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

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.

Net Zero Insurance, News | 15 November 2025

Belém, Brazil, November 2025 — The United Nations-convened Forum for Insurance Transition (FIT) today unveiled a landmark global guide that…

Insurance, Net Zero Insurance, Publications | 15 November 2025

This latest report from the Forum for Insurance Transition (FIT) is the first integrated “total balance sheet” transition plan guide…

Asset Owner Alliance, Investment, Publications | 14 November 2025

Report highlights signatories’ individual commitments to responsible investing, positioning them as credible leaders in managing climate risk and developing individual strategies.

Climate Change, News, Policy | 12 November 2025

Key developments in the COP30 negotiation process indicate a possible breakthrough in the establishment of a UN-regulated carbon market. Eric Usher, Head of UNEP FI, outlines what we can expect to be agreed and highlights some of the risks and opportunities for financial institutions.

News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 11 November 2025

This article shares an overview of a new global resource, Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability, developed by partners in the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative, including UNEP FI, to help UN member states and regulators design and implement key policy tools: sustainable finance taxonomies. The seven principles were developed to help ensure that these taxonomies are usable, credible and comparable across borders.

Net Zero Insurance | 07 November 2025

As the world prepares for the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, the Forum for Insurance Transition…

Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 07 November 2025

The Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability, developed by partners in the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative, are intended to help countries and regulators design and implement key policy tools—sustainable finance taxonomies—with a set of guiding tenets to ensure that these taxonomies are usable, credible and comparable across borders.

Policy, Publications | 07 November 2025

This position paper from the Transformational Finance for Climate Group outlines how public and private actors—from development banks and climate funds to institutional investors and commercial banks—can work together to reorient and mobilize financial flows for transformational impact, scaling high-quality, just, inclusive, and long-term climate finance using a systems-level approach. UNEP FI is a member of the Group.

Climate Change, News, Policy | 07 November 2025

Ahead of COP30, members of the Transformational Finance for Climate Group* have released a new position paper, “Transformational Finance for Climate: Unlocking Systemic Effects”, to support the publication of the Baku to Belém Roadmap and inform other multilateral processes focused on Paris-aligned finance such as the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue.