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Banking, News | 21 May 2021

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

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

Asset owners, BT Pension Scheme and the Church of England Pensions Board, alongside the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA),…

Insurance, News | 12 May 2021

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

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, Impact Centre | 26 April 2021

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

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).

Insurance, News | 21 April 2021

21 April 2021—Seven of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers, working together with the UN Environment Programme, are currently in…

Banking, Publications, Target Setting | 21 April 2021

The Guidelines for Climate Target Setting for Banks outline key principles to underpin the setting of credible, robust, impactful and ambitious targets in line with achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, News | 21 April 2021

Geneva, Wednesday 21 April. Today, on the eve of President Biden’s Head of State Climate Summit, Mark Carney (the UK…