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Private finance for nature surges to over $102 billion
Private finance for nature has surged elevenfold in four years, from $9.4 billion to over $102 billion, according to new research shared at the 3rd World Biodiversity Forum in Davos.
How can an integrated approach to climate and nature risks help financial institutions navigate the future?
The 2024 Climate Risk Landscape Report by UNEP FI sheds light on an essential truth: our journey to a net-zero future is intrinsically linked to our efforts to restore nature.
With nature in crisis, more companies are embracing safeguards to protect the planet
For centuries, livestock farmers in Aso, Japan, have gathered each spring for one purpose: to set fire to the region’s famed grasslands.
New findings, same strong message: the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance updates its position on governmental carbon pricing
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance collates new data on the spread and coverage of carbon pricing mechanisms in this Updated Position on Governmental Carbon Pricing. The findings reiterate the Alliance's stance—appropriately designed carbon pricing instruments are necessary to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to below 1.5 ºC.
Snapshot of a working life: Robert Spruijt, Head of Sustainable Finance EMEA, ING
Robert Spruijt, Head of Sustainable Finance EMEA, ING talks about assessing client transition plans and data tools in our latest interview with a finance professional at a member bank.
Linking investment decisions to climate adaptation and resilience impact
Recognising that investors need better information about the positive impacts of investments on climate adaptation and resilience, the UNEP FI hosted Adaptation & Resilience Investors Collaborative (ARIC) has developed a practical framework for assessing adaptation and resilience impact across a broad range of investments.
New UN Multistakeholder Forum to Drive Progress on the Insurance Transition to Net Zero
25 April 2024—The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to announce the creation of the Forum for Insurance Transition…
160 financial institutions representing 15.5 USD trillion combined assets call for an ambitious international treaty to end plastic pollution
One hundred and sixty financial institutions and two industry stakeholders from around the world are calling on governments to negotiate an ambitious treaty to end plastic pollution ahead of negotiations taking place at the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-4) next week.
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s Target-Setting Protocol Fourth Edition affirms 1.5ºC ambition for 2030 portfolios ahead of real economy progress
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance releases the fourth edition of the Target-Setting Protocol, which for the first time covers the majority of major asset classes across investment portfolios and will govern the next five years up to the critical milestone of halving emissions by 2030.
New Risk Centre to help UNEP FI members address sustainability risks
UNEP FI launches its Risk Centre on April 17, 2024
