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The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released its final recommendations today. This is a historic moment to encourage and support action on nature. The groundbreaking framework enables companies to assess, disclose and manage nature-related risks and impacts which will lead to consistent and comparable reporting on nature-related risks and impacts by businesses and financial institutions, worldwide. In this article, we explain the role of UNEP FI and our members in developing this innovative tool and outline how financial institutions can get involved.

This article series explores whether the financial system has reached the tipping point on net-zero action. At this critical time, the series looks at how policymakers can embed requirements for credible net-zero ambition across the financial system.

At Africa Climate Week 2023, governments are meeting with climate experts, civil society, businesses and financial institutions to address Africa’s…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, together with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA),…

4 September 2023 – Following its response to the IFRS consultation on the ISSB’s first standards – General Requirements for…

Find out more about UNEP FI's presence at the world's largest climate-focused event - 2023 Climate Week in New York.

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance launches a public consultation on the fourth edition of its Target Setting Protocol. The updates in the draft of the fourth edition concern expansion of asset class coverage. The public is invited to submit their feedback by 29 September.

25 August 2023 – UNEP FI has updated its Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks after completing its annual review…

Our economy is highly dependent on the health of nature. The World Economic Forum reports that over half of the…

On 21 June, the UNEP Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) brought together the life & health insurance industry and…