Play your part
Documents to comment on
and calls for papers
Among other areas, modern democracies require free, prior, informed consent and regular stakeholder engagement to work. The same applies to the world of sustainable finance. However, even with the best of intentions, it’s not always easy to keep up with opportunities to engage with sustainable finance policies.
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That's why we have decided to start alerting you to relevant international financing and financial sector policies - including standard processes - that are open for public comment, and calls for papers that we hear about. We will also add information for south African specific processes since we track those as well. This will hopefully make it a little easier to play your part.
Please email us on admin@zenizeni.com to let us know of any processes that we have left out and should post here.
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INTERNATIONAL: VOLUNTARY CLIMATE-RELATED STANDARD
SBTi public consultation for the Draft Financial Institution net-zero standard
- 24 Sep 2024 deadline
https://sciencebasedtargets.org/net-zero-for-financial-institutions
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The SBTi is running a transparent, inclusive process to develop the first science-based global Standard for financial sector net-zero targets. The goal is to enable financial institutions to set emission reduction targets that are consistent with achieving net-zero cross their portfolios by 2050. The financial institutions net-zero (FINZ) standard is intended to complement and eventually supplant the financial institutions near-term criteria which were updated in May 2024.
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On July 24th, the SBTi published a Draft Financial Institution Net-Zero Standard for public consultation and pilot testing. This document is built on the previous drafts and incorporates feedback from financial institutions and other stakeholders. The public consultation has been extended to September 30th. Experts from the financial sector, academia and civil society across the globe are called to review the Draft FINZ Standard and provide feedback via the public consultation survey. Submissions for the pilot test closed on August 9th. Insights gathered from the public consultation and pilot will inform the development of the SBTi’s Financial Institution Net-Zero Standard.
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INTERNATIONAL - VOLUNTARY CLIMATE-RELATED STANDARD
VCMI beta Scope 3 claim
- 7 Oct 2024 deadline
https://vcmintegrity.org/scope-3-claim-live-public-consultation/
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Companies are not reducing emissions fast enough and need tools to accelerate their climate ambition and action, as a complement to delivering Scope 3 decarbonization goals. A high-integrity Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) can help companies go further, faster, and increase the flow of climate finance to where it is needed most. To support greater action, VCMI is inviting feedback from stakeholders to help strengthen its beta Scope 3 Claim.