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130 banks holding USD 47 trillion in assets commit to climate action and sustainability

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Changing Course: UNEP FI and twenty institutional investors launch new guidance to implement TCFD Recommendations

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Taller sobre Bonos Verdes, Sociales y Sostenibles: Nuevos mercados, nuevas Oportunidades

25 October 2019

Asunción, Paraguay

La Mesa de Finanzas Sostenibles (MFS) del Paraguay, la Iniciativa Financiera de ONU Ambiente (UNEP FI) y la Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) del Paraguay organizan el 1er evento en el país sobre “Bonos Verdes, Sociales y Sostenibles: Nuevos mercados,

Semana del Clima – Seminario « ¿De Qué Hablamos Cuando Hablamos De Finanzas Sostenibles? »

17 October 2019

Santiago de Chile

Compartiremos un recorrido por el espectro de las Finanzas Sostenibles, comenzando por conceptos y definiciones generales, para llegar a abordar desde una mirada técnica y en mayor profundidad, algunos de los enfoques claves dentro de este ámbito, tales como Inversión Responsable, Bonos Verdes y Sociales, TCFD, Inversión de Impacto, Inversión Social, entre otros.

UNEP FI -PRI Australia Conference: Towards A Resilient And Sustainable Economy

11 December 2019

Melbourne, Australia

The UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) together with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and in collaboration with the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) are excited to present a one-day forum exploring the latest issues and trends for a resilient

ESG Real Estate Investment Japan Seminar

9 October 2019

Tokyo, Japan

UNEP Finance Initiative together with the Japanese Principles for Financial Action (PFA), a Japan nation-wide sustainable finance forum, are holding a seminar on ESG investments in real estate. Taking the opportunity of the visit to Japan by the UNEP FI's

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UNEP FI Overview July 2018 to June 2019

UNEP Finance Initiative’s Annual Overview provides a summary of our work from July 2018 to June 2019. Read about key ...

Driving Finance Today for the Climate Resilient Society of Tomorrow

UNEP FI partnered with Climate Finance Advisors to deliver this report to the Global Commission on Adaptation. It identifies the ...

Principles for Responsible Banking

The Principles for Responsible Banking provide the much-needed framework for the sustainable banking system of the future – and enable ...

ESG data in China: recommendations for primary ESG indicators

A new joint report by UNEP FI, PRI and SynTao Green Finance, launched in Shanghai on June 5, 2019, provides ...

Changing Course: A comprehensive investor guide to scenario-based methods for climate risk assessment, in response to the TCFD

Twenty institutional investors from eleven countries, convened by UNEP FI and supported by Carbon Delta, have worked throughout 2018–2019 to ...

Natural Capital Credit Risk Assessment in Agricultural Lending

The report, 'Natural Capital Credit Risk Assessment in Agricultural Lending' is a new template that enables financial institutions to conduct ...

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Changing Course: UNEP FI and twenty institutional investors launch new guidance to implement TCFD Recommendations

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Semana del Clima – Seminario « ¿De Qué Hablamos Cuando Hablamos De Finanzas Sostenibles? »

UNEP FI -PRI Australia Conference: Towards A Resilient And Sustainable Economy

ESG Real Estate Investment Japan Seminar

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Natural Capital Credit Risk Assessment in Agricultural Lending

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