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Climate Change, Investment, News | 01 June 2021
UNEP FI and PRI launch joint programme to boost leadership in responsible investing
Geneva, Tuesday 1 June. The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are…
Climate Change, Events, Insurance | 27 May 2021
Insurance supervisors and climate action
Co-hosted by the UN-convened SIF, UN PSI and the IAIS, this webinar will present the climate change risks and opportunities for the insurance sector and introduce the Application Paper on the Supervision of Climate-related Risks in the Insurance Sector.
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 27 May 2021
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance adds 5 new members managing $900 billion
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance announced the addition of five new members managing nearly one trillion US dollars of…
Banks are finally out of the blocks in the race to net-zero – Eric Usher on Financial News
The financial sector is finally picking up the pace in its response to the climate emergency. Central banks are taking steps to better assess climate-related risks, and asset managers responsible for over a third of the world’s assets, including giants like Vanguard and BlackRock, committed to set a net zero path.
Climate Change, Investment, News | 20 May 2021
New ICAP framework drives investor action on climate crisis, accelerating transition to net-zero
The founding partners of The Investor Agenda released today a new tool to enable institutional investors to step up action…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 14 May 2021
The ASCOR Project: Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks
Asset owners, BT Pension Scheme and the Church of England Pensions Board, alongside the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA),…
Association of British Insurers joins UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative, builds momentum towards COP26 in Glasgow
12 May 2021—The Association of British Insurers (ABI)—the voice of the UK’s world-leading insurance and long-term savings industry—has joined UN…
Investment, Property publications, Publications | 06 May 2021
A New Investor Consensus: The Rising Demand for Healthy Buildings
UNEP FI’s Property Working Group has partnered with the Center for Active Design and BentallGreenOak (BGO) to conduct the largest health and wellness study of global real estate investment managers.
Banking, Events, SDGs and Impact | 26 April 2021
Launch: Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks – Version 2
One year after the launch of its first version, UNEP FI is pleased to launch Version 2 of the Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks.
Climate Change, Insurance, News | 21 April 2021
World’s leading insurers and reinsurers and UN Environment Programme to establish pioneering Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
Geneva, 21 April 2021—Seven of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers, working together with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, are currently in the process of establishing a pioneering Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA). The NZIA is expected to be launched at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November (COP26).
