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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…
The NZBA at COP27: Achievements and Action
The 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ended on 18 November with…
What’s next for biodiversity data in the finance sector
In a guest blog, Lisa Petrovic, ENCORE Lead from Global Canopy explores the need for the ENCORE biodiversity module, a…
The UN’s collaboration with insurers in this ‘decade of action’ (Bermuda: Re + ILS)
Last June, the PSI marked its 10th anniversary. Ever since the PSI was born in 2012, our master narrative has been clear—we believe that the global insurance industry has three principal roles to play in addressing sustainability issues.
How this risk chief is getting insurers fighting climate change (Raconteur)
As a father of three, Renaud Guidée is all too aware of the threat climate change poses for the future. But as head of risk at AXA, he also sees an opportunity for the insurance industry to lead the fightback
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance outlines requests for asset managers in private markets
24 November 2022, Geneva: Recognising that decarbonisation of private assets is crucial for the fulfilment of members’ net-zero commitments, the…
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s statement on COP27 outcomes
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is encouraged by the international agreement to establish a ‘loss and damage’ fund. The fund…
