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‘Workshop in a Box’: Transition Finance Basics

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‘Workshop in a Box’: Transition Finance Basics

Year Published

2023

Contributing Organizations

Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Type of Resource

Other

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic
Transition Finance
Topic 2
Transition Plans

Target Audience

All

Relevant Geography

Global
‘Workshop in a Box’: Transition Finance Basics

Resource Description

This training resource is part of GFANZ’s ‘Workshops in a Box’ series and supports the voluntary Net-zero Transition Plan (NZTP) framework. It introduces transition finance and outlines when and how financial institutions may engage. It also covers decarbonization contribution methodologies, including Expected Emissions Reduction.

Why This Matters

To support net-zero goals, financial institutions need clear strategies and methodologies for directing capital toward credible transition activities and measuring their real-world emissions impact.

Key Insights

  • Introduces the concept of transition finance and its role in enabling real-economy decarbonization
  • Provides a high-level overview of GFANZ’s four key transition financing strategies
  • Explains when and how financial institutions can apply transition finance in practice
  • Introduces the Expected Emissions Reduction methodology to assess the climate impact of financing activities

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