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Banking, News, Policy, Principles for Responsible Banking | 11 September 2026

UNEP FI convenes inaugural Strategic Dialogue with central banks on emerging sustainability risks

UNEP FI convened the inaugural Strategic Dialogue on emerging sustainability risks alongside the June UNEP FI Global Roundtable during London Climate Week. The session brought together senior representatives from 13 central banks and supervisory authorities, NGFS Secretariat, and members of the UNEP FI Banking Board to exchange perspectives, surface priorities and explore opportunities for future engagement.

Banking, Nature, Pollution & Circular Economy, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 10 September 2026

Circular Solutions to Achieve Nature Targets

This report provides commercial banks, particularly signatories to the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), with a practical framework for understanding how circular economy solutions can address nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities across three ecosystem categories: ocean and marine, freshwater, and terrestrial and land-based ecosystems.

Asia Pacific, Banking, Nature, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 16 July 2026

Transitioning to a Nature Positive Economy | Asia Pacific Case Studies

Supporting clients in the transition to a nature-positive economy means embedding nature into client engagement, supporting clients through advice, financial products and solutions, and capacity building. This is both an environmental and strategic imperative. In Asia Pacific, where economies are closely tied to natural systems, enabling client transition can reduce portfolio risk, strengthen resilience, and unlock new business opportunities.

Banking, Events, Pollution & Circular Economy, Principles for Responsible Banking, Webinars | 13 July 2026

Circular solutions to achieve nature targets in banking

This session will introduce a practical framework to help banks operationalize their nature commitments, structured around three ecosystem categories: ocean and marine, freshwater, and terrestrial and land-based ecosystems. Participants will gain insights into how circular economy approaches can help banks address the root causes of biodiversity loss, mitigate nature-related risks, and unlock new financing opportunities across sectors and value chains.

Banking, Events, Principles for Responsible Banking, Social, Webinars | 07 July 2026

Financial health and inclusion in banking: Five years of practice

This event marks the launch of UNEP FI’s Financial Health and Inclusion Commitment Impact Report, which reflects on five years of the Commitment, documenting the journeys of participating banks and their impact. Drawing on experiences across diverse markets and customer segments, the report highlights how banks have translated an emerging concept into practical action.

Asia Pacific, Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking, Social | 11 June 2026

Turning Financial Inclusion Gains into Resilience | Asia Pacific Case Studies

Financial health and inclusion are central to economic resilience, enabling households and small businesses to meet obligations, manage shocks, and invest - underpinning more resilient portfolios and, ultimately, more sustainable banks. This case study explores how PRB signatories in Asia Pacific are turning financial inclusion gains into resilience.

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Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications, Target Setting | 12 May 2026

Climate Target Setting for the Shipping Sector

This report provides an overview of how financial institutions are developing decarbonization targets for maritime shipping, a hard-to-abate sector that underpins global trade. Drawing on the Poseidon Principles and evolving net-zero frameworks, the report sets out key methodological choices for banks, including the use of carbon intensity metrics aligned with IMO trajectories, definitions of emissions scope, and approaches to portfolio coverage and data quality.