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UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2018: Launch of Rethinking Impact to Finance the SDGs
We were delighted to launch Rethinking Impact to Finance the SDGs: a position paper and call to action during a plenary session on the occasion of UNEP FI’s Global Roundtable in Paris, November 26th, 2018. Click here for a video of the session or scroll down for a summary.
Visionary solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals’ funding gap from UNEP FI’s Positive Impact Initiative
Paris, 26 November 2018 – How to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? UNEP FI’s Positive Impact Initiative proposes a new…
Creative approaches needed to align private investments with SDG country plans and delivering on 2030 agenda
New York, 18 July 2018 – The event “SDG Country Plans: A Roadmap to Private Investment”, organized by the United…
Europe moves to put its sustainable finance strategy into law
On May 24th the European Commission released its first legislative package under its Action Plan for Sustainable Finance, including proposals…
Blog: Creating an impactful taxonomy
Sustainable finance is experiencing continued rapid growth. The European Commission’s recent proposal of a taxonomy as a common language for…
Positive Impact Finance Initiative featured in UNA-UK publication, SDGs: Delivering Change
UNEP FI Head, Eric Usher writes about how the Positive Impact Finance Initiative is working with financial institutions to close the…
Positive Impact Initiative in the news: Review 2017
As 2017 is coming to a close, we are providing an overview of the many interesting articles and publications which have been published by the press on the Launch of the Positive Impact Principles and its further developments.
UNEP FI, UN Global Compact and PRI form UN Alliance for SDG Finance
UNEP FI, UN Global Compact and PRI are pleased to anounce the formation of the UN Alliance to maximize their impact on SDG Finance.
Webinar: Finance mechanisms to achieve the SDGs
Watch the recording of a webinar held on 6 December which addressed the issues of assessing needs, set processes developing innovative financial mechanisms and adapting existing instruments for funding the SDGs. It gathered several influential representatives from the finance community and the corporate sector to discuss the challenges of the financing the SDGs. The webinar was organised by Climate Action and Sustainable Investment Forum Europe and featured UNEP FI's Careen Abb from the Positive Impact Initiative.
Presentation of the Positive Impact Initiative in Chile, 21 November 2017
On the 3rd edition of the Latin American Conference on Responsable Investment in Santiago de Chile on November 21st 2017, the Positive Impact Initiative was invited to present its innovative impact-based financing paradigm.