Events

4 November 2025 Listen on your favourite podcast platform

Launching ahead of COP30, listen to the first episode from Season 2 of Financing the Future – Raising Ambition on Climate Finance – featuring Rémy Rioux, CEO of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Chair of Finance in Common. This episode will explore how the global financial system can scale high-quality, long-term climate finance using a systems-level approach, new frameworks that can raise ambition and expectations from COP30.

28-29 October 2025 Brussels, Belgium

See event photos here. Watch the recording here.  The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) hosted its Regional Roundtable…

15 October 2025 Webinar

Join UNEP FI and ISSB for a public webinar focusing on how the adoption of mandatory sustainability reporting policies interact with and complement the implementation of prudential-related sustainability reporting regulations.

1 October 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa

Comprising of a high-level dialogue and technical workshop, this event will focus on climate policy, nature finance, and advancing the technical climate capabilities of African institutions.

30 September - 2 October 2025 Geneva, Switzerland and online

This year’s edition of Building Bridges builds on proven formats that enable collaboration to drive capital towards real-world impact, sharpen the investment case for sustainability, and strengthen collaboration across sectors. Find out more...

25 September 2025 Webinar

This session will guide participants through practical approaches to identifying, assessing, and reporting physical climate risks in alignment with leading frameworks and best practices. It will explore how risk assessments can inform decision-making, strengthen portfolio resilience, and lay the foundation for effective climate adaptation strategies. 

24 September 2025 Webinar

This webinar explores how firms can leverage sustainability disclosures and climate stress-testing methodologies to identify vulnerabilities, meet evolving regulatory expectations, and build resilience in their portfolios.

21-28 September 2025 New York City

Find out how you can take part in UNEP FI events during New York Climate Week.

18 September 2025 Webinar

Join us for an insightful session exploring the current landscape of jurisdictional adoption of sustainability standards, with a particular focus on the global rollout of the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and S2 standards and its consequences for financial institutions.

2 September 2025 Webinar

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.