Month: November 2021

Aimed at banks, institutional investors and insurers who are at the beginning of their journey in addressing nature loss, this webinar will introduce how nature is connected to climate change and finance, as well as introducing key concepts and initiatives.

Join UNEP FI, PRI, the EU Finance@Biodiversity Community and the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge to hear about positive stories and the latest innovations for financing nature. Bringing together inspiration for the new year, we will be celebrating finance projects and mechanisms which aimed towards the protection, recovery and resilience of nature.

Emerging markets may need up to US $1 trillion a year to build a net-zero economy, yet developed nations have…

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance released the Scaling Blended Finance discussion paper investigating obstacles to investing in climate…

UNEP FI’s Climate Lead, Remco Fischer reviews the outcomes of COP26 and explains why ultimate climate success or failure depends…

On the heels of COP 26 and amidst the pandemic when society, business and the environment are at a critical juncture between recovery and crisis, the UNEP FI Leadership Council met for the first time, bringing together CEOs of banks and insurers to further mobilise the financial sector and deepen sustainability integration across the industry.  

ESG regulatory changes are coming from all corners, proxy seasons becoming more bold, and financial institutions are grappling with diversity…

This meeting convened by Good Food Finance Network, which will be held on 19 November 2021 between 13:00 and 15:00…

UNEP FI today announces the formation of a new Leadership Council, designed to further mobilise the financial sector and deepen the integration of sustainability across the industry. The Council brings together 19 CEOs and Chairpersons of banks and insurers currently represented on one of the three elected UNEP FI governance bodies. As well as providing vision and strategic direction to UNEP FI, the body is designed to help shape, mainstream and deepen sustainability integration across the industry.

UNEP FI’s TCFD programme is launching a Comprehensive Good Practice Guide to Climate Stress Testing. The report aims to provide a detailed user guide for financial institutions looking to understand the climate stress testing and develop plans for effectively executing them.