Banking

Asia Pacific, Banking, Insurance, Investment, News | 20 January 2017

ANT Financial Services and UN Environment launch Green Digital Finance Alliance

On Thursday 19 January 2017, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, UNEP FI member ANT Financial Services and UN…

Asia Pacific, Banking, Insurance, Investment, News | 13 January 2017

Chinese online payment provider Ant Financial joins UNEP FI

Chinese online payment provider Ant Financial joins UNEP FI Ant Financial Services Group has become the first Fintech company to…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, News | 05 January 2017

The Association of Banks in Jordan joins UNEP Finance Initiative as Supporting Institution

On 16 October 2016, the Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ) joined UNEP FI as a Supporting Institution, becoming the…

Banking, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 14 December 2016

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures: Draft Recommendations Report out 14th December

  The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) released its draft Recommendations Report in December 2016. The initiative –…

Banking, Events, News, SDGs and Impact | 07 December 2016

Launch of the Principles for Positive Impact Finance

The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were launched 19 leading banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets in Paris on January 30th 2017. The programme of the event is available here.

Read the press release in English and in French.

Banking, Publications | 24 October 2016

Guide to Banking and Sustainability – Edition 2

The Guide to Banking and Sustainability (“Guide”) is a high-level, functional overview of what a sustainable bank looks like from…

Banking, Climate Change, Projects | 05 October 2016

TCFD Pilot Projects

Join nearly 50 banks and investors exploring ways to add depth, granularity, and nuance to their climate risk assessments, consolidate best practices in climate risk management, and standardize climate disclosures across the industry.

Africa & Middle East, Banking, News | 28 May 2016

BASA signs agreement to join UNEP FI as Supporting Institution

On 27 May 2016, the Banking Association South Africa (BASA) signed an agreement to join UNEP FI as a supporting…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, News | 14 May 2016

Union of Arab Banks (UAB) first institution in the Arab region to join UNEP Finance Initiative as Supporting Institution

On 12 May 2016, the Union of Arab Banks became the second institution globally and first regionally to join UNEP…

Banking, News, TCFD | 10 February 2016

UNEP FI makes series of key recommendations to FSB’s Climate Disclosures Task Force

UNEP FI has presented a series of key recommendations to the International Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, recently established…