Policy

Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 07 November 2025

The Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability, developed by partners in the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative, are intended to help countries and regulators design and implement key policy tools—sustainable finance taxonomies—with a set of guiding tenets to ensure that these taxonomies are usable, credible and comparable across borders.

Policy, Publications | 07 November 2025

This position paper from the Transformational Finance for Climate Group outlines how public and private actors—from development banks and climate funds to institutional investors and commercial banks—can work together to reorient and mobilize financial flows for transformational impact, scaling high-quality, just, inclusive, and long-term climate finance using a systems-level approach. UNEP FI is a member of the Group.

Climate Change, News, Policy | 07 November 2025

Ahead of COP30, members of the Transformational Finance for Climate Group* have released a new position paper, “Transformational Finance for Climate: Unlocking Systemic Effects”, to support the publication of the Baku to Belém Roadmap and inform other multilateral processes focused on Paris-aligned finance such as the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue.

Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 06 November 2025

UNEP FI has supported the development of the “Phase 1 White Paper on Key Principles and Methodological Approaches for the development of the mitigation co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience (mARs) Guide in support of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance” for the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF). It is the first output of the recently announced partnership with ACMF and Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA) to help the ASEAN region leverage its Sustainable Finance Taxonomy to enhance its usability and functionality for adaptation-specific purposes, with the aim of mobilizing finance.

Climate Change, Events, Podcasts, Policy | 04 November 2025

Launching ahead of COP30, listen to the first episode from Season 2 of Financing the Future – Raising Ambition on Climate Finance – featuring Rémy Rioux, CEO of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Chair of Finance in Common. This episode will explore how the global financial system can scale high-quality, long-term climate finance using a systems-level approach, new frameworks that can raise ambition and expectations from COP30.

Climate Change, News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 28 October 2025

Ahead of COP30, Eric Usher, Head of UNEP FI, explains how financial institutions can take advantage of countries Nationally Determined Contributions, which are increasingly coupled with countries’ National Transition Plans, in order boost private investment in climate solutions.

Events, Policy, Webinars | 24 October 2025

The CID is the new flagship EU industrial policy initiative introduced by the European Commission on 26 February 2025. It…

Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Webinars | 24 October 2025

Regional policymakers reflect on the region's implementation of sustainable finance policies, with a focus on the LAC region's alignment and implementation of ISSB IFRS S1 and S2 standards.

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.