Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) Dashboard
The Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) is an interactive tool by Climate Policy Initiative that monitors 1,500 financial institutions. It tracks climate commitments, risk management, and real-economy impacts to help professionals benchmark transition progress across the global financial system.
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OVERVIEW
The Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) Dashboard is an interactive platform designed to monitor the climate transition progress of global financial institutions. It tracks institutional commitments and evaluates how climate considerations are integrated into governance, risk management, disclosure, and real-economy impacts. This tool is particularly relevant for finance professionals seeking to benchmark institutional performance against best practices and global net zero frameworks.
Organisation behind the tool
The tool is developed and maintained by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), an international analysis and advisory organisation. The tracker harmonises data from over 50 providers, including Bloomberg, MSCI, and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
What the tool does
The NZFT assesses 1,500 financial institutions—including banks, asset managers, and insurance companies—across 18 indicators. Key functions include:
- Tracking climate targets such as fossil fuel phase-out and mitigation goals.
- Measuring implementation through climate risk strategy, internal accountability, and disclosure of investment and emissions data.
- Analysing real-world impact by monitoring portfolio exposure to transition risks, physical climate risks, and project-level financing in the energy sector.
- Providing aggregated trends at the financial system level to assess sector-wide progress.
Target audience
The primary users include financial institutions, institutional investors, researchers, and policymakers focused on sustainable finance and institutional decarbonisation.
Relevance to finance professionals
- Risk assessment – Evaluation of portfolio exposure to transition risk and physical climate risk using Climate Value at Risk (CVaR) metrics.
- ESG analysis – Access to standardised benchmarks based on 170 actions from over 40 transition plan frameworks to support disclosure and reporting.
- Market/commodity insights – Granular data on portfolio exposure to the energy sector and corporate transition.
- Investment context – Identification of gaps in capital deployment and transition intelligence to inform climate-finance product design and portfolio strategy.
