Principles for Responsible Banking

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

UNEP FI marks the release of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking’s third biennial progress report, “Responsible Banking: A Six Year Journey of Systemic Change.”

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

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.

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

As banks advance in implementing the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), their efforts not only benefit clients and shareholders,…

Banking, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications, Social | 09 October 2025

Promoting decent work is not only an ethical and sustainability imperative, but also a smart business strategy. This guidance helps banks integrate decent work considerations into their financial activities, following the UN Principles for Responsible Banking Journey.

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications, Target Setting | 03 October 2025

The Guidance for Climate Target Setting for Banks outlines key principles to underpin the setting of credible, robust, impactful and ambitious targets for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goals in alignment with the Paris Agreement.

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

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.

Adaptation Finance, Banking, Climate Change, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 28 July 2025

A new Principles for Responsible Banking guidance helps banking professionals incorporate climate adaptation and resilience (A&R) into their risk frameworks and business strategies whether establishing their approach to A&R or enhancing existing practices within their organization.

Adaptation Finance, Banking, Climate Change, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 25 July 2025

The Practical Guidance on Implementing Adaptation and Resilience for Banks provides a roadmap and resources to support bank action on climate adaptation and resilience, whether a bank is just beginning to address adaptation and resilience, or seeking to enhance established practices.

Banking, PRB Implementation, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 01 June 2025

The Implementation Journey expands on the foundations set out in the PRB’s 3 Key Steps, demonstrating Principle by Principle how responsible banking can be defined in practice. It showcases the diverse range of actions banks can take on their progressive and continuous journey. 

Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking, SDGs and Impact | 28 May 2025

UNEP FI begins work with peer organizations and with practitioners to iterate the Sector Mappings, integrating lessons learned from users and improving its useability and usefulness for different audiences and use cases.