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Weaving the Tapestry of Bank Transformation 

Outgoing Lab Head of Intrapreneurship, Lydia Hascott, has spent the past four years developing strategies to weave together actors inside and outside banking systems to foster transformation. In a reflective blog, she looks at the different factors that stitch together system-wide climate action and what we've learnt along the way from this process. 

Read it in full here

Trustees-in-Training – Reflections from participants
Last November we welcomed our first group of Trustees-in-Training to shadow our Board.

A year on, they describe their experiences of this 12-month Board development programme, and offer some insight and advice for other organisations who might want to try something similar. 

Find the full blog here.  
Credible Climate Transition – Seeing the wood for the trees
October's Climate Safe Learning Lab convening focused on credibility in the climate transition. Our Banking and Climate Associate, Rebecca Self, explains how the group examined two questions: 'What is a credible climate transition for a bank?' and 'What are the barriers and enablers to achieving that transition?'. 

Read it here.  
Changing finance: monthly round-up 
Our CEO Jesse Griffiths compiles fresh news and thinking on changing finance for the better in his latest monthly round-up. This month’s edition majors on climate cop-outs, regulatory changes, the UK's excluded millions and more. 
 
Read it here, or sign up to receive future round-ups direct to your inbox.
 
Lab events and opportunities 
Online workshop on financial exclusion – As part of our work on financial exclusion, we’re looking for people to take part in a one-hour online workshop to share their experience of borrowing money or being unable to access affordable credit. Participants will receive a £20 voucher as a thank you for their time. More information is available here – please circulate to your networks and people who may be interested in taking part. It's happening on 24 January 2023, 11am.

We're recruiting - Board Treasurer
We are looking for a new Treasurer to join our board. Applications for the role close on 6 December 2022, find out more and apply here.
Community noticeboard
The latest opportunities, vacancies and updates from the Lab community:

Reading, news and events
  • Positive Money has released its 2022 Green Central Banking Scorecard which ranks central banks and regulators based on their environmental credentials. Find out more here
  • Make My Money Matter has a new campaign calling on UK high-street banks to stop financing fossil fuel expansion. Read more and sign here
  • Read ShareAction's new briefing about aligning the chemicals sector with a 1.5C warming limit. Find it in full here.
  • Positive Money US is holding an event exploring how we can advance the transition to renewable energy. Sign up here
Jobs and opportunities
  • Responsible Finance is on the lookout for a Member Engagement Manager. Find all of the details here. Closes 16 December.
  • Positive Money is looking for a Head of Campaigns. Find out more about the role and apply here the deadline is 15 December.
Community members can submit updates for the next community noticeboard by emailing community@financeinnovationlab.org. Find out more about our community here

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