Tech Green Finance Week

techUK’s Financial Services Programme will be holding its Tech Green Finance Week w/c 6 December, ahead of the techUK member event: Delivering Green Finance, taking place on 8 October. As part of the campaign week we will be promoting members’ thought leadership pieces and blogs.

Blog Entries

If you are interested and would like to participate at our #techGreenFinance Week, please provide us with the following;

• a blog piece of around 500 words, blog title and a 150-character description for the sub-title
• author's name, job title, organisation and a short bio, incl. social media pages 
• Your organisation's social media channels 
• a headshot image of the author (if applicable)

The blogs will feature on the techUK website and will be promoted via Twitter and LinkedIn throughout the week.  

Theme & Topics 

The week will focus on the challenges presented by green finance and the opportunities for the technology and financial industries to come together to make a difference and support the transition to a low-carbon economy. 

What/How technology can help us crack some of the challenges around green finance? Do we need global standards and how can we establish those? What data do we need, in which format and how do we collect and access it? How do we establish and safeguard trust? 

When submitting your blog piece please indicate the theme you wish to base your blog piece on

Please see below a range of topics to be discussed;

• Financing the transition to a low-carbon economy

• The role of technology and the importance of data

• Recognised standards certification

• Consumers’ behaviour changes

• Assessment, reporting and disclosure of outputs

• The right approach: regulator’s power/impact and industry’s role

• The UK’s approach and ecosystem

• Formalising carbon trading markets

• Exposure and transparency of climate related financial risks

• Open data 

Deadline for Submission: Friday, 03 December 12:00 

If you are interested and would like to benefit from techUK’s promotion on the website, newsletter and social media platforms, please get in touch with us now! 

James Challinor

Head of Financial Services, techUK

James leads our financial services programme of activity. He works closely with member firms from across the sector to ensure innovation and technology are fully harnessed and embraced by both industry and regulators. 

Prior to joining us James worked at other business organisations including TheCityUK and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in roles focused on supporting the financial & related professional services eco-system, with a particular focus on financial technology and market infrastructure. 

He holds degrees from King's College London and Oxford Brookes University, and outside of work enjoys socialising, exercising, and travelling to new locations.

Email:

[email protected]

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-challinor-105212177/

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Ella Gago-Brookes

Team Assistant, Markets, techUK

Ella joined techUK in November 2023 as a Markets Team Assistant, supporting the Justice and Emergency Services, Central Government and Financial Services Programmes.  

Before joining the team, she was working at the Magistrates' Courts in legal administration and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2022.  Ella attained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics, and a master's degree in International Relations and Security Studies, with a particular interest in studying asylum rights and gendered violence.  

In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym, watching true crime documentaries, travelling, and making her best attempts to become a better cook.  

Email:

[email protected]

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You can follow the conversation on twitter @techUK at #TechGreenFinance