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News
- UNEP FI and the Latin American Federation of Banks, FELABAN, are kick starting their recently agreed partnership in August by undertaking a pan-regional study on banking sustainability, with the technical support of BSD - the most important effort ever undertaken in the region.
The wide-ranging study, to be finalized in June 2012, will survey activities and trends with regards to sustainability among Latin American banks.
For more information please see the following document (in Spanish) (PDF: 2.9 MB)
- Partnership: Latin America bankers and UNEP FI enter new partnership to fast-track transition to sustainability
Latin America’s largest banking association, FELABAN, joined forces with UNEP FI in July as it unveiled a first-of-its-kind partnership that will plant the seeds for improved financial sustainability across the region.
Read the media advisory: English Spanish Portuguese
About
Through its Latin American Task Force, UNEP FI is working with financial institutions throughout Latin America to support and expand sustainable financial practice in the region. The LATF’s activities include:
- Awareness-raising and dissemination
- Capacity-building through workshops and online training courses
Find out about our Risk Training Workshops and Online Courses
- Exchange of views, ideas and best practice between members and key stakeholders
- Research & tool development
Training
The Latin American Task Force initiated its training activities in 2005, by developing a one-day Country Workshop on Environmental & Social Risk for risk managers and analysts in corporate, investment and retail banking, followed by a CEO Breakfast on the same topic. The Workshop and CEO Breakfast have since been held in a variety of countries throughout Latin America, including the Caribbean, in both Spanish and English.
Training products
UNEP FI has a range of training offerings, both online and in workshop format, covering several themes. For further information on each of these products, please consult the following links:
Members
Subsidiary Members
Observers
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Associate Members
Contact
Jessica Jacob
Task Force Coordinator
la [at] unepfi.org
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