Month: November 2017

El Desarrollo Sostenible en el Sistema Bancario de Ecuador – Sustainable Development in the Ecuadorian Banking System

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El presente estudio realizado por la Iniciativa Financiera de ONU Medio Ambiente (UNEP FI) y CAF – Banco de Desarrollo…

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Webinar: EU consultation on investor duties regarding sustainability

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UNEP FI  and the PRI will host a webinar on the European Commission’s public consultation on investor duties (fiduciary duties)…

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CSI Kenya joins as UNEP FI Supporting Institution

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  27 November, 2017 UNEP FI is very pleased to welcome CIS Kenya, a leading credit-focused association, as a supporting…

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How Stock Exchanges can Grow Green Finance

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Meeting alongside the United Nations climate change summit (COP23), capital market leaders from around the world gathered to share ideas…

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3rd Latin American Conference on Responsible Investments

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The 3rd Latin American Conference on Responsible Investments (IRlatam2017) will take place on November 21st from 8:30 am to 13:00 at Centro Parque, Santiago de Chile. On behalf of UNEP FI, Carolina López will present on “Positive impact financing: A new business and financing paradigm for sustainable development”.

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Presentation of the Positive Impact Initiative in Chile, 21 November 2017

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On the 3rd edition of the Latin American Conference on Responsable Investment in Santiago de Chile on November 21st 2017, the Positive Impact Initiative was invited to present its innovative impact-based financing paradigm. 

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European Commission Consultation on Investors’ Duties and Sustainability

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On 13 November 2017, the European Commission launched a public consultation on Institutional investors and asset managers’ duties regarding sustainability.…

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UNEP FI is a partner of the Climate Finance Day 2017

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Climate Finance Day 2017 will take stock of climate action in the financial sector since COP21.

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Energy efficiency in buildings: how to accelerate investments?

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This high-level conference will take stock, two years after COP 21, of the significant committments by banks and investors on energy efficiency and identify ways to scale up energy efficiency investment. The event will culminate in a high-level segment with UNEP FI member CEO representation and occurs the day before the summit organised by the French President on the Paris Agreement.

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Christiana Figueres challenges UNEP FI’s banking members and wider industry to cut high-carbon investing

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Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christiana Figueres, laid down a challenge to…

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