Regional Activities

German-speaking

UNEP FI Activities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Signatories in the German-speaking region

The Association for Environmental Management in Banks, Savings Banks and Insurances (VfU) is a close collaboration partner in implementing activities in the German-speaking countries.

Activities in 2007

• UNEP FI / VfU Roundtable 2007
  Corporate Social Responsibility - more than environmental management
  13-14 November 2007 | Munich
• Climate Change and Financial Service Providers
  Tapping Markets of the Future - Avoiding Business Risks
  30 August 2007 | Frankfurt Main

Activities in 2006

• UNEP FI / VfU Roundtable 2006: Climate Change – Risk and Opportunity for the Financial Sector
  21-22 November 2006 | Berlin
  Two-day conference hosted by Deutsche Bank. More information on the Roundtable programme and the registration is available at www.vfu.de
• Workshop on sustainability reporting and the GRI Financial Services Sector Supplement
  1 June, 2006 | Augsburg
  More information on the workshop can be found at www.vfu.de.

Activities in 2005

• UNEP FI /VfU Roundtable
  22-23 November 2005 | Bonn
  Co-organised with VfU (Association of German Banks, Savings Banks and Insurances) and hosted by DSGV (German Savings Banks Association), the event focused on the latest research internationally and on the practical implementation of sustainability in local institutions. Highlights included UNEP FI work on materiality, best practice in sustainability management, internal and external communication of sustainability, sustainable banking services and direct environmental impacts of banking.
  See the report in German and presentations.
  

• Workshop on SRI products in retail banking
  15 June 2005

Contact

Regina Kessler
we [at] unepfi.org