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"The Carbon Bankroll 2.0: From Awareness to Action" is live! This breakthrough report illuminates the huge and untapped climate impact of the U.S. financial system, how it is undermining leading companies’ climate action, and why companies’ financial management may be their greatest lever for climate progress. Companies have historically treated their banking and investing as a climate-neutral activity, but as Topo Finance’s new report reveals, companies’ financial management may be both their largest source of emissions and their most powerful lever for climate action. This report, which builds on the pioneering research published in “The Carbon Bankroll 1.0,” illuminates that these overlooked emissions are larger and more ubiquitous than previously reported. As a result, companies have an even greater responsibility and opportunity to leverage their financial management to drive exponential emissions reduction. Notably, since publishing "Carbon Bankroll 1.0," a growing wave of companies and institutions are making their financial management a cornerstone of their sustainability work and creating real impact. We are excited to feature the groundbreaking work of leading companies?Atlassian,?Patagonia, and?Seventh Generation?in the report and to share guidance on the seven key steps companies' can take to leverage this historically overlooked climate power. A big thank you to our supporting partners for helping make this report happen: WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Exponential Roadmap Initiative, Futerra, Pure Strategies, Inc., BankFWD, Climate Safe Lending Network. And a special thanks to the incredible Topo Finance team that developed this landmark report: Rebecca Self, Joel A., James Vaccaro, Patrick Flynn, Quinntavious Williams, Blake Helman, Joy Metcalf, Susanne Orton, Jamie Beck Alexander, Paul Moinester.

?? Climate Week NYC has officially begun! ?? Thank you Johny Mair, Ethic and Michael Whelchel, Big Path Capital for hosting tonight’s “Where Your Money Sleeps at Night” event with?Climate First Bank and Topo Finance! The takeaway? If you care about the climate, it’s worth examining how your bank invests your cash—it could be working against your climate goals.?Need to move your money? Consider looking at: Global Alliance for Banking on Values. I really appreciated the rooftop view! Amazing to look out at the cityscape knowing how many of us are gathering to advance our climate goals. As you walk from one beautiful building to the next just know that.... ?? In NYC, over two-thirds of emissions come from buildings!! The built environment is a critical climate solution. At Cambia Capital, we’re committed to a cleaner, greener future. Just like knowing where your cash sleeps at night, it's important to think about where we lay our heads at night. What we build today matters for tomorrow. ?? #ClimateWeekNYC #sustainability #newconstruction #realestate #masstimber

Just arrived at #NewYorkClimateWeek whose?theme this year is “It’s Time” Which is actually a more thought provoking slogan than at first sight: ? Was it not “time” the previous 15 years? ? And what, a little more precisely than ‘action’, is it time for? It feels like “the urgency to act” isn’t really what’s in question here this week. People are impressively busy with triple-booked agendas bursting at the seams. Everyone appears to recognise the need to not just stand there and do something – however it isn’t clear to all what that something really is. “Transition” sounds like something we should all be doing ‘urgently,’ but that carries with it a myriad of different strategies and dilemmas. With a spectrum of strategies between disruptive innovation and tepid incrementalism, it’s difficult to make sense of what transition means to everyone without spending some time digging into what is really happening. People want the ‘data’ to give them “the answer” but that only makes sense if it’s addressing the same question. And it’s very clear that there are multiple questions circulating, with very different motivations: ??? What’s best for the world in the long run? ??? What’s the most difference we could make right now? ??? What’s the easiest change today which benefits society? ??? What would reduce our financial risk based on all we know? ??? What metric makes us look like we’re doing something? These questions, and the world of difference between their motivations, frequently get muddled in the din of debate in the same session of a crowded conference. Which makes it harder to figure out what needs to be done next, even when you know “it’s time” to do it. Which means that outside the Climate Week cacophony, there’s need for some slower thinking and genuine capacity building. The capacity to work out what the right question is, before rushing urgently to find an answer. The capability to resolve tensions that might exist between climate and nature strategies with corporate business planning?- without these becoming trite trade-offs. A fresh perspective and new perception of the impacts through supply chain - in particular the role of the money system in accelerating or preventing change. The new skillsets required to understand how to catalyse new approaches so that they can scale up to become the new, sustainable system that we are talking about. More on capacity building, nature, catalysing change later this week… Climate Safe Lending Network Volans Topo Finance Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

?? Day One of Climate Week NYC! ?? The energy in NYC is always electric, but it’s even more intense this week as #ClimateWeekNYC collides with the UN General Assembly. We kicked off the week of events last night with an incredible talk and rooftop reception at Ethic, co-hosted with Big Path Capital. The event, titled "Where Your Money Sleeps at Night," featured climate finance champions Paul Moinester of Topo Finance and Kenneth LaRoe from Premiums for the Planet member company Climate First Bank. The conversation was a powerful reminder at the start of Climate Week that how we manage our collective finances can have an even bigger impact on the climate than our operational footprints, and served as an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink how our money works behind the scenes. We also loved reconnecting with familiar faces like Jason Parkin from Compose[d] and Andreas Wallendahl from Tenet—both proud members of Premiums for the Planet. It's already been a whirlwind as we bike our way across the city from event to event, but we're feeling inspired by the incredible leaders we've met who are equally committed to climate action. We can't wait to see how these vital conversations unfold throughout the week! Up next today: Climate Finance Day with As You Sow “Cashing Out of Carbon” at the Burton Snowboards flagship store? Climate Action Happy Hour with ClimateVoice “Discover How NYC’s Top Brands Address Sustainability” at Brooklyn Brewery hosted by OnePointFive (opf.degree) #PremiumsForThePlanet #SustainableFinance #ClimateAction #NYCClimateWeek #EthicalInvesting #ImpactFinance

Topo Finance is leading the way in connecting finance with climate action. Outside's podcast with?Catherine Jaffee makes these ideas so accessible. The "The Banks Growing Money on Trees" podcast, featuring Paul Moinester - Topo Finance Executive Director and Rebecca Self - Topo Finance Head of Sustainable Finance Analytics, unpacks how our everyday banking decisions can drive significant climate impact, making it straightforward for listeners to grasp how they can play a role in sustainability. Kudos to all for driving this important conversation forward. #climateaction #impactinvesting

Seventh Generation, Topo Finance, and Unilever are coming together to make a significant impact on corporate emissions, leading the way in sustainability and setting a precedent for other industries to follow.?

Want to know the climate impact your money generates while it sits in your bank account? It may just be your largest source of emissions and your greatest lever for mitigating climate change! Calculate your banking footprint today by going to https://lnkd.in/eUJiGBdQ and learn how you can maximize the positive impact of your banking. Paul Moinester, Rebecca Self, Joel A., James Vaccaro, Jason Parkin, Compose[d]

“Around the world, individuals are becoming increasingly adept at applying a climate lens to how we spend our money. However, what The Individual Cash Calculator illuminates is that applying this same climate lens to where we deposit our money can be as impactful as how we spend it, which is why everyone needs to harness their banking as a powerful climate lever.” - Topo Finance’s Founder and Executive Director, Paul Moinester. Topo Finance and Compose[d] are excited to release The Individual Cash Calculator, which allows individuals to measure the emissions of their banking activity and determine the climate benefits of moving their money to greener banks. Jason Parkin, BankFWD, Rebecca Self, @Joel A., Patrick Flynn, James Vaccaro, Jamie Beck Alexander. https://lnkd.in/eUJiGBdQ

An informative U.S. News & World Report article by author Kate Stalter on the challenges investors face in verifying sustainability claims. Transparency and accuracy are crucial in this space.?Topo Finance Advisor and Founder of Seawolf Consulting, Rebecca Self, contributes by highlighting the importance of regulatory oversight and disclosure requirements. #SustainableFinance #GreenInvesting #Transparency

Incredible insight! Much appreciation to?Grant Harrison,?Joanna Bonnett,?Nimerta Sirichand, CFA,?Molly Wood,?and Topo Finance Executive Director?Paul Moinester?for showcasing how corporate cash can drive climate progress. Seventh Generation/Unilever/Patagonia, and others are leading the way. Excited to see more companies follow suit! #ClimateAction #GreenFin