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One small step for finance, one giant leap for nature
Exploring nature-based climate solutions for a net zero future, and how UNEP FI is connecting across the industry to support…
New Principles for Responsible Banking Academy to mainstream sustainability training
UNEP FI, the Chartered Banker Institute, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have announced the establishment of…
UN responds to the ISSB consultation on new standards with joint statement
The standards being developed by the ISSB provide a unique opportunity. They can support global convergence of sustainability-related disclosure, create…
A typology of risks to increase investment in indigenous and community-led landscapes
By Dr Frank Hawkins, IUCN and Steering Committee Member for the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC), and Jessica…
TNFD releases second iteration beta framework including initial guidance on metrics
The TNFD expands its beta framework for nature risk management and disclosure, including the Taskforce’s approach to metrics and specific…
UNEP FI joins international coalition to develop guidance on blue bonds
Five top international organisations jointly launch global guidance for bonds to finance the sustainable blue economy—a commitment to provide the…
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance welcomes Sovereign Wealth Fund of Gabon (FGIS)– the first African SWF
27 June 2022, Geneva – In a momentous step in the alignment of country financial flows with the Paris Agreement,…
Carbon pricing policy instruments need a radical redesign and competent implementation
22 June 2022, Geneva: Ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Berlin (26-28 June), a new position paper by the…
Towards a common language: the urgent need to build a common framework of sustainable finance taxonomies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Seven organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) join forces to develop a common framework for sustainable finance taxonomies for the region. The common framework seeks to guide, increase and make transparent the alignment of investments that support the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. The main objective is to give a strong signal to the financial market on where to direct its investments.
U.N.-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Statement on the SEC Proposed Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA or Alliance), a group of 73 leading pension funds and insurance companies with…
