and will only support non-profit organisations, whether public or private.

Portfolio Earth is a collective of individuals working to highlight the finance industry’s harmful impact on the environment. It raises awareness of the banking sector’s contribution to environmental degradation with issues including the global biodiversity crisis and plastic packaging pollution.

McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. The company support clients in growth and transformation, to build new businesses, and to strengthen existing institutions. McKinsey & Company are ambitious in helping clients to realise economic and social benefits for all people across the global community.