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Year: 2017
UNEP FI Honoured with IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution Award
Last month, UNEP FI and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) received the Investments and Pensions Europe 2017 gold award…
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Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century – Progress Report
/Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century concluded in 2015 that there are positive duties to to integrate environmental, social and…
Read more »Webinar: Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Finance – Indigenous Peoples Rights and Free, Prior and Informed Consent
/The webinar, organized jointly by Agence française de développement, the Inter-American Development Bank and UNEP Finance Initiative, will take a glimpse into the current landscape of standards and practices related to indigenous peoples’ rights and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on the free, prior and informed consent principle. It will also consider barriers to the principle implementation and solutions to address them. It will be set up as a platform of knowledge exchange between industry representatives and human rights experts working with indigenous groups and on stakeholder engagement in business.
Read more »New online database provides comprehensive information on climate risk insurance
/The Climate Insurance is the first-ever online database on climate risk and a recent collaborative effort to promote risk transfer…
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El Desarrollo Sostenible en el Sistema Bancario de Ecuador – Sustainable Development in the Ecuadorian Banking System
/El presente estudio realizado por la Iniciativa Financiera de ONU Medio Ambiente (UNEP FI) y CAF – Banco de Desarrollo…
Read more »Webinar: EU consultation on investor duties regarding sustainability
/UNEP FI and the PRI will host a webinar on the European Commission’s public consultation on investor duties (fiduciary duties)…
Read more »CSI Kenya joins as UNEP FI Supporting Institution
/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
/Meeting alongside the United Nations climate change summit (COP23), capital market leaders from around the world gathered to share ideas…
Read more »3rd Latin American Conference on Responsible Investments
/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”.
Read more »Presentation of the Positive Impact Initiative in Chile, 21 November 2017
/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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