Redefining the Boundaries of Transition Finance
Overview
Sustainable finance has developed into a mature market and investors are beginning to ask whether its principles can apply to industries that have traditionally fallen outside sustainable investment frameworks.
Transition finance gives investors a way to fund companies as they make significant changes to their businesses. As regulation, technology, consumer demand and geopolitical shifts put pressure on more industries to change, should investors extend transition finance beyond its established scope? What would make such an investment credible, and how should investors assess it? Companies would need to demonstrate measurable change, while investors would need to weigh the financial case against the potential risks.
This executive briefing from the Financial Times, in partnership with JTI, will examine how institutional investors should approach these questions. It will consider what evidence companies should provide, how standards and market guidance should evolve, and which industries could make a credible case for transition finance.
Key Event Themes
Boundaries to transition finance
The current boundaries of transition finance are deeply connected with climate transition. How can these be broadened to encompass transition due to societal changes such as AI, changing consumer preferences and geopolitics?
Transition strategies
Where should investors draw the boundaries and what evidence, governance and measurable outcomes are needed before transition strategies in traditionally excluded industries can be backed?
Investors and risk
How can issuers, banks, standard setters and investors build credible frameworks that support genuine transformation while avoiding reputational risk?
"Very engaging in-depth panel discussion exploring a vast array of hugely important aspects in the topical area of Sustainable Finance."
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