Rewiring Finance
Despite decades of effort, the financial system is still not set up to support the shift at the pace and scale required. While enough capital exists to address climate and nature challenges, it is not flowing to the solutions needed.
The finance system needs to be able to respond to the risks and opportunities presented by the climate and nature crisis, helping price these challenges into the economy and shifting financial flows to where they are needed.
This transition is not only essential for society — it is also a major economic opportunity, with the green economy worth up to $10.3 trillion. Our Rewiring Finance agenda brings finance leaders together to drive the policy, product and market changes needed to rewrite incentives and accelerate this transformation.
How we work with financial institutions
Driving system-wide change:
Through our CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance we enable financial institutions to collaborate, co-create research and tools, and build narratives and the human skills and capacity required to accelerate the rewiring of the global financial system to support a sustainable economy.
The Centre hosts three membership groups for private financial institutions:
- the Banking Environment Initiative for banks
- ClimateWise for insurers
- the Investment Leaders Group for investors
Building capability: We equip financial organisations with expertise, capabilities and tools to build competitiveness and resilience to benefit in a transitioning market.
Accelerating innovation: We bring together high potential innovators with investors and policy makers to accelerate solutions for a resilient future. [link to innovation]
Policy collaborations: Through our Corporate Leaders Groups and other collaborations, we shape the business-policy dialogue in key markets, particularly the UK and Europe and Africa
Latest insights for finance leaders
Opinions and blogs
Discover deeper insights from our Dr Nina Seega, Director of CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance.
Finance publications
New insights, tools and frameworks for financial institutions.
Leadership podcasts
Insights and commentary in Forbes from Dr Nina Seega, our Director of Sustainable Finance.
Rewiring Finance - a New Approach to Financing a Sustainable Economy
Shifting financial flows to direct finance to the places it is needed is critical. But the current financial system is still not incentivised to consider sustainability in financial decision-making, and therefore not set up to support this transition. Rewiring Finance – a New Approach to Financing a Sustainable Economy sets out the three critical shifts that are required to deliver a transformation to a sustainable economy.
Building the capability and leadership for change
Sustainable Finance Foundations online course: Banking, Investment and Insurance
Supports finance professionals develop a crucial foundational understanding of the risks of the global sustainability crisis and opportunities for a sustainable transition.
Sustainable Finance online course
This eight-week, tutor-assisted online course offers insight into the role of finance in creating a more sustainable and resilient global economy.
Business Sustainability Management online short course
For professionals wanting to act as an agent for positive change
and lead sustainability across an organisation.
Strategic Leadership and Technical Sustainable Finance Skills Programmes
Equipping financial institution to anticipate, manage and capitalise on the risks and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.
Sustainable Finance Lab
Two-day immersive workshops help practitioners in the finance sector tackle emerging opportunities, continue their professional development and collaborate with practitioners.
Business & Sustainability Programme
This face to face two-day global seminar equips senior leaders with the knowledge, commitment and inspiration to turn sustainability trends into strategic business decisions.
Customised programmes
Support organisations to develop impactful organisational strategies co-owned across leadership teams, and the internal capacity to deliver them.
Innovation programmes
Help to develop and scale sustainable innovation solutions by connecting innovators, corporate partners, systems change experts and industry leaders.
The economic landscape is transforming – and fast
Today’s economic models are unsustainable. They are being disrupted by climate and nature risks, new technologies and shifting geopolitics. It is in businesses' own interests to both accelerate the transition and to innovate and position themselves to compete within it.
Our Transforming Markets campaign supports businesses and financial institutions to work effectively and strategically to drive market-wide change, demonstrating that transition is not only possible – it is already underway.
