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Europe, News, Policy | 02 March 2026

From roadmap to bankable projects: Turning the EU Sustainable Transport Investment Plan into action

In November 2025, the European Commission announced the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), a roadmap under the EU Clean Industrial Deal to mobilize funding for the decarbonization of the aviation and waterborne transport sectors. Policymakers and representatives of the banking, shipping and aviation industries recently discussed the necessity of long-term policy certainty and measures that would be conducive to the transition in the aviation and maritime sectors and their financing. This article highlights takeaways from their discussions.

Events, Policy, Webinars | 06 February 2026

Evaluaciones de Materialidad en Instituciones Financieras de América Latina y el Caribe: Herramientas y orientación del UNEP FI para instituciones financiera

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.

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

Greening the Chinese banking system: A policy and regulatory landscape analysis

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.

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

Greening the Chinese Banking System: A policy and regulatory landscape analysis

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.

News, Policy | 17 December 2025

From sustainability to stability: Transition plans enter the prudential agenda

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.

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

Regional Implementation of Sustainability Reporting Standards in Africa and the Middle East

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.