Events

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2 September 2025 Webinar

Pollution reduction and management in banking: Guidance for the agriculture and buildings & construction sectors

This webinar will present two new sector-specific guidance documents on pollution reduction and management in the agriculture, and in the buildings & construction sectors. These sector briefs offer tailored insights into how banks can support pollution reduction across two high-impact sectors, with recommendations on setting practice targets and actions to accelerate implementation.

29 April 2025 Webinar

Banking for a Better Future: Advancing Gender Equality for Healthy and Inclusive Economies

Hosted by UNEP FI and UN Women, this webinar will discuss the role of financial institutions in driving gender equality and financial inclusion. This session will introduce the recently launched "Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Target Setting Guidance for Banks", showcasing how banks can utilize the guidance to support efforts in closing the gender gap. The webinar will also showcase real-world examples of how banks are successfully integrating gender strategies into their operations.

16 April 2025 Webinar

Advancing climate mitigation capabilities of banks in Africa & Middle East: Insights on challenges & opportunities from banks in the region

This regionally-tailor webinar will provide the opportunity for participants to learn from the experiences of banks from Africa and the Middle East as they showcase their climate mitigation efforts including how they address climate mitigation in the face of evolving regulation, developing operational capacity, and evaluating climate change impacts of their operations and portfolios.

15 April 2025 Webinar

Navigating the climate landscape in Asia Pacific: Climate mitigation strategies for banks in the region

This regionally tailored webinar for Asia Pacific (APAC) will explore challenges and opportunities related to decarbonization and its implications for banks in the region including: current emissions breakdown, the evolving regulatory & disclosure landscape, emerging climate trends. By exploring these aspects, participants will gain insights into how banks can effectively navigate challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the climate space.

31 October 2024 Virtual

Mortgage Portfolio Standards

On October 31st, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance is hosting a virtual event on Mortgage Portfolio Standards, co-organised with Climate Strategy and IIGCC.