07 March 2023Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD
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Why the new Global Biodiversity Framework matters to members of the Principles for Responsible Banking
Today, a historic agreement was reached at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15): the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Taking a similar approach to the Paris Climate Agreement, this framework sets a clear mandate for private financial flows to align with the 2050 Vision of “Living in harmony with Nature”, providing the finance sector with a landmark agreement for biodiversity-related financial-decision making.
Spotlight on biodiversity risk and opportunity in the mining sector
Sebastian Bekker, Senior Programme Officer in UNEP-WCMC’s Nature Economy team, looks at how the ENCORE biodiversity module, a tool created…
Spotlight on biodiversity risk in the agriculture sector
By Marianne Haahr, Nature-related Finance Lead, Global Canopy Marianne looks at how the ENCORE biodiversity module, a tool created in…
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance re-elects Günther Thallinger as Steering Group Chair
Günther Thallinger has been reelected as Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance for the next two years. He…
COP 15 – A turning point for nature and the insurance sector
We are at a unique turning point for nature. COP15 [1] is expected to deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF),…
Reinforcing sustainable finance to face global challenges: Insights from the 2022 meeting of UNEP FI’s Leadership Council
At the end of November, UNEP FI convened its Leadership Council of CEOs of banks and insurers to explore how sustainable…
150 financial institutions, managing more than $24 trillion, call on world leaders to adopt ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15
Signatories call for governments to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework which ensures the halting and reversal of nature loss…
2022: a year of milestones on the road to implementing sustainable finance
At UNEP FI, 2022 was a year in which we marked important milestones, while we continued to drive the finance…
COP27 – ‘Loss and damage’ success tempered by lack of implementation
COP27 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh was the latest opportunity for governments and non-state actors to gather and…
New hub in Latin America and the Caribbean to support central bankers, financial supervisors and regulators in dealing with financial risks from triple planetary crisis
A new hub has been established in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to convene central banks, supervisory authorities, and…