Policy

Events, Policy, Webinar | 24 October 2025

This session is co-hosted with the OECD Environment Directorate. It will clarify the importance of tackling water-related risks in the…

Events, Policy, Webinars | 23 October 2025

This webinar will examine transition plan requirements in sustainability reporting standards through a deep dive into ISSB's Transition Plan Guidance.

Climate Change, News, Policy | 29 September 2025

This November, governments will gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, for what we hope will be a pivotal moment for advancing the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 

Events, Policy, Webinars | 24 September 2025

Join UNEP FI and ISSB for a public webinar focusing on how the adoption of mandatory sustainability reporting policies interact with and complement the implementation of prudential-related sustainability reporting regulations.

Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 17 September 2025

UNEP FI is working with governments and other partners to support development and interoperability of sustainable finance taxonomies at the national, regional, and global levels. Read about our initiatives and projects.

Events, Policy, Webinars | 25 August 2025

Join us for an insightful session exploring the current landscape of jurisdictional adoption of sustainability standards, with a particular focus on the global rollout of the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and S2 standards and its consequences for financial institutions.

News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 21 July 2025

Sustainable finance taxonomies are key to shifting financial flows towards ‘nature-positive’ investments aligned with the transition. As transition planning and financing accelerates globally, the wider financial community should consider an important interlinkage: climate stability is interdependent on the health of our natural world. In a time of shifting sustainability sentiments, public and private decision-makers can leverage sustainable finance taxonomies that consider both climate and nature risks.

Banking, Europe, Net Zero Banking, News, Policy | 18 July 2025

In February 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), the EU’s main industrial strategy and a key part of its climate policy. As leveraging private capital will be key to the CID’s success, policymakers, banks and industry representatives recently shared their recommendations for overcoming barriers and leveraging opportunities to help the CID achieve its transformative potential at an event convened by UNEP FI, the European Banking Federation, and the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

Asia Pacific, Policy, Publications | 18 June 2025

This UNEP FI policy brief examines how jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are incorporating climate-related risks into prudential frameworks, finding trends towards integration within micro- and macroprudential regulation and climate-related disclosures.

Asia Pacific, News, Policy | 18 June 2025

A new UNEP FI policy brief examines how jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region are incorporating climate-related risks into prudential frameworks, finding trends towards integration within micro- and macroprudential regulation and climate-related disclosures.