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Introductory Seminar on Environmental and Social Risk Analysis in Egypt
UNEP FI/Ecobanking will conduct an Introductory Environmental and Social Risk Analysis training workshop, in collaboration with the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI). This training session will take place in Cairo on the 15th of November.
Workshop On Opportunities And Challenges Of The Banking Sector For The Financing Of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation Projects In Chile
El Workshop “Financiamiento de Energía Solar Distribuida en Chile: Una gran Oportunidad para la Banca PYME Nacional” se llevará a cabo por la primera vez el 16 de noviembre en Santiago de Chile. El taller es organizado por ONU Medio Ambiente Iniciativa Financiera (UNEP FI), Fundación Chile y Fraunhofer Chile.
BBVA is 14th Leading Bank to Join UNEP FI TCFD Pilot Project
26 September 2017 We are pleased to announce that UNEP FI member, BBVA Group, is the latest to join UNEP…
How to Become a Sustainable Bank: Launch of the New Guide to Banking and Sustainability 2.0
September 2017 What does a sustainable bank look like and what role can each department play to…
Norway’s DNB is twelfth leading bank to join UNEP FI’s TCFD implementation pilot project
31 July 2017 We are pleased that UNEP FI member, DNB, has become the twelfth leading bank to join our…
UPDATED: 16 UNEP FI Member Banks Representing Many Trillions of Dollars are First in Industry to Jointly Pilot the TCFD Recommendations
31 October, 2017: Update – 16 banks now form the UNEP FI TCFD pilot project. 11 July, 2017 Eleven of…
Third Stakeholder Meeting of the EMF-ECBC Energy Efficiency Mortgages Initiative
UNEP FI supports the Energy Efficient Mortgage Initiative launched last year by the European Mortgage Federation- European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) which will have its third stakeholder meeting and kick off of the Energy Efficient Mortgages Action Plan on June 9.
UNEP FI signatory Shinhan Bank launches a new green loan program
On April 6th, Shinhan Bank launched its ‘Green Management Firm Loan Program’ with the South Korean Ministry of Environment and…
ABBANK becomes first UNEP FI member in Vietnam
An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ABBANK), the fastest growing retail bank in Vietnam, has become the first UNEP…
19 leading global banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets launch Principles for Positive Impact Finance
Paris, 30 January 2017 Today, 19 leading global banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets, launched the Principles for Positive Impact Finance at an event in Paris. The programme of the event is available here.
Read the press release in English and in French.