Partnership between United Nations Environment and the global financial sector to promote sustainable finance
UNEP FI, together with the Finis Terrae University and the Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (ABIF) will organize an in person workshop on “Principles of Responsible Banking: Transforming Finance, Accelerating Change”, which will take place in Spanish on 23 August at 8:30am at the 50 club in Chile.
UNEP FI, UNEP, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB invest, the eco.business Development Facility and its Sustainability Academy are organizing a series of webinars exploring how financial institutions can accelerate the transition to a circular economy. The events will be held in Spanish, with simultaneous translation into English and Portuguese from June to October 2022.
Join UNEP FI this October for its 17th Global Roundtable (GRT), a major global agenda-setting event on sustainable finance. Held under the theme of “Transforming Finance, Accelerating Chance”, this online event will bring together decision-makers, experts and thought leaders on a virtual event platform to help shape approaches to integrating sustainability across the banking, insurance and investment industries.
Climate Action is pleased to announce that the 7th annual Sustainable Investment Forum North America will be returning this year as an in-person event on the on the 22nd September during Climate Week NYC at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, New York. In collaboration with UNEP FI, the Forum is convened at a critical juncture, six weeks ahead of COP27,…
In this webinar for consultancies, service, and assurance providers, UNEP FI provides a comprehensive explanation of PRB requirements, impact analysis, and target setting expectations, and highlight key documents for the implementation.
This webcast marks the publication of a joint GARP/UNEPFI report, ‘Steering the Ship: Creating Board-Level Climate Dashboards for Banks’. Hear from the report’s authors and contributing practitioners on how a climate and sustainability dashboard can bring decision-useful information to bank boards.
UNEP FI, along with LAGreen together with the Asociación de Bancos Múltiples de la República Dominicana (ABA), the Asociación de Bancos de Ahorro y Crédito y Corporaciónes de Crédito (ABANCORD) and the Liga Dominicana de Asociaciones de Ahorros y Préstamos (LIDAAPI) will deliver a series of training sessions on “Green, Social and Sustainable Bond” in the Dominican Republic; Trainings will take place online in Spanish on 8, 14 & 21 July, 2022.
This webinar will introduce why seafood sustainability risks should matter to investors, followed by a discussion of tools available for investors to engage with sustainable seafood and concrete actions for investors to focus on in their engagement.
This virtual seminar will officially launch the Working Group on Sustainable Finance Taxonomies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and its 2022-2023 work plan. Leaders from countries and international institutions will discuss how this new framework will facilitate low-emission and climate-resilient investment in the LAC region.
Deloitte, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), The World Bank, with the collaboration of the Financial Market Commission (CMF) organized a webinar on “How to comply with NCG 461?”.
This event will bring together financial institutions, development banks, UN Agencies, and other partners to share their insights, initiatives and best practices on financing circularity and its potential for a sustainable recovery and green jobs generation.
UNEP FI, along with The Government of Suriname, SDG Joint Fund, UNDP, UNFPA, FAO, IDB and CDB will deliver a series of training sessions on Climate Change and TCFD: risks and opportunities for Suriname; Trainings will take place online in English on 24th, 31st May, 7th, 14th, 21st June 2022.
UNEP FI, along with The Government of Barbados, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, SDG Joint Fund, UNDP, UNFPA, FAO, IDB and CDB will deliver a series of training sessions on Environmental and Social Risk Analysis (ESRA)/Blue Finance; Trainings will take place online in English on 23, 30 June and 13 July 2022.
The Net Zero High-level Dialogue provides an opportunity for leaders to discuss how to prepare their banks for the transition to a decarbonized economy and explore the enablers to set robust climate targets and identify climate financing opportunities.
Explore how central banks are starting to tackle nature and biodiversity loss, recognising the need to consider this critical topic in order to maintain monetary and financial stability across the economy. Taking a global view, this webinar looks at the challenges faced by both developed and emerging economies worldwide, taking stock of the increasing speed of development in this fast-evolving space, as policymakers, regulators, central banks and financial institutions realise they can leverage their experience in climate to take rapid action on nature.
In this associate event of the Stockholm+50 meeting, UNEP Fi gathers financial institutions to discuss the implementation of their commitments to the SDGs and Climate Action under the UN-convened industry Principles and Alliances, and how they will mobilise private finance for sustainable development, and effectively support governments and international organisations.
UNEP FI, along with LAGreen and the Association of Banks of Ecuador will deliver a series of training sessions on “Green, Social and Sustainable Bond”; Trainings will take place online in Spanish on 16 & 23 June, 2022.
UNEP FI and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) will present the key learnings from their latest report “Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Exploring short-term climate related shocks for financial actors with macroeconomic models”.