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This report by RMI introduces a 'portfolio-led approach' to help banks translate high-level net-zero commitments into credible, actionable strategies. The approach advocates for analyzing a bank's activities through four key pillars—sectors, geographies, asset classes, and business units—to optimize real-economy impact and avoid organizational blind spots across strategy design, implementation, and reporting.

This briefing by RMI outlines five key trends expected to shape climate-aligned finance in 2022, focusing on the transition from high-level net-zero pledges to substantiated targets, credible transition plans, and real-world emissions reductions.

This briefing by RMI's Center for Climate-Aligned Finance analyzes the 2050 net-zero commitments announced by four major US banks—Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo—comparing their early-stage plans, disclosure timelines, and organizational approaches to climate alignment.

This policy brief by RMI discusses the challenges financial institutions face when aligning investment portfolios with the Paris Agreement's decarbonization goals, proposing a sector-by-sector approach to overcome these barriers.

This report by the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Climate Bonds Initiative provides a comprehensive overview of the Japanese green finance market as of 2021 and 2022. It details the growth of green bonds, the emergence of sustainability-linked and transition bonds, the identification of climate-aligned bonds not explicitly labeled as green, and the evolving regulatory and policy framework established by the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan.