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Banking, Europe, Events, Webinars | 04 February 2022

The European Banking Federation (EBF) & the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) are hosting a virtual public event to launch the joint report on practical approaches to applying the EU Taxonomy to bank lending.

Insurance, Net Zero Insurance, News, UNEP FI in the News | 04 February 2022

The group's chief risk officer and chair of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance explains why AXA has adopted a 'three strikes and you're out' policy with companies.

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, Investment, Webinars | 27 January 2022

This event is the first in a series on Climate-aligned investing in Africa run by UNEP FI. A first step towards adaptation to future climate change is reducing vulnerability and exposure to present climate variability. Significant co-benefits, synergies and trade-offs exist between mitigation and adaptation and among different adaptation responses across sectors.

Banking, Net Zero Banking, News | 19 January 2022

In January 2022, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance achieved a critical milestone as it welcomed the 100th signatory to its net-zero commitment. The NZBA now consists of over 100 members, representing 40 countries.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Events, Investment, News | 17 January 2022

This webinar, co-hosted by UNEP FI and PRI, brought together leading actors from the U.N.-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance to…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 12 January 2022

To generate worldwide momentum that will lead to more institutional investors implementing bold climate action plans, the Investor Agenda published…

Events, Investment, Webinars | 07 January 2022

This Investor Agenda webinar in partnership with Initiative Climat Internationale (ICi), will assess how asset owner capital allocated to private markets can align with Net-Zero goals. With global assets under management in private equity now standing at around $3 trillion, this capital has an essential role to play in achieving climate goals this decade.

Events, Investment, Webinars | 07 January 2022

With trillions of dollars in AUM committed to Net Zero at COP26, this Investor Agenda webinar will provide an update on how investors can operationalise and report on progress against net zero goals across the institutional investment chain.

Events, Investment, Webinars | 07 January 2022

Hosted by the PRI, the session will begin with an overview of the report “A Legal Framework for Impact” authored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and commissioned by The Generation Foundation, PRI and UNEP FI. A presentation of key findings from the legal analysis of UK investment regulation will follow.

Investment, News | 17 December 2021

By Laxmi Aeshwarya Kumar, Project Specialist, UNEP FI, and Freya Bannochie, Policy Analyst, UK, PRI The COP26 summit in Glasgow has…