Sustainable Finance

Join leading financial institutions and use your financial products to reduce your climate impact while supporting the transition to a low-carbon and nature-positive economy.

Climate change poses many challenges to financial institutions

These challenges can include GHG data collection and management, regulatory compliance, and climate risk management, to identifying investment opportunities that positively contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Financial institutions can address these by integrating sustainable finance criteria.

Sustainable finance refers to the process of taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions and managing risks in the financial sector, leading to more long-term investments in sustainable economic activities and projects.

Getting started with Sustainable Finance

South Pole's Sustainable Finance team supports financial institutions globally with the integration of environmental factors through bespoke and data-led advisory, to identify climate and nature-related risks, design and implement robust strategies for climate and nature action, and disclose to regulatory or voluntary frameworks:

Measure impact

Understand your financed emissions, exposure to climate-related risks, and impact on key drivers of biodiversity loss. Align with voluntary and regulatory initiatives like the EU Taxonomy, TCFD, CDP and others.

Set targets

Define and set ambitious targets aligned with industry best practice; define a net zero implementation roadmap that is tailored to your objectives and strategies; operationalise climate action towards net zero.

Reduce footprint

Reallocate strategies away from carbon-intensive activities, including fossil fuels & deforestation-related activities in alignment with sector pathways.

Why South Pole?

10+ years of experience

10+ years of experience and a proven track record with 250+ unique clients

Global team of experts

Global team of experts leading in sustainable finance, climate targets, climate-related risks, biodiversity and agricultural value chains

Tailored Solutions

Solutions tailored to your business requirements

Full-service offering

Full-service offering aligned with international best practices and regulatory expectations

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Natalie Benz, Co-Practice Lead Sustainable Finance

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