Principles for Responsible Banking

Banking, Events, Principles for Responsible Banking, Webinars | 12 October 2026

This webinar will explore the Data Centres and AI Services Sector Brief looking at the sector’s key sustainability risks, impacts and opportunities, including energy and water use, human rights, jobs and access to AI. It also considers how banks can assess these issues across different financing structures.

Banking, Events, Principles for Responsible Banking, Risk, Webinars | 12 October 2026

This session will explore the role of the risk function in responsible banking, drawing on the newly published, "A Chief Risk Officer's Guide to the Principles for Responsible Banking". It will set out how Chief Risk Officers and their teams can implement the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) through the bank's existing risk management framework, and share the practical actions the Guide sets out across seven core risk element.

Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 22 September 2026

Over 350 banks – representing more than 85 countries and approximately half of the global banking sector by value (~99…

Banking, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications, Risk | 21 September 2026

A Chief Risk Officer’s Guide to the Principles for Responsible Banking explains how CROs and their teams can implement the PRB through the bank’s existing risk management framework. It connects each of the six Principles to the core elements of risk management, with practical actions, questions to ask, and case studies from signatory banks.

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

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

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, China, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 09 September 2026

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.

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

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

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

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.