Events

13 September 2018 Webinar

Currently, there are nearly 1,100 natural, cultural, and mixed (i.e. natural and cultural) World Heritage Sites across the globe. Natural World Heritage Sites, in particular, provide economic, social and environmental benefits. They provide vital resources such as food, fuel and water; perform environmental services such as stabilising soils, preventing floods, and capturing carbon; and contribute significantly to economies through jobs, tourism, recreation, and exports. Find out what action the insurance industry is taking to protect these valuable sites.

12-13 September 2018 Munich, Germany

Discuss sustainable organisation, sustainable business, and sustainable communications in light of the European Action Plan on Sustainable Finance on 12-13 September, 2018 in Munich, Germany at one of the biggest gatherings in the German-speaking sustainable finance field.

3-4 September 2018 Webinar

A conversation about “Rethinking Impact to Finance the SDGs”, a Position Paper and Call to Action prepared by UNEP FI’s…

14 August 2018 Webinar

This Webinar will discuss the results of a collaboration between sixteen of the world’s leading banks with UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and climate risk and adaptation advisory firm Acclimatise. The banks set out to develop and test a widely applicable scenario-based approach for estimating the impact of climate change on their corporate lending portfolios as recommended by the Recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Hear directly from the banks, climate consultants and UNEP FI secretariat involved in this project.

23-24 July 2018 Sydney, Australia

An agenda-setting event with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) took place in Sydney on 23-24 July…

10 July 2018 Webinar

The UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and collaborators (RICS, PRI, Global Investor Coalition) is developing an impact-based investment framework for…

25-26 June 2018 San Jose, Costa Rica

UNEP FI and INCAE Business School / Ecobanking Project will be delivering two in-house training workshops on Sustainable Finance at Caja de Ande in San Jose (Costa Rica) on 25 and 26 June 2018. These workshops will include topics such as Environmental & Social Risk Analysis (ESRA), Green Products and Services Financing and Corporate Ecoefficiency.

25-27 June 2018 Ivory Coast

UNEP FI and Ecobanking Project/INCAE Business School are partnering with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (AGF) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) to deliver a Training Workshop on Environmental and Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) with a focus on SME designed for financial institutions in Ivory Coast.

5-6 June 2018 London

Responsible Investor invites you to attend RI Europe 2018, Europe’s leading sustainable business and finance conference. Join 650+ attendees expected to attend over the 2 days, to hear real sustainable finance questions addressed and answered. UNEP FI members are eligible for a 20% discount on the registration fee.

31 May 2018 Athens, Greece

This event, organised by the European Commission in partnership with UNEP FI and the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy aims to share best practices from Greece and Cyprus as well as further countries on how energy efficiency investments can be financed, including through private sources of capital.