Events

Upcoming Events

21-23 September 2021 | Online

Chartered Banker Annual Banking Conference 2021

The overarching theme for this year’s conference will be “responsible banking and the implementation of international standards”. It will consider among other things, how well banks are embedding the UN Principles of Responsible Banking in their organisations, how responsible banking links to the Chartered Banker Institute’s Professional Code of Conduct, and what responsible banking means for the education, training and development of bankers.

21-30 September 2021 | Virtual Event

Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2021

The 6th annual Sustainable Investment Forum North America in partnership with UNEP-FI takes place in September 2021 alongside Climate Week NYC, with the mission to mobilise sustainable investment towards a 1.5 °C world. This year, the Forum is presented as a 4-part digital event series across 2 weeks as part of Climate Action’s Roadmap to COP26 campaign.

29 September - 21 October 2021 | Series of webinars

Nature-Positive Insurance Series

A leadership series convened by UNEP’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to set the global agenda for nature-positive insurance.

4-8 October 2021 | Virtual Event

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable North America 2021

The UNEP FI Regional Roundtable for North America will be held as part of the first Sustainable Finance Summit with Finance Montreal on 4-8 October 2021. Find out more and register here.

10-11 November 2021 | Virtual Event

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Europe 2021

UNEP FI is hosting its Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Europe as a virtual event on 10-11 November 2021.

Past Events

15 September 2021 | Virtual Event

WCEF2021 Accelerator Session: Financing the Circular Economy Transition

Time: 9:00 am-11:00am PT / 10:00am-12:00pm MT / 12:00pm-2:00pm ET Register now The circular economy has significant potential to help meet global sustainability goals, address local environmental priorities, support net zero and climate change objectives, and deliver economic returns. However, the financing of circular solutions faces challenges. This World Circular Economy Forum 2021 (WCEF2021) Accelerator Session will focus on…

Mesa Redonda sobre Finanças Sustentáveis para a América Latina e Caribe

View English version here A UNEP FI sediará sua Mesa Redonda sobre Finanças Sustentáveis para a América Latina e Caribe, em formato virtual, de 31 de agosto a 02 de setembro de 2021, com o suporte da BID, BID Invest, RepRisk y eco.business Fund. O evento virtual definirá o papel do setor bancário, de seguros…

Regional Roundtable sobre Finanzas Sostenibles para América Latina y el Caribe

View English version here UNEP FI acogerá su Regional Roundtable sobre Finanzas Sostenibles para América Latina y el Caribe, en formato virtual, del 31 de agosto al 2 de septiembre de 2021, con el apoyo del BID, BID Invest, RepRisk y eco.business Fund. El evento virtual definirá el papel del sector de la banca, los…

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Latin America and Caribbean: Sponsors

Sponsors and Partners Headline partner – Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (IDB) We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our Vision 2025 aims to promote sustainable and inclusive growth, with climate change as one of our strategic points.  The IDB Group has significantly helped the region’s green and sustainable capital market by supporting…

27-28 July 2021 | Virtual capacity building workshop

Fintech for Sustainable Development

The Fintech for Sustainable Development workshop aims to raise awareness among financial institutions on the strategic role that fintech could play in addressing the financing challenges of the sustainable development agenda.

21 June - 19 July 2021 | Webinar Series

Practical Briefings on the EU Taxonomy

The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance presents the Practical Briefings on the EU Taxonomy. UNEP FI is happy to co-host this series of webinars examining the role of the Taxonomy, its implications for financial institutions and the future steps.

23 June 2021 | Virtual Event

中国低碳转型与气候信息披露研讨会 Workshop on Decarbonization and Climate Disclosure in China

English description available after the Chinese description 2021年6月23日 ｜ 北京时间16:00-18:00  UNEP FI、中国金融学会绿色金融专业委员会、PRI和中国责任投资论坛（China SIF）将举办研讨会，探讨中国低碳转型和快速发展的气候相关金融风险披露。对金融行业利益相关方和全球监管方来说，这些披露越来越重要。随着对当前和未来气候风险的关注，气候相关财务信息披露工作组（TCFD）的指导已成为讨论和披露这些风险的重要框架。 本次研讨会将涵盖TCFD披露的良好做法，并探讨国际金融机构如何开展这些披露。此外，参会者还将了解有关低碳转型的净零/碳中和目标设定。利用央行绿色金融网络（NGFS）的参考情景（scenarios），参会者将探讨这些情景对中国的低碳转型之路意味着什么。 欢迎报名并参与我们的讨论。 报名链接 语言：英文/中文（提供同声传译） 议程（北京时间） 16:00  欢迎致辞              Eric Usher, UNEP FI负责人 16:10  国际银行业气候信息披露实践             主持人：David Carlin, UNEP FI TCFD项目负责人 16:50  了解净零银行              Sarah Kemmitt, UNEP FI…

30 June 2021 | Virtual Event

Launch: UNEP FI Investment Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool

The Investment Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool was developed to enable signatories to the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) to meet their requirements under Principle 2 on impact analysis, namely as a basis for meeting their subsequent requirements under Principle 3 on target-setting. It complements the Bank Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool which focuses on Consumer, Business, Corporate and Investment Banking.

17 June 2021 | Virtual Event

Launch: UNEP FI Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool

The Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool was developed to enable financial institutions to identify and assess the impacts associated with their real estate investments and portfolios. The purpose of such an analysis is for financial institutions to define strategies and set targets that will increase the positive impacts and decrease the negative impacts of their real estate investments and portfolios.

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Africa and Middle East: Sponsors

Gold Sponsor – RepRisk Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Switzerland, RepRisk is a pioneer in ESG data science that leverages the combination of AI and machine learning with human intelligence to systematically analyze public information and identify material ESG risks. RepRisk’s flagship product, the RepRisk ESG Risk Platform, is the world’s largest and most comprehensive…