Bankers for Net Zero

The Global Energy Transition Congress & Exhibition
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-03
The Global Energy Transition Congress & Exhibition (GET) is a premier event that brings together thought leaders, innovators, and industry experts from the energy, hard-to-abate sectors, finance, and start-ups to address the critical challenges and opportunities to decarbonise industry and accelerate the global energy transition.
GET serves as a vital platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and showcasing low-carbon solutions and decarbonisation technologies that will shape the future of the energy transition worldwide. With a focus on achieving net-zero emissions, GET is set to attract participants from diverse sectors and countries to foster collaboration and drive meaningful change.
Register now: https://www.getcongress.com/

Climate Innovation Forum 2024
2024-06-27
The Climate Innovation Forum returns for the sixth year as a flagship event of London Climate Action Week. Taking place on Thursday 27 June, the event will bring together over 1,000 business leaders, policy makers, investors and civil society representatives to accelerate the speed and scale of our collective efforts in driving climate action.
Organised by Climate Action in collaboration with DESNZ and the City of London Corporation, the Forum will focus on translating promises into tangible actions midway between COPs, harnessing the power of London as a leading global climate hub.
The high-level event will champion the role of the real economy in delivering the transition, serving as a platform for sharing the brave leadership, innovative solutions and radical collaborations needed to bridge the yawning gaps in implementation, investment and scaling-up of innovation.
Bankers for Net Zero are delighted to be partners of this year’s event and will also be attending the High Level Leaders Dinner at the end of the day’s proceedings.
Register now!

Bankers for Net Zero Flagship LCAW Reception
2024-06-26 18:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London)
Bankers for Net Zero’s flagship London Climate Action Week reception marks an inflection point in our collective journey to a just and resilient low carbon future.
Bringing together our exclusive ecosystem of stakeholders from government, finance, and industry sectors, the event will serve as a platform for robust discussions, knowledge exchange, and innovative solutions to deliver on sustainable financing goals and foster cross-sectoral collaboration. This reception will serve as a heartfelt opportunity to thank all our of members and partners for their dedication and commitment to our cause over the past two years.
Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bankers-for-net-zero-flagship-lcaw-parliamentary-reception-tickets-885579280467?aff=oddtdtcreator

Reset Connect
2024-06-24 08:00 - 2024-06-25 17:00 | ExCel London
Taking place 25-26 June 2024 at ExCeL London, Reset Connect is the largest flagship event of London Climate Action Week.
Reset Connect London bridges the gap between sustainability professionals, large corporations, government leaders, policymakers, tech providers, innovators, purpose-led brands and entrepreneurs. By attending you’ll be able to raise investment, generate leads, collaborate with your peers, manage funds, share learnings and action solutions.
Bankers for Net Zero are delighted to be partners of Reset Connect 2024. Heather Buchanan, B4NZ CEO will be speaking on the 25th at 10:15am on a panel discussion ‘Transition to a new financial world order and the implementation reality check’.
Register now and use the code AMPRC20 for 20% off VIP tickets: https://www.reset-connect.com/b4nz-reg?utm_source=website&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=B4NZ%20vip%20reg

World ESG and Climate Summit
2024-06-18 - 2024-06-19
The World Sustainability and ESG Summit offers a unique opportunity for participants to gain insights into the latest trends, frameworks, and initiatives in sustainability and ESG, and to learn from industry leaders who have successfully integrated these principles into their business models.
The summit covers a wide range of topics, including sustainable development goals, climate change mitigation, renewable energy, circular economy, social impact, diversity and inclusion, ethical business practices, stakeholder engagement, and ESG reporting. Participants can expect to engage in thought-provoking panel discussions, keynote speeches, interactive workshops, and networking sessions, allowing for meaningful exchanges and collaborations.
Heather will be joining the summit to present a case study on The Scope Three Conundrum & Project Perseus on Wednesday 19th, 16:00 as well as joining a panel session ‘The Journey Toward Scope 3 Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges at 16:25.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-esg-and-climate-summit-tickets-774179370337

ICC UK Sustainability Conference 2024
2024-06-10 | HSBC, 8 Canada Square, London
Bankers for Net Zero (B4NZ) are pleased to be attending the ICC United Kingdom Sustainability Summit on the 10th June
Heather Buchanan, B4NZ Chief Executive will be joining the session ‘Achieving end to end sustainable financing’ to discuss the key role that sustainable finance has in helping business achieve net zero and the critical role collaboration will play.
Register now: https://lnkd.in/dPb2fxRG

Joanna Lumley invites you to: Flight of the Vulture
2024-05-23 18:30 - 20:30
On 23rd May, Conservation without Borders and Bankers for Net Zero will host ‘Flight of the Vulture’.

The evening will explore the tensions between biodiversity and infrastructure development, and how they can work together. Specifically, the evening will focus on vultures, and why they are so important to the environment and your industry.

The ‘Flight of the Vulture’ project is a series of 10 expeditions around the world, to sites where vultures are in massive decline, and conservationists are going to extraordinary lengths to save them. While focusing on the plight of the vulture, this project will ultimately demonstrate the true cost of biodiversity collapse.

To explore these topics, we will be joined by Joanna Lumley, Ian Redmond OBE, as well as a range of experts from the conservation, energy infrastructure and supply chain fields to take part in a Q&A, panel session and and evening of networking.

Register your interest now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joanna-lumley-invites-you-to-flight-of-the-vultures-tickets-877304731067?aff=oddtdtcreator

Moral Money Summit Europe 2024
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-23 | The Biltmore Mayfair, 44 Grosvenor Sq, London
B4NZ will join leading investors, corporate executives, and policymakers at the Financial Times Moral Money Summit Europe for an in-depth exploration and discussion of the crucial themes defining the current sustainability agenda. On the 22nd and 23rd May, this two-day event will focus on identifying strategies that can contribute to the development of more sustainable and equitable economies.
Heather will be joining the Speaker Dinner on Wednesday 22nd and will join a workshop session on ‘How can companies prepare for new carbon accounting rules and effectively report on Scope 3 emissions’ on Thursday 23rd.
Find out more: https://moralmoneyeurope.live.ft.com/

Renewable Energy Revenues Summit
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-23
Taking place on the 22nd & 23rd May, the Renewable Energy Revenues Summit will bridge the gap between off-takers, generators, asset owners and financiers. During this summit, attendees will gain insights into:

Mitigating various risks, including regulatory, credit, profile, volume, and imbalance, when structuring PPAs Pricing PPAs amidst uncertain macroeconomic conditions, regulatory changes, and a volatile renewable energy wholesale market
Extracting value from renewable energy certificates incorporated in PPAs
Effective hedging strategies for trading renewable energy across diverse power markets
Utilizing the latest data and modelling techniques to enhance PPAs and power trading
Structuring PPAs tailored to specific low carbon energy technologies, such as wind, solar, batteries, green hydrogen and electric vehicles
Building a proficient energy procurement and trading team to bolster certainty in renewable energy trading

Bankers for Net Zero are a proud partner of the event.
Register Now: https://renewablerevenue.co.uk/

Pillars of the Global Energy Transition: Capital - Webinar
2024-05-08 14:00 - 15:00
Bankers for Net Zero (B4NZ) Chief Executive, Heather Buchanan will be joining Global Energy Transition Congress and Exhibition‘s exclusive webinar.
Focusing capital as a pillar of the energy global transition, the conversation will explore the issues surrounding the amount of capital needed to achieve net zero, before delving into the potential pathways towards bridging this gap in energy transition financing.
Register now: https://lnkd.in/eVGtA9zk

Climate Impact Summit 2024
2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08 | The Royal Institution, Mayfair
On the 7th and 8th of May, over 100 of the brightest minds in climate tech will gather in London at the Royal Institution to talk all things sustainability.
With a program that features a blend of climate policy makers, climate tech entrepreneurs, investors, and conscientious corporates, we’re so excited for the inaugural Climate Impact Summit!
As an official Community Champion of the Climate Impact Summit, Bankers for Net Zero have negotiated a special discount for all our members. Tickets are still available! Use the code NetZero50 to get 50% off.

Sustainable Investment Forum Europe
2024-05-02 | The Pullman Montparnasse, Paris- 19, Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte, 75014 Paris, France
The Sustainable Investment Forum Europe offers a crucial platform for finance stakeholders to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the sustainable finance market in Europe. The Forum aims to support the acceleration of growth while prioritising the transition towards a resilient, equitable, and sustainable economy.
Heather will be speaking on a panel ‘Financing the transition- role of banks from planning to practice: Current state of play with transition planning and transition finance in Europe’.
Register now: https://events.climateaction.org/sustainable-investment-forum-europe/about/

Innovation Zero 2024
2024-04-30 - 2024-05-01 | Olympia London
Innovation Zero, the UK’s largest sustainability conference, returns to London Olympia for the second edition on 30 April – 1 May 2024, alongside its new co-located event, Infrastructure Zero.
Supported by the UK Government, Innovation Zero provides a meeting place for announcements, partnerships, deal-making, and collaborations for those who develop, produce, deploy, and fund low carbon solutions.
Heather will be joining a panel session on “Financing Climate: Towards a Net Zero Economy” between 12:20 – 13:00 on Tuesday 30th April.
Register to attend now: https://register.visitcloud.com/survey/1ehethmtdl091?actioncode=NTWO000121ZMI

Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit
2024-04-25 | 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4TQ
The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summits bring together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation and scale best practices in sustainable business and finance.
Heather will be joining the proceedings to speak on a roundtable ‘Solving the Climate Disclosures Puzzle: Strategies for Issuers and Investors’ at 8am.
Register now: https://events.bloomberglive.com/sustainable-business-summit-london-2024/page/3380407/register

Rewarding Companies for Climate Solutions through Finance and Policy
2024-04-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Portculis House
Bankers for Net Zero and Oxford Net Zero are hosting a roundtable to bring together Parliamentarians, Academia and Industry to explore the existing work and research done by Oxford Net Zero on scaling climate solutions before discussing how we can better reward companies for solutions investments through standards, policy and finance.

RSVP: Spaces are limited, register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rewarding-companies-for-climate-solutions-through-finance-and-policy-tickets-857073569117
Location: Room Q, Portcullis House, 1 Victoria Embankment, Sw1A2JR

Accelerating the SME transition to electric commercial vehicles in the UK
2024-04-17 14:00 - 15:30 | TBC
B4NZ and The Federation of Small Businesses are hosting an exclusive roundtable discussion exploring how to accelerate the UK’s transition to electric commercial vehicles and improve the financial incentives available for SMEs to make the switch to zero emissions vans and HGVs.

This workshop will form part of a series of sessions hosted by B4NZ and the FSB to explore concrete policy solutions to support SME access to green finance in different real economy sectors. This work will support the work of the Net Zero Council’s SME Workstream.

Switching from a conventional fleet to electric vehicles offers smaller businesses a way to help the planet, improve their reputation and make significant cost savings. However, while there has been some progress in e-van availability, significant barriers to mass uptake from SMEs remain and commercial fleets are still struggling to find vehicles that can meet their range, charging speed, payload and price criteria.
Bringing together industry and policy executives, this discussion will explore the challenges and opportunities faced by SMEs in financing and accelerating the deployment of electric fleets in the current landscape of rapidly changing technology, supply-side constraints and economic challenges. As part of these discussions, we will produce a series of policy recommendations to ease regulatory barriers and accelerate solutions towards increasing SME uptake of electric commercial vehicles.
RSVP: Spaces are limited. To RSVP, please register through the Eventbrite link found here. A detailed agenda and supporting briefing note will be shared closer to the time.
Location: Westminster, in-person and online (hybrid). In-person location will be shared closer to the time.

Understanding Direct Air Capture & Storage: The key to accelerating the UK's transition to net zero by 2050 Parliamentary Roundtable
2024-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Committee Room, House of Lords, Parliament
Bankers for Net Zero and Climeworks will convene parliamentarians, industry experts and businesses to discuss direct air capture and storage (DAC+S).
Direct air capture is a key solution to fight climate change and help the UK achieve its 2050 net zero target.
The technology captures CO₂ directly from the air – thus reducing the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and removing historic emissions. Direct air capture, as part of the carbon removal industry, has been cited as a trillion-dollar business opportunity.
This Parliamentary roundtable will offer an introduction to the technology, how it fits into the UK’s decarbonisation strategy and why it is so important.

RSVP: https://B4NZ-Climeworks.eventbrite.com

Verbier Summit 2024
2024-03-15
A summit bringing together 150 leaders, financiers and experts to unlock, implement and catalyse sustainable finance for our climate, nature, and biodiversity crises. The summit will also attract the Top 50 startups and investors in the climate, nature, and biodiversity tech sectors.
Main partners include Barclays and Bloomberg. Bankers for Net Zero will also be a partner of the event and Heather Buchanan will be speaking. More information to follow in coming weeks.

Economist Impact 9th Annual Sustainability Week
2024-03-04 - 2024-03-06 | Business Design Centre – 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH, United Kingdom
The 9th annual Sustainability Week, incorporating the Energy Transition summit (ETS), will deliver vital information that you can use to move faster on reducing emissions and improving your environmental impact in 2024. With new how-to workshops, the CSO Leaders’ Club and our unique Action Hour sessions, alongside extensive networking opportunities and an exhibition, this is an event not to be missed.
Heather Buchanan, Chief Exec of B4NZ will be taking part in a private roundtable lunch at the summit on the carbon ledger and the role of the CFO in the net-zero era as well as taking panel session on the 5th March on ‘Financing Net Zero: Assessing and Accelerating Green Finance’.
The panel will take place at 14:20 – 15:00 in the main Auditorium.
Learn more about the summit and register to attend here.

B4NZ Parliamentary Reception with Bright Tide - Regenerative Agriculture
2024-03-04

Fostering Green Finance for Portugal's SMEs - OECD Workshop
2024-02-27 | Lisbon, Portugal
Heather will be participating in the OECD workshop on “Fostering Green Finance for Portugal’s SMEs’ on 27 February, in Lisbon, as part of an EU funded project. Experts will speak at the workshop on how to support SME greening and green entrepreneurship policies in Portugal before a roundtable with financial institutions.

The event is invite only, but we will share updates through our social media channels.
Linked In – https://www.linkedin.com/company/bankers-for-netzero/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/Bankers4NetZero

EcoEmpower: Women Shaping the Energy, Climate and Sustainability Future
2024-02-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Imperial College Business School
Heather will join a range of female leaders and professionals at Imperial College Business School for an event hosted by Women Mean Business Club. The club exists to empower and support female students at Imperial College Business School. The panel will be sharing their experiences, perspectives, and expertise on energy, climate, and sustainability-related topics.

City & Financial Global's Climate Transition Plans Summit
2024-02-20
As the focus shifts from design to implementation of the TPT Framework and sector guidance, this summit will provide practical, detailed guidance about the steps that financial firms and companies need to be taking now in order to ensure that they are prepared to meet regulatory expectations and produce transition plans of the required standard. Heather will join the conversation in a panel on ‘Transition plans as a tool to mobilise sustainable investment’. Register for the event and receive a 30% discount now.

Approaches to Incentivising Homes Elemental Webinar
2024-02-12 11:00 - 12:00
Heather Buchanan will join this panel discussion to look at how we can encourage the take-up of home efficiency measures, with insight from experts across industry, including Rachael Owens, Director of the National Retrofit Hub and Will Rivers, Senior Manager at The Carbon Trust. Register for free now.

Net Zero Festival 2023
2023-10-31 - 2023-11-01 | Business Design Centre, London
The Net Zero Festival will bring together over 1,000 senior business executives, investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and campaigners over two days to explore how to navigate the defining economic, political, and technological trend of the age and work together to accelerate the net zero transition.
Bankers for Net Zero director and co-founder will be speaking in the ‘Small but Mighty: Helping SMEs Take on the Net Zero Challenge’ workshop on November 1st 14:00 – 15:00.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll be exploring how to empower small and medium-sized enterprises to become champions of the Net Zero transition. From funding to scaling up, we’ll look at the challenges and opportunities facing SMEs in the fight against climate change. Using insights from experts and real-life case studies, we’ll discuss practical strategies for engaging SMEs and overcoming barriers to change. Join us as we explore how SMEs can become the driving force for a sustainable future!

GITEX Impact
2023-10-16 - 2023-12-20 | Dubai World Trade Centre
GITEX Impact is the largest multistakeholder global technology event for breakthrough innovations in climate, ESG investments, sustainable finance & public-private partnerships.

78th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78)
2023-09-18 - 2023-10-26 | New York City
The 78th UN General Assembly will take place September 18 to 26, 2023, at a time of unprecedented setbacks on global progress.
The Earth is getting hotter, faster. Poverty and food insecurity are worsening, amid war and inflation. Humanitarian needs are escalating in scale and cost. Inequality is deepening.
During UNGA 78, world leaders, including young leaders, will discuss and debate how to confront the global polycrisis, and find strategies to accelerate action on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Events within UNGA:
SDG Summit: 18th – 19th September
Climate Ambition Summit: 20th September

New York Climate Week
2023-09-17 - 2023-09-24 | New York City
Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together some 400 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online.
Bankers for Net Zero director and co-founder, Heather Buchanan will be on the ground participating in a variety of the week’s events and networking with business leaders, policy makers and key stakeholder in the net zero space.

Innovation Zero Congress
2023-05-24 11:15 | Olympia London
Innovation Zero is the platform for action positioned between the policy focused COP events.
The programme puts policymakers next to innovators who need the funding to scale up the commercialisation of low carbon solutions so that leaders from public and private sectors can deploy decarbonisation solutions in their supply chains to hit the UK legal target of emissions reductions.
A critical challenge is unlocking the vast quantity of capital required to enable the transition to a zero-carbon economy. How are the Finance sector working to align capital with net zero outcomes? How will the sector enable clean economic growth and job creation?
Hear from our Chief Executive and Co-Founder Heather Buchanan on the Financing the Transition panel alongside leading investors, lenders and finance sector leaders as they share their progress in enabling the transformation and their views on the opportunities being created.
Innovation is the best weapon in the fight against climate change and the event shines the light on new solutions from the Energy, Transport, Industrials, Finance and the Built Environment sectors.

The Just Transition to Net Zero
2022-12-01 17:00 - 20:00 | SEC Newgate UK, 14 Greville Street, London, EC1N 8SB
It is our pleasure to invite you to join Bankers for Net Zero, the UK chapter of UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance at its London event – The Just Transition to Net Zero – for an evening of networking and conversation on Thursday 1st December 2022 following COP27.
Places are limited, please RSVP to b4nz@secnewgate.co.uk
The evening will convene the coalition’s high-profile network of public and private sector stakeholders and core delivery partners. Join us for reception drinks and canapés from 5pm before a stimulating schedule of panels begins, with speakers from British Business Bank, WWF, Bankers for Net Zero, rewired.earth, and others.
Panel One
Delivering a just transition: Enabling UK SMEs to make the transition to net zero
Engaging SMEs is crucial if we are to hit the UK’s net zero targets, but often SMEs don’t have the expertise, resources, or time to transition to net zero alone. Hear exactly what is needed to enable banks and their SME customers to work together to reach net zero and why a common data language is essential to empower consumers.
Panel Two
Financing Nature: Scaling Nature based solutions in the UK and internationally
This panel will be exploring the topic of green finance, discussing how the UK is developing and implementing innovative financial solutions and what’s needed to scale these solutions, at pace.
We hope you will be able to join us for this event:
Thursday 1st December, 5pm-8pm
SEC Newgate UK
14 Greville Street
London
EC1N 8SB
