Connecting Avoided Emissions and Transition Finance   

Date: 21 May 2026
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Venue: SGX Centre 1, 2 Shenton Way, #02-02, Singapore 068804 

Avoided emissions help quantify the impact of low-carbon solutions by calculating the emissions reductions they generate when compared against a reference scenario where the solution is not in place. Companies are already integrating this metric into their strategy, ESG reporting and also across corporate functions like finance, R&D, and marketing. In parallel, financial institutions are integrating avoided emissions into investment and lending evaluation. Thus, the concept is beginning to function as an effective tool that strengthens the ties between corporations and financial institutions in their collective efforts to scale climate solutions.

WBCSD’s updated Guidance on Avoided Emissions v2 is one of the leading methodologies for avoided emissions (AE) assessment and disclosure globally. To develop a harmonized approach and common understanding of avoided emissions across real economy, finance, and policy, it is necessary to further expand its application, and to standardise calculation and disclosure methodologies.

This workshop will showcase how avoided emissions are being used by financial institutions to inform their capital allocation as one of the corporate evaluation criteria for transition finance and how avoided emissions can reinforce credible transition strategies and support enterprise value.