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Our voluntary recommendations and guidance aim to support financial institutions in developing and implementing credible, high-ambition strategies for achieving net zero.

GFANZ 2022 Progress Report (updated November 2022)

This report details the progress GFANZ has made in 2022 under our program of work to support financial institutions in operationalizing their net-zero commitments, accelerate capital mobilization to EM&DEs, and advocate for credible policies and standards to enable net-zero transition across the globe.

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GFANZ 2022 Progress Report (October 2022)

This report details the progress GFANZ has made in 2022 under our program of work to support financial institutions in operationalizing their net-zero commitments, accelerate capital mobilization to EM&DEs, and advocate for credible policies and standards to enable net-zero transition across the globe.

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Towards a Global Baseline for Net-zero Transition Planning (November 2022)

This guide provides an overview of the voluntary, pan-financial sector net-zero transition planning tools and guidance developed by GFANZ in 2022, and how these resources can be used together to support financial institutions’ efforts to develop and implement net-zero transition plans.

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Recommendations and Guidance on Financial Institution Net-zero Transition Plans (November 2022)

This publication describes how financial institutions across the financial system can operationalize their net-zero commitments and support the real-economy transition.

Executive Summary
This document presents the key concepts, recommendations, and guidance for net-zero transition planning in financial institutions.

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Fundamentals, Recommendations, and Guidance
This document presents voluntary, pan-sector, globally-applicable recommendations of the elements of a net-zero transition plan with accompanying guidance, examples, and case studies. Also contained herein are details on the core concepts that GFANZ believes underlie the elements of a net-zero transition plan.

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Supplemental Information
This document provides additional examples and a discussion on closely related topics where further work and refinement would be beneficial, and appendices with reference material.

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Recommendations and Guidance on Financial Institution Net-zero Transition Plans (November 2022)

This publication describes how financial institutions across the financial system can operationalize their net-zero commitments and support the real-economy transition.

Executive Summary
This document presents the key concepts, recommendations, and guidance for net-zero transition planning in financial institutions.

Download the summary

Fundamentals, Recommendations, and Guidance
This document presents voluntary, pan-sector, globally-applicable recommendations of the elements of a net-zero transition plan with accompanying guidance, examples, and case studies. Also contained herein are details on the core concepts that GFANZ believes underlie the elements of a net-zero transition plan.

Download the report

Supplemental Information
This document provides additional examples and a discussion on closely related topics where further work and refinement would be beneficial, and appendices with reference material.

Download the appendix

GFANZ Sectoral Pathways for Financial Institutions (June 2022)

Guidance on Use of Sectoral Pathways for Financial Institutions (June 2022)

This publication offers guidance and a framework to help financial institutions evaluate suitability of sectoral pathways in their transition planning process and implementation efforts.

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Expectations for Real-economy Transition Plans (September 2022)

This publication distills existing guidance to bring clarity and help companies in the real economy develop credible transition plans. Additionally, the report brings much-needed consistency on metrics and data points required by global financial institutions to evaluate the progress and credibility of companies’ net-zero transition plans.

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Expectations for Real economy Transition Plans September 2022

Expectations for Real economy Transition Plans September 2022

Expectations for Real-economy Transition Plans (September 2022)

This publication distills existing guidance to bring clarity and help companies in the real economy develop credible transition plans. Additionally, the report brings much-needed consistency on metrics and data points required by global financial institutions to evaluate the progress and credibility of companies’ net-zero transition plans.

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Measuring Portfolio Alignment: Driving Enhancement, Convergence, and Adoption (November 2022)

This publication provides a practitioner perspective for measuring the alignment of investment, lending, and underwriting activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and critical 2050 global net-zero objectives. Practitioner-useful use cases and case studies outline how portfolio alignment methods and metrics are used today.

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Measuring Portfolio Alignment: Driving Enhancement, Convergence, and Adoption (November 2022)

This publication provides a practitioner perspective for measuring the alignment of investment, lending, and underwriting activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and critical 2050 global net-zero objectives. Practitioner-useful use cases and case studies outline how portfolio alignment methods and metrics are used today.

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The Managed Phaseout of High-emitting Assets (June 2022)

This publication provides a preliminary and high-level approach to support the identification of assets where managed phaseout could be appropriate, offers an initial overview of potential financial mechanisms that could support managed phaseout, and includes initial guidance on the features of a credible asset-level phaseout plan.

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The Managed Phaseout of High-emitting Assets (June 2022)

The Managed Phaseout of High-emitting Assets (June 2022)

The Managed Phaseout of High-emitting Assets (June 2022)

This publication provides a preliminary and high-level approach to support the identification of assets where managed phaseout could be appropriate, offers an initial overview of potential financial mechanisms that could support managed phaseout, and includes initial guidance on the features of a credible asset-level phaseout plan.

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Actions to Mobilize Capital to Emerging Markets & Developing Economies (November 2022)

This publication reiterates that GFANZ will continue to work with stakeholders to create the right conditions for increased investment in support of global net-zero transition. It outlines the progress that GFANZ has driven in critical areas such as data and transparency, support for EM&DE transition, and investment.

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Call to Action: One Year On (November 2022)

This publication revisits the five policy levers of the 2021 Call to Action to draw out how they can support government transition planning, highlighting the approaches being explored by financial institutions, and sharing a view of lessons learned.

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Call to Action: One Year On (November 2022)

This publication revisits the five policy levers of the 2021 Call to Action to draw out how they can support government transition planning, highlighting the approaches being explored by financial institutions, and sharing a view of lessons learned.

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