Financing the Future: Banks, Clients, and the Path to Impact in the Real Economy

What’s holding back financing needed to turn climate ambition into projects that will drive the transition? Which deal structures and risk frameworks can accelerate bankable climate investments?

In 2025, major banks remained committed to sustainable finance and helping clients meet transition goals—but moving from ambition to actual deals requires more than voluntary commitments and disclosures alone. Drawing on insights from RMI’s publication, Recalibrating the Role of Banks in the Energy Transition, this session will highlight how banking leadership in the next phase of the energy transition will be defined by executing on transactions that support decarbonization. You’ll hear from bank and corporate leaders on which deals are (and are not) working today, where models break down for clean technologies, and what’s needed to scale financing that will drive transition and impact. Walk away with insights on how banks can collaborate with clients to deliver projects along with evolving tools and frameworks to accelerate financing opportunities and deal closures.

This session is sponsored by Wells Fargo. Sponsored breakouts are sponsor-created and hosted sessions, created independently by the sponsor without input from Trellis. Please note that attendee contact information will be shared with the sponsoring company.