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A collection of events for UNEP Finance Initiative.

21 November 2017 Santiago, Chile

3rd Latin American Conference on Responsible Investments

The 3rd Latin American Conference on Responsible Investments (IRlatam2017) will take place on November 21st from 8:30 am to 13:00 at Centro Parque, Santiago de Chile. On behalf of UNEP FI, Carolina López will present on "Positive impact financing: A new business and financing paradigm for sustainable development".

15 November 2017 Merchant Taylors Hall, London, UK

Environmental Finance’s Insurance & Climate Risk

Environmental Finance and InsuranceERM are delighted to announce their inaugural Insurance & Climate Risk conference, taking place in London on 15 November. Climate change and become one of society’s prime long-term issues and the insurance sector is now responding. Traditionally focused on weather and the short-term insurance cycle there is now the realization that on both the asset and the liability side, insurance companies are exposed.

9 November 2017 Paris, France

Societe Generale’s Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance Conference

Societe Generale organised the Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance Conference in Paris on November 9th 2017, which gathered nearly 200 Corporates & Financial Institutions to discuss the stakes of inaction on climate change and the essential role of the private sector in this shift to sustainable development.

6-17 November 2017 Bonn, Germany

UNEP FI at COP23 in Bonn, Germany

This year’s global Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (‘COP23’) will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 6 – 17 November. UNEP FI and partners are building a strong presence at COP23, via a number of events and platforms.

23 October 2017 10 on the Park – New York, USA

Environmental Finance’s Green Bonds Americas

Environmental Finance's 4th annual Green Bonds Americas conference will take place on October 23 at 10 on the Park (new venue) in New York, and we hope that you will join us. The green bond market is flying high this year, continuing its rapid march to maturity.

20 October 2017 Santiago, Chile

Introductory training workshop on climate change and biodiversity: risks and opportunities for the financial sector in Chile

Un Taller de Capacitación sobre “Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad: Riesgos y Oportunidades para el sector financiero en Chile” se llevará a cabo por la primera vez el viernes 20 de octubre en Santiago de Chile. El taller es organizado por ONU Medio Ambiente Iniciativa Financiera (UNEP FI) y la Iniciativa Finanzas para la Biodiversidad PNUD BIOFIN de Chile.

17 October 2017 Geneva, Switzerland

Regional dialogue, Europe: A Rights-Based Approach to Sustainable Finance

Since the unanimous endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), various stakeholder groups – businesses, civil society, intergovernmental platforms – have been working on clarifying the practical implications of the ‘responsibility to respect human rights’ for financial institutions. At the same time, in their journey to sustainability, financial institutions are increasingly showing willingness to contribute to the achievement of global priorities such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. How do these efforts come together in a coherent human rights-aligned sustainable finance agenda? The session provided an overview of industry efforts from the region to advance the implementation of the UNGPs and discussed how to connect - from a human rights perspective - the various sustainability-driven actions of financial institutions, to ultimately arrive at an inclusive, rights-based sustainable finance agenda.