19 December 2023Banking, Climate Change, Impact, Insurance, Investment, Nature, News, Policy, Pollution & Circular Economy, Social
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Hear from lead authors of the IPCC report on climate change mitigation
At the launch of the latest IPCC report, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that a 3.2C rise in global…
UNEP FI and Finance for Biodiversity Foundation begin collaboration on biodiversity portfolio targets
Following deliberations on finance and biodiversity at the recent global biodiversity conference in Geneva, two major organizations strengthen their cooperation…
The Global Biodiversity Framework: why aligning financial flows is key
2022 will be a crucial year for the world to come together to tackle biodiversity loss. After two years of…
Investor Climate Action Plans & net zero targets: Opportunities for progress in 2022
By Hamish Stewart, Senior Associate, Climate Change, PRI & Rahnuma Chowdhury, Investor Climate Action Lead, UNEP FI This blog highlights…
Legal Framework for Impact: The rationale for investing for sustainability impact
Investors have both a profound responsibility and a huge stake in the maintenance of a sound financial system. That stability…
Nature-positive targets: what can financial institutions learn from their work on climate change?
Nature and climate are intrinsically linked. Indeed, climate change is one of the five major drivers of the global loss…
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance renews its call to asset managers for climate-focused blended finance vehicles
Having received a positive response to its initial Call to Action to Asset Managers – released in February 2021 – the…
ESG Explainer: The Blue Economy (ESG Investor)
With the global economy heavily reliant on ocean health, a sustainable future is paramount. This article gives an overview of the scale of the problem, and highlights how Financial institutions can take action to transition sectors such as shipping and seafood transition to sustainable practices. It gives an overview of available innovations, guidance, principles for financial institutons to ensure that investment, underwriting and lending activities are aligned to a positive future for the marine environment.
TNFD releases first beta version of framework for market consultation
The Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) today released its beta framework – the first integrated approach to incorporating nature-related…
Insurers begin long countdown to net zero (Environmental Finance)
The insurance industry took its biggest step towards decarbonisation with launch of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) in July 2021. Some of the world's biggest insurers have now joined. The NZIA arguably has the potential to be more influential than its investor counterparts in encouraging change among high-emitting companies. Without insurance, companies cannot function.