Building Tomorrow: Conversations with Climate Solvers

Episode 8: Decarbonizing Finance


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Measuring and disclosing “financed carbon emissions”—or Scope 3 emissions—by banks and financial institutions is critical for investors who seek to understand climate risk in their portfolios.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is responsible for the management of over $240 billion in pension funds and is leveraging this role to drive carbon disclosure, including Scope 3 emissions, from the companies in which pension funds are invested. On September 13, 2023, Comptroller Lander joined Urban Green Council CEO John Mandyck for a conversation about his net zero plan and how finance can be a lever for decarbonization.

HOSTS:

  • John Mandyck, CEO, Urban Green Council
  • SPEAKER:

    • Brad Lander, NYC Comptroller
    • RESOURCES:

      • NYC’s Net Zero Implementation Plan
      • ...more
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        Building Tomorrow: Conversations with Climate SolversBy Urban Green Council