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Financial Services

Financial services

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Make climate action your competitive advantage

For financial services organizations, credible climate action builds trust with clients, partners and stakeholders. We help you build a climate strategy you can stand behind and communicate with confidence.

Deliver solutions built around your goals
Access high-quality climate projects worldwide
Build confidence and credibility with stakeholders
Stay ahead of evolving regulations and compliance

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Turning climate disclosure into climate leadership

Climate ambition in the financial services sector is accelerating fast. Across the Fortune Global 500, net zero targets in the financial services sector have risen by 64% since 2021 and intentions to use carbon credits have increased by 87% since 2022.

As Scope 3 emissions continue to rise and expectations grow, build a climate portfolio that does more. Deliver on your net zero goals, strengthen resilience, and stay ahead of evolving frameworks and regulatory expectations.

How does your company measure up?

Leading companies are showing the way with ambitious, delivery-focused climate strategies. To better understand how climate strategies are evolving, we segmented FG500 companies into four distinct groups based on their level of ambition and approach to carbon credits. These segments enable you to see where your company sits on its climate action journey.

Low commitment actors Financial Services

Climate leaders - 41.6%

Companies with a full or near-full stack of climate targets and active or intended use of carbon credits.

Target setters - 30.8%

Companies with established climate targets and strategies but no stated intention to use carbon credits to support their strategy.

Low-commitment actors - 2.8%

Companies without formal climate targets that are already using, or planning to use carbon credits to support emissions reductions.

Non-declarers - 24.8%

Companies with no publicly stated climate targets and no stated intention to use carbon credits.

Climate leaders - 41.6%: Companies with a full or near-full stack of climate targets and active or intended use of carbon credits.
Target setters - 30.8%: Companies with established climate targets and strategies but no stated intention to use carbon credits to support their strategy.
Low-commitment actors - 2.8%: Companies without formal climate targets that are already using, or planning to use carbon credits to support emissions reductions.
Non-declarers - 24.8%: Companies with no publicly stated climate targets and no stated intention to use carbon credits.

A portfolio of high-quality projects that aligns with your goals

Access high-quality carbon projects that create value for your business and the world around it. We help you build a high-impact portfolio that supports the outcomes that matter most to your organization while advancing your climate goals.

Rigorously assessed

We evaluate projects against robust quality criteria to help you identify opportunities with confidence.

End-to-end delivery

From strategy design to implementation, we deliver an integrated portfolio and supplier engagement program mapped to a clear decarbonization pathway.

Long-term certainty

Multi-year agreements that give you certainty on pricing and delivery.

Designed for the future

Create lasting impact through projects that support both near-term action and long-term climate ambitions.

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Credible climate action that holds up to scrutiny

Every claim you make faces regulator, investor, supplier and media scrutiny. We help you build credible strategies that drive progress and demonstrate leadership.

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Buy carbon credits built on delivery

Access carbon reduction and removal projects that have been carefully assessed against our rigorous quality criteria. Our experts help you identify solutions that align with your climate strategy, risk appetite, and long-term objectives.

Know you're backing the right projects

We develop projects ourselves, giving us first-hand insight into what works on the ground and helping us select strong, credible project partners.

Claims that stand up to scrutiny

Regulators, customers, and investors expect credible climate claims. We provide expert guidance to help companies disclose their use of carbon credits under CDP and CSRD and navigate evolving guidance from SBTi, ESRS, IFRS S1 and S2, and UK SRS.

Prove impact with quality data

Demonstrate progress through clear reporting and portfolio oversight. We provide the data and transparency needed to support disclosures, stakeholder engagement, and evolving sustainability requirements.

Communicate with transparency

Build trust with stakeholders through credible claims, expert guidance, and clear communications. We help you tell a compelling climate story backed by evidence and measurable outcomes.

Buy carbon credits built on delivery: Access carbon reduction and removal projects that have been carefully assessed against our rigorous quality criteria. Our experts help you identify solutions that align with your climate strategy, risk appetite, and long-term objectives.
Know you're backing the right projects: We develop projects ourselves, giving us first-hand insight into what works on the ground and helping us select strong, credible project partners.
Claims that stand up to scrutiny: Regulators, customers, and investors expect credible climate claims. We provide expert guidance to help companies disclose their use of carbon credits under CDP and CSRD and navigate evolving guidance from SBTi, ESRS, IFRS S1 and S2, and UK SRS.
Prove impact with quality data: Demonstrate progress through clear reporting and portfolio oversight. We provide the data and transparency needed to support disclosures, stakeholder engagement, and evolving sustainability requirements.
Communicate with transparency: Build trust with stakeholders through credible claims, expert guidance, and clear communications. We help you tell a compelling climate story backed by evidence and measurable outcomes.

Outcomes that matter…

The path to a better future is built one success story at a time. See what we can achieve together.

Our partnership with Climate Impact Partners allowed us to deliver solid, quantifiable social outcomes. They helped us demonstrate our sustainability internally and make ambitious plans to develop our own projects.

Zelda Bentham, Group Head of Sustainability, Aviva

1.3MtCO2e removed

1.1Mlives positively impacted

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We believe that, while reducing our operational emissions in absolute terms and transitioning to net zero, there is a role for purchasing high-integrity carbon credits. Climate Impact Partners’ expertise and rigorous due diligence give us the confidence that we are sourcing the highest integrity credits, which is essential to transparency and delivering on our sustainability commitments.

Madeleine Cobb, Global Head of Corporate Sustainability, Schroders

69%of portfolio focused on nature-based solutions

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Banking shouldn’t cost the earth. At Tandem, we’re helping people transition to greener ways of living - whether it’s through loans for energy-efficient homes, lower emission vehicles, or green savings – whilst reducing their carbon footprint. As we work towards our own net zero targets, offsetting lets us act now. Partnering with Climate Impact Partners, with their 29+ years of expertise in carbon offsetting, means we are supporting projects, like the Rooftop Solar Energy in East Africa, and making a real, verified impact on the climate.

Alex Moffart, Chief Executive Office, Tandem

3.013tCO2e offset in 2023

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How we help banks and financial institutions

From strategy to delivery and reporting, we support financial services companies at every stage of the climate journey, with solutions shaped around your goals and complex value chain.

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Carbon Credits & EACs

Access high-quality carbon credits and energy attribute certificates to address residual emissions.

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Carbon Project Development

Benefit from first-hand project development expertise and secure long-term access to high-quality carbon credit supply.

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Expert Advice

Strategic advisory tailored to the realities of financial services companies and supply chain.

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Claims & Certifications

Strengthen climate claims with CarbonNeutral® Certification, helping you communicate climate action with confidence and transparency.

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Contact our experts

Our team will work with you to understand your priorities, navigate complexity, and identify the right solutions to help you achieve your climate goals with confidence.

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