Policy

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.

Adaptation Finance, Asia Pacific, News, Policy | 17 June 2025

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), and the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA) are beginning a new collaboration to mobilize greater adaptation finance for ASEAN.

Asia Pacific, Events, Policy, Webinars | 16 June 2025

In this July 8 webinar, UNEP FI authors of a recent policy brief, “Climate-related risks in financial regulation and supervision in APAC: A policy landscape analysis” share insights and bring together key regional experts.

Europe, Events, Policy, Webinars | 16 May 2025

This webinar features a presentation from the European Banking Authority (EBA) on the implementation of the Pillar 3 Data Hub on ESG disclosures.

Banking, Policy, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 28 April 2025

The new report, "Guidance on Responsible Policy Engagement," captures best practice and offers recommendations for developing and implementing effective policy engagement strategies, supporting banks in implementing Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) “Principle 4: Stakeholder Engagement.” The guidance is centred around four pillars of responsible policy engagement: consistency, accountability, transparency, and active engagement.

Banking, News, Policy, Principles for Responsible Banking | 28 April 2025

UNEP FI's new report, "Guidance on Responsible Policy Engagement," offers recommendations for developing and implementing effective policy engagement strategies, centred around four pillars of responsible policy engagement: consistency, accountability, transparency, and active engagement.