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As Regulators Take Stock On Transition Plans, Financial Institutions Should Begin Their Own Planning
The NGFS released a Phase 1 stock take of the use of transition plans for micro-prudential supervision and laying out next steps
Transition plans for non-financial companies are substantially different than what financial institutions will prepare, and most of the finance industry is underprepared as regulators begin to probe ways to use them
Regulators and supervisors will place particular emphasis on making sure less resourced financial institutions in emerging & developing markets are able to effectively plan their role in transition
New Guidance On Nature Targets Will Increase Finance For The ‘Blue Economy’
New guidance from the Science Based Targets Network provides companies with a framework for assessing their impact on nature and helps them set nature-related targets
Nature risk impacts half of all global economic activity, and the blue economy where the RFI Foundation’s Blue Finance Challenge is focused, has been particularly challenging for financial institutions
As financial institutions increase their focus on nature risk – including risks related to the ‘blue economy’ – they will rely on technology to provide tools to measure, manage and disclose risks as well as to improve their ability to offer innovative solutions like ‘blue finance’