Financed emissions from SME transactions, showing a bank and small business purchase

Why SME transactions data are key to financed emissions

Banks are navigating a tricky challenge when it comes to financed emissions reporting: how to accurately account for the carbon footprint of their corporate clients, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The current answer, for most, has been proxies. Industry averages, rough estimates and annual reports. It’s better than nothing …