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Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 18 November 2025

How are banks translating sustainability commitments into measurable financial and operational advantages

On 6 November 2025, UNEP FI and MSCI Institute convened at the PRI in Person event in São Paulo. Joined by leaders from Harvard, Amundi, and Itaú, the panel discussion drew on MSCI’s analysis of PRB member banks, exploring the financial implications of sustainability commitments. The session presented a deep dive into how responsible banking correlates with stronger ESG performance and lower cost of capital, with broader relevance across sectors and investment strategies. In conclusion, responsible banking practices, when embedded and rigorous, were shown to deliver not just positive societal impact but tangible business value.

Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 15 October 2025

PRB Progress Report shows sustainability can deliver financial advantage to banks

The 3rd PRB Progress Report highlights how PRB signatories are increasingly moving from commitment to action, embedding sustainability into core business strategies, governance, and client relationships to manage risk, meet stakeholder expectations, to remain competitive in an evolving economy challenged by climate change and where over 50% of global GDP is dependent on nature.

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Banking, Nature, Publications | 02 October 2025

Client Engagement on Nature: Prototype tool

Banks are increasingly talking to their clients about nature but knowing which questions to ask to understand the impact and reliance of their businesses on nature is not always clear. This prototype is an excel-based tool intended to assist banks—and specifically relationship managers—to formulate succinct, meaningful questions as part of client engagement on nature.

Banking, Nature, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 19 August 2025

Nature Impact Target Setting for Banks

Co-authored by UNEP FI and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), the new “Nature Impact Target Setting for Banks” discussion paper proposes an approach for banks to set impact targets for nature – targets that aim to achieve an improvement in the state of nature through a set reduction of pressures across a bank’s lending, investing, and underwriting activities.

Banking, Events, Pollution & Circular Economy, Webinars | 31 July 2025

Pollution reduction and management in banking: Guidance for the agriculture and buildings & construction sectors

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.