United Nations Environment – Finance Initiative – Partnership between United Nations Environment and the global financial sector to promote sustainable finance

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FINANCE INITIATIVE

The UN-convened network of banks, insurers and investors accelerating sustainable development

Catalysing action across the financial system
to support the transition to more sustainable
and inclusive economies worldwide

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Four finance shifts needed on the road to COP17

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Cali to Yerevan Report Card finds financial flows off-track despite growing action on nature

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Nature-related regulation of banks in China and the EU: A comparative analysis of an evolving policy landscape

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From Belém to Antalya: What COP31 means for financial institutions

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Celebrating seven years of the PRB – From ambition to action

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NZAOA calls on private market asset managers to turn climate ambition into everyday practice

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Helping banks advance nature goals through circular finance

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From emerging risk to strategic advantage: why integrating sustainability into bank risk management matters

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On the road to COP17: A conversation with Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Creating a common understanding on sector impacts with the Sector Impact Matrix

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Exploring the landscape of sustainability risk integration in the banking sector

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Forum for Insurance Transition launches new implementation guide for transition planning across the balance sheet

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Turning Financial Inclusion Gains into Resilience | Asia Pacific Case Studies

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What whales can tell us about the future of ocean finance: an opportunity to shape new public–private finance mechanism

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NZECA members reaffirm efforts to decarbonize trade at annual meeting

Working with 550+ members, representing $170+ trillion, to provide guidance to advance market practice

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Mitigation Co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience Guide

Climate–Nature Nexus and What It Means for Insurers: Understanding how nature shapes climate risk

Data Centres and AI Services Sector Brief

Insurers and the Global Biodiversity Framework: Managing risk, unlocking finance, enabling the transition

From Cali to Yerevan: Is the Financial System on Track?

Supporting policy engagement for banks: cement

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Events

Yerevan, Armenia

UNEP FI at COP17

October 2026

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Recent News

Four finance shifts needed on the road to COP17

19 October 2026

The finance sector joins global call for high-integrity nature markets

27 October 2026

Launch of an adaptation-focused guide for the ASEAN Taxonomy: Advancing climate adaptation and resilience finance in Southeast Asia

27 October 2026

PSI Climate–Nature Nexus Atlas wins Nature/Biodiversity Initiative of the Year at InsuranceERM Climate Risk & Sustainability Awards 2026

22 October 2026

PSI launches Nature-Aware Underwriting Toolkit and invites member testing through the UNEP FI Risk Centre

22 October 2026

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