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A collection of events for UNEP Finance Initiative.

17 July 2026 Tokyo, Japan

Insurance for Nature-Positive Leadership Forum

The Insurance for Nature-Positive Leadership Forum will bring together leaders from insurance, government and finance to explore how nature-based solutions can reduce risk, strengthen resilience and support long-term insurability. Held in the lead-up to CBD COP17, the forum will focus on practical approaches to scaling nature-based risk reduction through insurance, policy and investment.

22 July 2026 Webinar

Strengthening banks’ risk frameworks: Integrating sustainability into core risk management

In this webinar, UNEP FI’s Risk Centre will introduce its new Approach to Sustainability Risk Integration, which is launching first with a conceptual framework in July 2026, to help banks systematically integrate sustainability considerations into their existing frameworks. The webinar is designed for all risk professionals with an interest in sustainability issues.

29 July 2026 Webinar

From Risk to Resilience: Enabling the Real Economy Transition

As a follow-up to the discussions at the UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026 in June, this webinar will explore how financial institutions are enabling the real economy transition and strengthening resilience through financing, investment, and collaboration with the real economy. The session will highlight practical approaches to supporting the transition and provide participants with the opportunity to hear diverse perspectives from across the financial sector and the real economy.

1 September 2026 Webinar

Financial health and inclusion in banking: Five years of practice

This event marks the launch of UNEP FI’s Financial Health and Inclusion Commitment Impact Report, which reflects on five years of the Commitment, documenting the journeys of participating banks and their impact. Drawing on experiences across diverse markets and customer segments, the report highlights how banks have translated an emerging concept into practical action.

16-17 September 2026 Dublin, Ireland

UN Global Sustainable Insurance Summit

The UN Global Sustainable Insurance Summit in Dublin, Ireland, will bring together global leaders from insurance, regulation, government and the real economy to explore solutions to the growing insurability challenge, strengthen resilience and financial stability, and advance a resilient and sustainable transition ahead of COP31.

16 September 2026 Webinar

Asking better questions on nature for bank risk committees

This webinar will introduce the new "Asking Better Questions on Nature" guide for Bank Risk Committees, developed to help board members, Risk Committee members, and senior executives better understand, oversee, and respond to nature-related risks and opportunities.