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Baku, Azerbaijan, 14 November 2024 – At COP29 today, a landmark global coalition of financial organisations and initiatives—including the International…

UNEP FI's new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) guidance, Sector Action Guidance for Nature: Getting Started in the Agricultural, Forestry and Mining Sectors, aims to translate the recommendations from the PRB Nature Target Setting Guidance into practical, sector-specific actions. Developed in partnership with The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC), this new PRB Sector Guidance makes explicit the specific priority actions banks can support clients to take in high impact sectors such as mining, agriculture and forestry, and is aimed to empower banks in their risk mitigation efforts across six key commodities, namely bauxite, copper, cattle, wood, soy and palm oil.

Leading responsible banks are transforming the finance sector through four inter-related sustainability priorities – climate, nature, inclusive economies and human…

Eric Usher, Head of UNEP FI, the convener of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), and Shargiil Bashir, Chair of the…

Banks play a crucial role as economic intermediaries, engaging with their customers and clients to promote sustainable practices and support…

The new Principles for Responsible Banking Guidance on Client Engagement and Guidance on Effective Governance can be used as tools to promote responsible banking progress, helping banks move beyond analysis and target-setting, towards implementation of sustainability and impact targets and actions.

The Principles for Responsible Banking Academy's launches its latest course today: Applying Nature-Responsible Banking

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s outgoing chair urges governments to intensify efforts on the path to net zero.

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) releases the first reports in a new series of resources helping banks implement and benefit from the interlinkages between the circular economy and major sustainability challenges of climate change, nature loss, and pollution.

Robert Spruijt, Head of Sustainable Finance EMEA, ING talks about assessing client transition plans and data tools in our latest interview with a finance professional at a member bank.