What is it?
Meta-framework issued or operated by Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.
Regulatory recognitionReferenced by supervisors and regulators; voluntary — several US institutions exited from 2022–25
Standards & schemes · Meta-framework
GFANZ & net-zero alliances (NZBA, NZAM, NZIA, NZAOA)
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 24 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- Financial institutions
- Scope
- Company (financial institution)
What does it require?
Umbrella for sectoral net-zero finance alliances, restructured in January 2025 to drop membership criteria and focus on capital mobilisation and transition-finance guidance; the alliance landscape has since consolidated — NZIA disbanded 2024, NZBA folded October 2025, NZAM resumed 2026 without explicit 2050-commitment language, NZFSPA disbanded January 2026.
What it does not demonstrateThe framework provides principles or alignment guidance; it does not by itself certify performance or establish legal compliance.
How is conformity assessed?
Self-commitment with alliance-level accountability and target reporting; aligned with TPT/ISSB disclosure
Grievance mechanism—
Who makes the decision?
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
Assurance arrangementSelf-commitment with alliance-level accountability and target reporting; aligned with TPT/ISSB disclosure
Chain of custody
Not specified in this profile
ISEAL membership—
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
1.5°C-aligned” / “Paris-alignedProvides evidence for · Alignment with the framework is relevant evidence; frameworks define process, not outcomes — claim wording must not imply certification.see standards.last_verifiedNet-zero portfolio by 2050Provides evidence for · Alignment with the framework is relevant evidence; frameworks define process, not outcomes — claim wording must not imply certification.see standards.last_verified
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
No reviewed dictionary cross-link is published.
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 24 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.