Partnership between United Nations Environment and the global financial sector to promote sustainable finance
Join UNEP FI this October for its 17th Global Roundtable (GRT), a major global agenda-setting event on sustainable finance. Held under the theme of “Transforming Finance, Accelerating Chance”, this online event will bring together decision-makers, experts and thought leaders on a virtual event platform to help shape approaches to integrating sustainability across the banking, insurance and investment industries.
This COP26 side event will bring together leading experts in the net zero and sustainable finance space to discuss what is needed to align all finance flows with Paris Agreement goals and ensure impact in the real economy.
UNEP FI is hosting its Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Latin America and Caribbean as a virtual event on 31 August–1 September 2021
UNEP FI is hosting its Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Africa and Middle East as a virtual event on 22–23 June 2021
UNEP FI will host its third round of Regional Roundtables on Sustainable Finance in 2021 virtually to provide an opportunity for members and actors in the sustainable finance community to come together locally to discuss the latest trends and innovations, and share good practice.
UNEP FI is hosting its Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Asia Pacific as a virtual event on 1–3 June 2021, with the support of DB Insurance and RepRisk.
UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) hosted its 16th Global Roundtable virtually on 13–14 October 2020, in collaboration with Responsible Investor. UNEP FI’s biennial Global Roundtable (GRT) is a major global agenda-setting event on sustainable finance.
Over the years, UNEP FI’s Global Roundtable has become the key global agenda-setting event on sustainable finance, bringing together hundreds of leaders from all parts of the financial system as well as from civil society, academia, government and the United Nations.
25-27 October, 2016 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Over the years the GRT has become the key global agenda-setting event on sustainable finance, bringing together hundreds of leaders from all parts of the financial system as well as from civil society, academia, government and the United Nations. The 14th edition of the GRT built on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement which were successfully agreed to by countries around the world in 2015. Read the news from the event.
19-20 October, 2011 | Washington, DC USA
,,,, 22-23 October 2009 | Cape Town, South Africa Session presentations are available on some of the session webpages. Audio for each Plenary session is also available. You may obtain a copy of the audio of the other sessions by contacting the Secretariat. (View sessions through links on the Programme page.) The first…
,, 24-25 October 2007 | Melbourne Park – Melbourne, Australia The Melbourne gathering provided a great opportunity for bankers, insurers, asset managers and institutional investors from around the globe to discuss the latest ideas and challenges in the complex arena where finance, insurance, investment and capital markets meet with the sustainability agenda. UNEP FI’s vibrant…
,,,,,25-26 October 2005 | UN Headquarters — New York, USA The UN Headquarters is located at 1st Avenue at 46th Street, New York. [map] Updates Media coverage Sustainability: A Necessarily Collaborative Effort (December 2005 | GreenBiz.com) Snowballing The Sustainability Agenda (11 November 2005 | Sustainable Development International) Fiduciary Duty Redefined to Allow (and Sometimes Require)…
Sustaining Value: A Meeting on Finance and Sustainability 20-21 October, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan Coverage by IISD Linkages ‘Sustainable Developments’*The views expressed are not necessarily those of UNEP or UNEP FI, or of its signatories. Updates: 4 November 2003 | Final speakers and participants list released (PDF: 637 KB). 27 October 2003 | Roundtable presentations…
Financing a Sustainable Future – Strategies, Partnerships, and Opportunities 14-15 March, 2002 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ten years after the Earth Summit…on the road to the WSSD in Johannesburg, UNEP FI returned to Rio de Janeiro for its 2002 Global Roundtable. The Roundtable attracted over 300 participants from all continents and provided them with…