Publications

Demystifying Materiality: Hardwiring biodiversity and ecosystem services into finance (1.2 MB | 20 pages)

The CEO Briefing “Demystifying Materiality: Hardwiring biodiversity and ecosystem services into finance” is underpinned by the belief that biodiversity and ecosystems are crucial for understanding how natural capital can affect financial institutions, both in a positive and negative way. This publication features the findings from a survey among 48 UNEP FI and PRI members how they perceive the financial sector is exposed to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and how they embed biodiversity aspects in financial products and services. This publication clearly shows that the world is waking up to a 21st century type of banking, whereby environmental challenges - including loss of biodiversity and ecosystem degradation - go beyond reputation. The Briefing concludes with recommendations how this issue can be further hardwired into finance.

Versions: English French German Japanese Spanish Portuguese
Senior executives' commentary
Press Release Press release in Spanish

Published: 2012 | By: UNEP FI

Implementing responsible property investment strategies (1.4 MB | 16 pages)

The application of ESG issues to the design and implementation of property investment strategies is complex given the ever-changing kaleidoscope of interests and stakeholders involved at different stages of the life of a real estate asset.

This brief Toolkit outlines a set of core issues that property investors may wish to consider when implementing a responsible property investment (RPI) strategy within their organization, focusing on how such process can help tie insight on ESG performance into property asset values and how such analysis may be incorporated in strategic asset allocation, stock selection and asset management.

This is the fourth in a series of toolkits produced by the Property Working Group (PWG) coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.

Japanese version

Published: 2011 | By: UNEP FI

Disclosing Responsible Property Investing Strategies and Performance (3.0 MB | 20 pages)

Transparency is a core value of responsible investment. Disclosing how property investors address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their strategic decisions and day-to-day performance is key to implementing a responsible property investment (RPI).

This brief toolkit outlines steps for responsible property investors to disclose their ESG strategies and performance. It looks specifically at how property investors can design and implement an ESG report that discloses:

• Corporate governance and strategies on ESG-related issues
• ESG performance against year-over-year benchmarks
• Targets for future performance improvements
• Case studies that reveal how ESG issues are engaged in practice

This is the third in a series of toolkits produced by the Property Working Group (PWG) coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative. The Toolkit series are produced in conjunction with the Responsible Property Investing Center, to support the dissemination of RPI in the global real estate industry.

Japanese version

Published: 2010 | By: UNEP FI

Responsible Property Investing: Metrics for Performance Measurement (2.9 MB | 24 pages)

Responsible Property Investing covers a wide range of investment practices and styles that integrate environmental, social, and governance information into investment decision-making. Key to managing and monitoring progress on these issues are systems for measuring and benchmarking building and portfolio performance. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide interested investors and property fund and asset managers guidance on how to develop systems of metrics meant to measure RPI, how those metrics across property portfolios can be collected, and finally how information collected can be integrated into portfolio management.

This is the second in a series of toolkits to be published by the Property Working Group (PWG) coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative. The Toolkit series is being produced in conjunction with the Responsible Property Investing Center, to support and encourage the development of RPI.

Japanese version
Version française

Published: 2010 | By: UNEPFI

Owner-Tenant Engagement in Responsible Property Investing (3.1 MB | 28 pages)

Successful Responsible Property Investment strategies often depend on owner-tenant cooperation. This report presents several stories from leading property organizations that are committed to sustainability and responsible investing on innovative ways to promote better cooperation between owners and tenants.

Japanese version

Published: 2009 | By: UNEP FI

Responsible Property Investing - Committing and Engaging (254 KB | 13 pages)

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide guidance for interested investors and property fund and asset managers on how to commit to Responsible Property Investing (RPI) as an investment strategy, how to put into place governance and management structures that integrate RPI into corporate culture and practice and how to engage with other stakeholders in developing the field.

This brief toolkit is drawn from the experiences of various investors who have chosen to make RPI central to their business practice. We hope that the toolkit will help investors who are interested in RPI to develop the systems and processes to translate that interest into tangible results.

Version française
Japanese version

Published: 2009 | By: UNEP-FI and RPIC

Responsible Property Investing – What the leaders are doing (2.3 MB | 93 pages)

This report of the UNEP FI Property Working aims to help those making investment decisions on existing commercial real estate portfolios to understand how environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues impact upon the current value and prospective investment performance of the assets they own and manage. It presents 10 strategies for responsible property investment, each demonstrated by a collection of case studies that explain the financial and environmental value of responsible property investment.
Japanese version

Published: 2008 | By: UNEP FI

Building Responsible Property Portfolios (416 KB | 16 pages)

This report jointly developed by the UNEP FI Property Working Group and the Principles for Responsible Investment highlights international best practice examples of leading UNEP FI and PRI signatories on how to apply the Principles for Responsible Investment to property assets.
Japanese version
French version

Report Contributors and Further Resources (PDF: 120 KB)

Published: 2008 | By: UNEPFI and UNPRI

UNEP FI Asia Pacific Task Force Japan Group brochure- Environment and Finance - JAPANESE Version (1.3 MB | 8 pages)

The UNEP FI Asia Pacific Task Force Japan Group brochure provides a summary of the Group’s activity to end of 2006 and a briefing of the Japanese environmental policies relevant to the finance sector.

Published: 2007 | By: UNEP FI

The Principles for Responsible Investment Launch Document (Japanese) (254 KB | 14 pages)

Background on the 6 Principles, their possible actions for signatories, and an extensive FAQ.

Published: 2006 | By: UNEP FI