Driving finance towards Transitions: Transition Plans challenges and opportunities

Assessing the credibility of a company’s decarbonisation begins with the rigour and ambition of a Transition Plan. We bring together experts who can draw insights on where to begin with Transition planning, what is the current state of guidance in the market and what do investors need to be assured the decarbonisation is credible and aligned with 1.5ºC pathway.

Moderator:

• Rachel Hemingway, Head of Transition Programmes, Transitions Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:

• Sylvester Bamkole, CDP, Home - CDP
• Laura Draucker, Ceres, Ceres | Sustainability is the bottom line.
• Dan Gardiner, IIGCC, IIGCC – The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
• Manshu Deng, Deputy Head - China Programme, China, Climate Bonds Initiative
• Matthew MacGeoch, Transition Analyst, Market Intelligence, Climate Bonds Initiative 

Agenda:

1. Introduction / Welcome 
2. Climate Bonds presentation – Manshu Deng & Matthew MacGeoch – Climate Bonds Initiative work on Transitions Plans 
3. CDP presentation- Sylvester Bamkole -Transition Plan’s disclosure framework 
4. Ceres presentation - Laura Draucker - Assessing the existing transition plan guidance and developing a consensus-driven definition of what a comprehensive Climate Transition Action Plan should include
5. IIGCC presentation - Dan Gardiner - Guidance on Transition Plans 
6. Q&A and Discussion