The Principles for Responsible Banking are a unique framework for ensuring that signatory banks’ strategy and practice align with the vision society has set out for its future in the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Over 270 banks representing over 45% of banking assets worldwide have now joined this movement for change, leading the way towards a future in which the banking community makes the kind of positive contribution to people and the planet that society expects. This is a journey of unprecedented scale and scope at a time when such ambition is urgently needed.
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UNEP FI Events
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Stockholm & online
3 June 2022
The role of sustainable finance in the Decade of Action
Webinar
1 June 2022
UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2022
Virtual Event
10 October 2022
The Principles for Sustainable Insurance after 10 years
Zurich & online
19 June 2022