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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s new tool for asset manager engagement on climate-related proxy voting
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance has today released a new resource designed to help asset owners set expectations for,…
German insurance association GDV partners with Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance welcomes Germany’s insurance industry association GDV as a supporting partner – the first insurance…
Dai-ichi Life Insurance is first Asian member of Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company joins the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, to become the first member based Asia.…
Critical tools and recommendations for managing the climate transition for the banking industry
Geneva, 17 February 2021 – Transition risk poses a significant near-term threat to the economy. This is one of the…
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls on asset managers to support blended finance
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance has issued a call to asset managers to collaborate in driving the development of…
UN Secretary General calls Asset Owner Alliance the ‘gold standard for net-zero commitments
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious targets…
UN SG António Guterres: Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is “gold standard” for net-zero commitments
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious…
Ten UNEP FI members call on governments to step up on adaptation finance, make climate risk reporting commitments
Ten UNEP FI members are calling for greater action to boost adaptation finance and have made commitments on climate risk reporting. At the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, the leading financial institutions delivered a statement calling for greater action on assessment, reporting and management of the physical risks of climate change, and asking policy makers to deliver mandatory disclosure requirements on climate risk.
UNEP FI and members at the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021
Join UNEP FI and members for an in-depth discussion on climate-related physical risk and a major announcement from ten financial institutions. UNEP FI is hosting a side event at the Climate Adaptation Summit which will also see leading financial institutions announce their commitment to climate-related physical risk assessment and disclosure, while making a ‘call to action’ to the finance sector and governments around the globe to address the principal obstacles to greater disclosure.
New report sheds light on sustainable financing in Arab region and provides policy recommendations
A new report provides the first in-depth analysis of sustainable finance practices in a part of the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change: the Arab region. Issues such as water scarcity, rising sea levels, drought, land degradation and desertification will have serious repercussions for food, energy and water security in this area. Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals – in particular those that help deal with the interlinked water-energy-food challenges – will be key to build resilient, fairer economies.
