The Financing the Future: Powering Net Zero Action with Private Capital Roundtable was the second and final event of ep group’s Shift to Net Zero Phase 2 Pathfinders project. The event took place 2 June 2025 and was funded by Innovate UK and delivered in partnership with Ibex Earth and Surrey County Council.
The Roundtable brought together a diverse group of stakeholders from across the private finance sector — including legal, insurance, retail banking, and asset management — alongside senior representatives from Surrey and West Sussex County Councils, to explore practical opportunities for collaboration in access to finance for regional net zero programmes.
The aims of the Roundtable were to
- identify attractive asset classes for each investor type
- explore blended finance mechanisms
- understand investment criteria for place-based investment
- establish interest in and parameters for investment via an NZDV model
Notes from the Roundtable discussions are available below.