Cleantech Group for
Financial & Professional Services
Financial and professional services have a substantial influence on the cleantech economy through strategic engagement and support of cleantech companies poised for the next phase of growth.
Cleantech Group supports these firms by identifying cleantech companies positioned for large-scale operations in the upcoming decade and pinpointing strategic partners. We help understand how innovation can support risk analysis, anticipate positive and negative technological responses to climate change, and identify potential threats and opportunities. We guide financial and professional services companies on how to deepen their involvement in the climatetech space, providing them with the insight and connections that strategically direct them toward cleantech engagement.
Case Studies
Background
Barclays, a global bank considered the 2nd largest in the UK, provides personal, corporate, and investment banking and wealth management services.
Strategic engagement & impact
Several separate groups including capital markets, investment banking, energy, and battery are using Cleantech Group to track trends in cleantech, look for investment opportunities and investment bank clients. Barclays uses Cleantech Group Insights and engages with the analyst team to better understand specific sectors and to grasp external perspectives in those areas. Regular analyst calls are used to delve into specific trends, explore new developments, and discuss recent Cleantech Group reports.
Background
Chubb, a world leader in insurance, enables climate change progress in a meaningful way around the world by taking on a wide range of risks for early-stage companies up to multinational clients.
strategic engagement & impact
With a local presence in 54 countries and territories, Chubb’s commitment to cleantech innovation is powerful. It has been a sponsor of the Global Cleantech 100 since 2011 and now underwrites risks for approximately a third of the Global Cleantech 100 companies.
Chubb regularly engages with the Cleantech Group to uncover trends and risks involved with select sectors to consider new insurance products and services. They value the webinars, quarterly reports, and newsletters to stay informed and identify new opportunities.
Chubb appreciates the Cleantech Forums for access to the start-up ecosystem they provide. Chubb looks to engage with the start-up ecosystem for both business development as well as to help create new products not yet offered by the industry. They use Forum sponsorship for exposure to the investor and start-up community and as a proponent of the cleantech ecosystem.
Background
For more than 60 years, the law firm of Wilson Sonsini has represented technology pioneers associated with virtually every milestone innovation. Today, the firm is synonymous with ushering promising, innovative companies through their business life cycle.
strategic engagement & impact
Wilson Sonsini has been a Cleantech Group member and a Forum participant since 2004 and has relied on Cleantech Group to feature trends, determine where investment dollars are flowing, and point out what industries are gaining or maintaining traction. They prioritize investments in companies with strong business development potential, recognizing that these companies may need an experienced law firm as they grow.
Wilson Sonsini has been a long-standing sponsor of the Cleantech Forum North America and local custom ecosystem events, especially in San Francisco, including, “How to Scale Fashion Innovation for Impact.” These invitation-only events continue to demonstrate Wilson Sonsini’s expertise in the chosen topics and highlight their start-up clients, further building their reputation and network of local connections.
Testimonial
Jordan Kanis, Managing Director, Climate Technology, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)
How Cleantech Group Can Benefit Financial & Professional Services
Research
Gain access to comprehensive cleantech data, including the companies and transactions shaping the market, with a Monitor Membership. This membership provides you with full access to our platform, i3.
Consulting
Prioritize and develop sustainable growth opportunities by engaging external innovation and building ecosystems. We help identify and engage external innovations to meet strategic objectives, as well as develop strategies and roadmaps to participate in cleantech innovation ecosystems at various scales.
Events
Engage with corporates, investors, start-ups, and the innovation ecosystem at large, to transform the future of sustainable innovation at Cleantech Group events.
Advocacy
We help drive change by uniting leaders from business, finance, government, and civil society with the innovation community.
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