The Climate Solutions Collaborative (C2C) at Confluence Philanthropy is hosting this virtual session as part of our Decarbonizing Financial Lending Initiative.
The Climate Solutions Collaborative (C2C) is a working group for pioneering philanthropies, investment managers, and family offices dedicated to halting climate change. Collaborative members accelerate the flows of capital to foster mitigation, low-carbon transition, and resilience. Towards this, the Decarbonizing Financial Lending Initiative focuses on the role of banks in financing and contributing to climate change, and designs solutions for investors.
Many of the largest global banks have expressed support for the Paris Agreement. However, the majority of these banks are working against the agreement by underwriting new fossil fuel infrastructure. Nearly $1.9T has been invested in the fossil fuel industry since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016.
Confluence has conducted comprehensive exploration about our members’ banking relationships. This webinar is a presentation to Confluence members of our findings, an outline of an engagement strategy going forward, and a corresponding toolkit that members can tailor for their own use.
Philanthropic and family office institutions are important stakeholders in the climate banking conversation. With significant assets and historical ties to banks, these investors are uniquely significant clients to major banks. Further, banks understand that foundations fuel corporate activism and influence public opinion. Through our forthcoming engagement strategy based on private membership data, confluence members can send a powerful message to major banks about their culpability in the climate crisis, and influence a meaningful shift.
10/14/20 4:00pm — 5:00pm
The Climate Solutions Collaborative (C2C) at Confluence Philanthropy is hosting this virtual session as part of our Decarbonizing Financial Lending Initiative.
The Climate Solutions Collaborative (C2C) is a working group for pioneering philanthropies, investment managers, and family offices dedicated to halting climate change. Collaborative members accelerate the flows of capital to foster mitigation, low-carbon transition, and resilience. Towards this, the Decarbonizing Financial Lending Initiative focuses on the role of banks in financing and contributing to climate change, and designs solutions for investors.
Many of the largest global banks have expressed support for the Paris Agreement. However, the majority of these banks are working against the agreement by underwriting new fossil fuel infrastructure. Nearly $1.9T has been invested in the fossil fuel industry since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016.
Confluence has conducted comprehensive exploration about our members’ banking relationships. This webinar is a presentation to Confluence members of our findings, an outline of an engagement strategy going forward, and a corresponding toolkit that members can tailor for their own use.
Philanthropic and family office institutions are important stakeholders in the climate banking conversation. With significant assets and historical ties to banks, these investors are uniquely significant clients to major banks. Further, banks understand that foundations fuel corporate activism and influence public opinion. Through our forthcoming engagement strategy based on private membership data, confluence members can send a powerful message to major banks about their culpability in the climate crisis, and influence a meaningful shift.