Policy

Events, Policy, Webinars | 06 February 2026

Este webinar público del Programa de Apoyo a la Implementación Regulatoria cuenta con la participación de destacados expertos que brindarán información sobre cómo realizar una evaluación integral de materialidad en instituciones financieras y qué herramientas y orientación están actualmente disponibles para ayudarlas.

Climate Change, Events, Policy, Risk, Webinars | 28 January 2026

In this webinar, NGFS will provide practical insights on how financial institutions can utilize this guide to enhance their scenario analysis practices and stay abreast of upcoming regulatory requirements related to scenario analysis and stress-testing.

Asia Pacific, China, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 01 January 2026

A new UNEP FI policy brief discusses the evolution of the sustainable finance policy and regulatory landscape in China. It is intended as a short and accessible primer for financial sector stakeholders, policymakers and others with interests in China's green finance policies—highlighting the key sustainability-oriented regulation and instruments that China has deployed over the past two decades.

Asia Pacific, China, Events, Policy, Webinars | 22 December 2025

This webinar presents a new UNEP FI policy brief titled “Greening the Chinese Banking System: A policy and regulatory landscape analysis”. A presentation of findings and conclusions by lead author Shouqing Zhu is followed by a discussion of developments and trends in China and the EU and potential areas of collaboration with leading experts who have been active in greening China’s financial system and have served as technical expert reviewers for the development of the brief.

Banking, Climate Change, Impact Centre, Insurance, Investment, Nature, News, Policy, Pollution & Circular Economy, Social | 19 December 2025

Find out about the accomplishments of UNEP FI throughout 2025 in this annual review article.

News, Policy | 17 December 2025

Prudential supervisors are increasingly considering how institutions can use their strategic transition plans to inform assessments of resilience, governance and financial stability—which, in turn, can help institutions evaluate their exposures to climate-related risks, and manage the financial implications of the transition. This article highlights emerging supervisory approaches and trends for financial institutions navigating evolving prudential expectations. It includes examples of how prudential supervisors in different countries and regions are approaching transition plans, and discusses implications of transition planning for banks’ risk management and governance.

Africa & Middle East, Events, Policy, Webinars | 15 December 2025

In this Regulatory Implementation Support Programme webinar, regional policymakers will reflect on the region’s implementation of sustainable finance policies, with a focus on the Africa and Middle East regions’ alignment and implementation of ISSB IFRS S1 and S2 standards, implications for the region, and interoperability with European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards.

Europe, News, Policy | 11 December 2025

UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have released a new policy brief to help financial institutions and other stakeholders understand how Europe’s chemical sector is developing within the region’s sustainable transformation, including key policies affecting the sector. The brief, “Transforming the EU Chemical Sector”, shares practical policy levers that can support the chemical industry’s sustainable transition and strengthen its investment case.

Europe, Policy, Publications | 11 December 2025

In this new policy brief, UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) share seven potential policy levers to help strengthen the investment case for the EU chemical sector and help it attract finance for its sustainable transition.

Climate Change, News, Policy | 28 November 2025

As COP30 in Belém, Brazil drew to a close, Remco Fischer, Head of Climate for UNEP FI, and members of UNEP FI's Latin America and Caribbean-based team reflected on key outcomes from the climate negotiations, Brazil’s leadership, and private sector engagement on climate change these past two weeks—and have set out some of the implications for the global finance sector.