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Banking, Climate Change, Latin America & Caribbean, Regions

First region-wide study on how Latin America & Caribbean banks are incorporating climate change into their risk management

Climate Change, Investment

The David Rockefeller Fund joins the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Banking

Signatories to Principles for Responsible Banking agree robust accountability mechanisms involving civil society

Europe, Investment

BLOG: UNEP FI urges the EU to embed sustainability impact into its Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy

EVENTS AND WEBINARS

Lanzamiento de la Iniciativa de Finanzas Sostenibles en Ecuador

11 August 2020

Instituciones públicas y privadas en Ecuador se alían para impulsar las finanzas sostenibles en Ecuador. Participa del lanzamiento virtual este martes 11 de agosto a las 10:00 por Facebook Live del Banco Central del Ecuador.

Webinar in-house sobre Finanzas Verdes

13 August 2020

UNEP FI along with ICORED and FIG will organize a webinar on Green Finance on 12th August. Webinar will be conducted in Spanish.

Webinar Sobre “Desarrollo sostenible en el sistema bancario: Autorregulación vs. regulación”

12 August 2020

UNEP FI and Universidad Finis Terrae will organize an webinar on “Sustainable development in the banking system: Atorregulation vs. regulation” on 12th August. Training will be conducted in Spanish.

Webinar: Biodiversity: What are the Pathways for Priority Sectors?

1 September 2020

During this webinar, the PRI will reveal findings from a report on Investor Action on Biodiversity, and the World Economic Forum will provide insight into research on The Future of Nature and Business. Hear from experts on drivers for impact;

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HEADLINE NEWS

First region-wide study on how Latin America & Caribbean banks are incorporating climate change into their risk management

The David Rockefeller Fund joins the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Signatories to Principles for Responsible Banking agree robust accountability mechanisms involving civil society

BLOG: UNEP FI urges the EU to embed sustainability impact into its Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy

EVENTS AND WEBINARS

Lanzamiento de la Iniciativa de Finanzas Sostenibles en Ecuador

Webinar in-house sobre Finanzas Verdes

Webinar Sobre “Desarrollo sostenible en el sistema bancario: Autorregulación vs. regulación”

Webinar: Biodiversity: What are the Pathways for Priority Sectors?

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PUBLICATIONS

Report on “How Banks incorporate Climate Change in their Risk Management – 1st Survey in Latin America & The Caribbean”

Beyond ‘Business as Usual’: Biodiversity Targets and Finance

Managing environmental, social and governance risks in non-life insurance business

Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century programme: Final Activity Report 2015-2019

UNEP FI Corporate Impact Analysis Tool

UNEP FI Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks

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