Year: 2015

UNEP FI supports Bank al Maghrib CEO convening to launch sustainable finance strategy in Morocco

19 May 2015 | Rabat, Morocco One year after Bank al Maghrib (Moroccan Central Bank) held its first convening on…

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G7 Countries, Top Insurers Team Up for Climate Change Resilience

German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, has unveiled the new G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance,…

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UNEP FI’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance launches call for insurance industry commitments to disaster resilience and sustainable development

The UNEP FI-created Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), the largest collaborative initiative between the UN and the insurance industry, has…

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California department of insurance joins UNEP FI’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance

UNEP FI is delighted to announce that the California Department of Insurance, led by Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, has recently…

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UNEP FI to support opportunities for green growth in Africa at 3GF Africa conference

13 -14 May 2015 | Nairobi, Kenya The Global Green Growth Forum (3GF), UNEP and the Government of Kenya are…

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UNEP FI co-led Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative to hold ground-breaking South-East Asia Regional Dialogue in Bangkok, Thailand, 18th May

The UNEP FI co-led Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSE) will hold its first SSE Regional Dialogue in South East Asia…

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Sustainable Finance Forum Turkey 2015

5 May 2015 | Istanbul, Turkey The Sustainable Finance Forum Turkey, launched in 2013 by UNEP FI in partnership with…

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UNEP FI project takes further step on making sustainability full part of investors duties in Japan

UNEP FI and PRI’s landmark project on Fiduciary Duty – an investigation into why environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues…

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UNEP FI Initiative represented at New York Stock Exchange bell-ringing event

The Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC), an initiative created in part by UNEP FI, was today represented at a meeting at…

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Establishing China’s Green Financial System – Report of the Green Finance Task Force

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has launched a ground-breaking report that sets out in specific and practical…

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