Year: 2015

Carbon Asset Risk Framework

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Guiding FIs to understand, evaluate and manage GHG-related risks

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UNEP Applauds Potential of Addis Ababa Action Agenda to Speed Financing for Development

Governments agreed Thursday to a series of measures that support the redirection of international financing towards supporting sustainable development. The…

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UNEP FI leads the way on sustainability issues among Nigeria financial sector

In line with its commitment to embed sustainability across the finance sector worldwide, UNEP FI, in partnership with Nigeria’s Financial…

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Redesigning Finance for Sustainable Development

13-16 July 2015 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has called for a “loud revolution” to…

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UNEP FI leads sustainable finance support for Turkey’s finance sector

The Sustainable Finance Forum Turkey, launched in 2013 by UNEP FI in partnership with the Business Council for Sustainable Development…

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UNEP calls for “loud revolution” to complete the transition to a world green economy

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has called for a “loud revolution” to mobilise the trillions of dollars needed for…

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Bank and Investor Risk Policies on Soft Commodities: A Framework to Evaluate Deforestation and Forest Degradation Risk in the Agricultural Value Chain

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This study aims to provide greater clarity on policies that banks and investors can adopt to reduce deforestation and forest…

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UNEP FI leads the way on sustainability issues among Nigeria financial sector

1-2 July 2015 | Abuja, Nigeria UNEP Finance Initiative co-hosted a landmark event by the Nigeria’s Financial Services Regulation Coordinating…

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Climate Finance Week: PDC, co-founded by UNEP FI, creating momentum to drive down GHG emissions with decarbonization of $45billion AUM; President Hollande hails its work

‘Climate Finance Week’, a series of events held in Paris on 19-22 May in preparation for the COP21 in December,…

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UNEP FI and partners release draft report on climate-performance metrics and strategies for asset owners

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), in collaboration with World Resource Institute’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the…

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