UNEP FI is actively involved in COP30 to engage policymakers on the key issues that UNEP FI’s members are working on when it comes to decarbonizing their businesses while helping to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement. 

For general inquiries, please contact Lindsey Doyle.

Events at COP30, November 10-21 2025, Belém, Brazil

Please note that unfortunately UNEP FI is not able to provide Blue or Green Zone accreditation badging for members.  

 

10, 15 and 21 November | Global Sustainable Insurance Summit: Insuring the transition
Location: Confederação Nacional das Seguradoras’ House of Insurance (outside of UN accredited area)

The COP30 Global Sustainable Insurance Summit will take place at the Casa do Seguro (“House of Insurance”). Convened by UNEP FI in collaboration with the Brazilian Insurance Confederation, the Summit will showcase insurance industry leadership in tackling climate change, nature loss and the protection gap. The programme includes:

• 10 November – Insurability, Inclusion & Resilience Day
• 15 November – Net-Zero, Nature-Positive & Just Transition Day
• 21 November – Latin American Leadership & COP31 Day

Agenda and registration details here. 

 

10 November | The Circular Economy: A Key Enabler of Climate Action | Virtual side event
Time: 14:00–15:00 CET
Location: Online

With half of global emissions linked to material use, the circular economy is a strategic enabler of climate action. This virtual session will bring together banks, investors, and real-economy leaders to explore how responsible banking, global frameworks, and private-sector innovation can scale circular solutions and drive measurable impact across climate, nature, and social goals.

Read more and register here.

 

11 November | Circular solutions for achieving climate goals
Time: 11:00–11:50 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Arena Caixa, Green Zone, Caixa Economica Federal Area (outside of UN accredited area)

Organized by UNEP FI, the discussion will feature leaders from Caixa, First Abu Dhabi Bank, ING, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands, the Ministry of Finance Brazil and PromEC, exploring how financial institutions, policymakers, and businesses can integrate circularity into transition plans, investment criteria, and sectoral strategies.

For more details, please contact Kavita Sachwani

 

11 November | Financing a Just and Circular Future for Critical Energy Transition Minerals | Virtual side event
Time: 14:00–15:00 CET
Location: Online

At the heart of the transition to a low-carbon future lie critical energy transition minerals, essential for producing, storing, and using clean energy. Yet, under current mining models, their extraction risks causing significant social and environmental harm. This virtual session will explore how circular solutions and sustainable value-chain models can help address these risks and will examine the frameworks needed to foster equitable and responsible finance across the minerals sector.

Read more and register here.

 

11 November | Decarbonizing Buildings: A multi-stakeholder approach for financing the transition
Time: 14:00–15:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

UNEP FI and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction will bring together policymakers, financial institutions and industry leaders to explore how multi-stakeholder collaboration can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and resilient buildings sector. The session will share practical examples highlighting key success factors for scaling up finance for renovation and green buildings.

For more details, please contact Vanesa Osuna

 

12 November | Climate Change and the New Insurance Paradigm at the Allianz Insurance Forum
Time: 11:30–12:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Confederação Nacional das Seguradoras’ House of Insurance (outside of UN accredited area)

UNEP FI will join a panel discussion exploring how the insurance sector is moving beyond traditional approaches by leveraging advanced climate modeling, tailored coverage solutions, data-driven insights, and innovative incentives to support business continuity and strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure and supply chains.

For more details, please contact Butch Bacani

 

12 November | Sustainable Finance Summit
Time: 14:30–18:00 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Confederação Nacional das Seguradoras’ House of Insurance (outside of UN accredited area)

The Summit will bring together key stakeholders to discuss financing strategies for the climate transition; highlighting innovative solutions, sustainable financial instruments, and the development of new national and international partnerships. It is hosted by the three largest organizations in the Brazilian finance sector: the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, the Brazilian Insurance Confederation, and the Brazilian Federation of Banks.

In addition to banks, insurers, and investors, the initiative brings together strategic partners, including UNEP FI, The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, Principles for Responsible Investment, and IDB Invest. UNEP FI will speak on Panel 1: Brazilian Ecological Transformation Plan: Contributions from the Financial Sector.

For more details, please contact Paula Peirao

 

12 November | Finance Day at the Climate Action House
Time: 12:00–15:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Pomme D’Or, Av. Generalissimo Deodoro, 1513. Belém – PA 66035-090 (free registration required (C-suite only). Contact Lindsey Doyle to register.)

UNEP FI and Climate Action are partnering to deliver a Finance Day to bring together C-suite level leaders from business, policy and finance. The day will feature keynotes, dialogues, interviews, and panel discussions, followed by a networking lunch. Finance Day will be chaired by Remco Fischer, Head of Climate at UNEP FI, and will feature progress on net zero and developing country financing priorities, especially accelerating private finance for a Just Transition and building climate resilience.

For more details, please contact Lindsey Doyle

 

12 November | Aligning Climate Action With Human Rights Obligations
Time: 13:15–14:45 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Side Event Room 2, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

Supported by UNEP FI, this event will explore how COP30 outcomes on finance, loss and damage, adaptation, carbon markets, and just transition can align with states’ human rights obligations to cooperate and mobilize resources.

For more details, please contact Joana Pedro

 

12 November | Sustainable Finance Forum – Sustainable Investments: Financing the climate transition
Time: 16:00–17:00 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: House of Insurance (outside of UN accredited area)

UNEP FI will speak on this panel discussing mechanisms to strengthen the sustainable finance agenda in Brazil. The focus will be on joint action between the public and private sectors, as well as strategies adopted by banks, investors and insurers to finance projects aligned with the transition to a low-carbon economy.

For more details, please contact Butch Bacani

 

13 November | World Climate Foundation Investment COP
Time: 09:00–17:20 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Assembléia Paraense (free registration required. Register here.)

As the world convenes for COP30, a critical challenge remains: mobilising capital at the scale and speed necessary to drive a just, climate- and nature-positive transition. Investment COP – Belém 2025 responds to this urgency with a focused agenda on finance as a lever for implementation.

For more details, please contact Paula Pierao and Lindsey Doyle

 

13 November | PRI and UNEP FI Pre-Finance Day Roundtable
Time: 09:15–10:15 BRT
Location: Assembléia Paraense (outside of UN accredited area)

This roundtable will be held during the Investment COP—hosted by the World Climate Foundation—and will serve as an informal gathering for financial institutions. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet with senior PRI and UNEP FI representatives and hear expectations for the upcoming Finance Day on 15 November. Remco Fischer, Head of Climate at UNEP FI, will be in attendance.

Note: This meeting is open to UNEP FI members and PRI signatories only. UNEP FI members can contact Lindsey Doyle for details of how to register. 

 

14 November | Finance Day — Aligning National Adaptation and Resilience Planning with Private Sector Investments
Time: 09:15–10:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Axis 4 Thematic Room, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

UNEP FI will be joining with Atlantic Council to explore how National Adaptation Plans can spur investment in adaptation and resilience. UNEP FI will host the second of two panels bringing the private sector perspective on this issue.

For more details, please contact Paul Smith

 

14 November | Making Transition Plans Work: Policy pathways for credible net zero finance
Time: 11:30–12:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Spanish Pavilion, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

UNEP FI will speak at this session examining both the progress and persistent challenges in developing and implementing transition plans across large companies and financial institutions. The Net Zero Policy Taskforce’s new report will also be presented, which UNEP FI helped develop.

For more details, please contact Beata Bienkowska and Orestis Valenteza

 

14 November | Finance Day — Transition Plans: From planning to implementation and reporting
Time: 15:00–16:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: CASE House, BalacoolBar, Av Marechal Hermes – Praça Kennedy, 2 – Campina, Belém – PA, 66010-040 (outside of UN accredited area)

CASE is a coalition of leading Brazilian companies committed to advancing the nature and climate agenda through private sector engagement. CASE aims to showcase implemented and scalable solutions; promote cross-sector dialogue and mobilization; reaffirm Brazil’s potential in aligning economic development, sustainability, and social justice. UNEP FI will present on our work with members on transition planning.

For more details, please contact Paula Peirao

 

14 November | COP30 Dialogues: Insurance, Climate and Nature
Time: 15:40–16:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Confederação Nacional das Seguradoras’ House of Insurance (outside of UN accredited area)

UNEP FI will join a panel discussion on insurance for nature-based solutions. The focus of the panel will be to discuss climate challenges and the role of the insurance sector, with a focus on developing innovative products and practices to mobilize investment and corporate action toward climate mitigation and adaptation.

For more details, please contact Butch Bacani

 

15 November | Advancing Taxonomy Interoperability to Catalyse Private Capital Mobilization
Time: 09:00–10:00 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Action Agenda Pavilion – Axis 6 Thematic Room, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

This event, organized by the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative, SBCOP, and IDFC, will showcase results and solutions related to sustainable finance taxonomies, including the new Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability, Global Taxonomy Mapper, and Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative website. The activity is part of the COP30 Action Agenda, led by the COP30 Presidency, in partnership with the High-Level Climate Champions and the Marrakech Partnership.

To attend, register here.

 

15 November | Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean: The role and levers of financial institutions
Time: 14:30–15:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Just Transition Pavilion, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required. Live streaming will be available here.)

UNEP FI will release its Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) report at this event where the discussion will be on how financial institutions operating in LAC can embed a just transition approach into their corporate governance, strategy, and operations, while also responding to the needs, challenges, and opportunities of the region.

For more details, please contact Joana Pedro

 

17 November | The Process of Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Insurance Sector
Time: 10:00–11:00 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: House of Insurance (outside of UN accredited area)

This panel will bring together local and international experts to share insights, compare experiences, and develop practical recommendations across the Brazilian insurance ecosystem. UNEP FI will speak about our work with our insurance members on emissions reduction.

For more details, please contact Butch Bacani

 

17 November | Unlocking Finance for Climate: From the Baku to Belem Roadmap to Systems Transformation
Time: 13:15–14:45 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: COP30 Blue Zone Side Event Room 7 (accreditation: Blue Zone badge required)

UNEP FI is co-hosting this high-level dialogue convening representatives from governments, public development banks, international organizations, and the private financial sector to explore how finance can drive systems-level transformation in support of the Baku to Belém Roadmap and the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue.

For more details, please contact Beata Bienkowska

 

18 November — Investors Resilience Challenge introduction: Mobilising Private Finance for Climate Adaptation
Time: 12:30—13:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Action Room 4, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

UNEP FI as secretariat of the Adaptation & Resilience Investors Collaborative launched the Investors Resilience Challenge on 10 November calling on greater alignment and scaling of adaptation finance by Development Finance Institutions and Multilateral Development Banks. This session will present the framework and discuss investment case studies.

For more details, please contact Paul Smith

 

19 November | Promoting adaptation measures and addressing climate risks
Time: 10:30–12:00 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: IDFC Pavilion, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

UNEP FI will present the Principles for Responsible Banking Practical Guidance on Implementing Adaptation and Resilience.

For more details, please contact Paul Smith

 

19 November | Climate and Biodiversity Challenges: How can the finance sector respond?
Time: 11:30–12:30 BRT (UTC-3)
Location: Brazil Presidency Pavilion, Blue Zone (Blue Zone badge required)

This session will explore how financial institutions can integrate biodiversity considerations and ecosystem protection into their strategies and investment decisions through innovative risk assessment policies and nature-positive investment approaches. UNEP FI will speak.

For more details, please contact Butch Bacani

 

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