Mark Manning
Mark Manning is an independent advisor on sustainable finance. Alongside his position as a Visiting Senior Fellow and consultant at LSE’s Grantham Research Institute Centre for Economic Transition Expertise, Mark works with the IFRS Foundation, Chapter Zero, the World Bank and the Transition Plan Taskforce. His focus areas include transition planning, systems change, sustainability reporting, and sustainable investment.
Background
During a long career in financial regulation, Mark held various senior policy and research roles in central banking and securities regulation in London and Sydney – with the Bank of England, the Reserve Bank of Australia and, most recently, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In his role as Strategic Policy Advisor on Sustainable Finance at the FCA, Mark played a leading role in driving progress towards new international and domestic regulation and standards for climate-/sustainability-related reporting, transition planning, sustainable investment, and ESG data and ratings.
Research Interests
- Transition planning
- Transition finance
- Systems change
- Sustainability reporting
Policy
Policy - 2024
This report develops a set of principles-based recommendations for strategic national transition planning, designed to steer, accelerate and coordinate whole-of-government and whole-of-economy action towards a just, low-emissions, climate-resilient and nature-positive future. It is accompanied by a detailed Handbook. Read more
The Handbook provides guidance, reference material and practical, in-depth examples across five action areas of recommendations for national transition planning. The principles behind these recommendations are introduced in an accompanying policy report. Read more
News
News - 2024
How the recommendations in a recent report on national transition planning are already supporting work internationally and can be piloted further. Read more
