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The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and UN Women new resource: "Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Target-Setting Guidance for Banks," provides banks with a clear roadmap to embed gender equality into their business strategies, workplace policies, and financial services.

Four new case studies published as of the "Banking on Sustainability: From Principles to Practice – Responsible Banking Case Study Series" help banks develop a deeper understanding of how peer institutions across different regions, commercial contexts and regulatory landscapes are translating the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) into practical strategies, products and services.

At the resumed COP16 negotiations in Rome on February 27, 2025, governments adopted the first global strategy to finance biodiversity,…

Geneva, Switzerland, 18 February 2025 – To support the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s (GBF) goal of closing the biodiversity financing…

As the world moves into 2025, many leaders within the financial industry are calling for a unified, global effort to…

UNEP FI is hosting its fifth round of Regional Roundtables on Sustainable Finance in 2025 to bring together members and…

The newly published Banking on Sustainability: From Principles to Practice – Responsible Banking Case Study Series is designed to spotlight industry best practice, the series looks at how banks are translating the PRB Principles into actionable strategies and initiatives within their regional, regulatory and commercial contexts.

In today’s financial landscape, ethical practices are not just the right thing to do – it is a smart business…

Geneva, 24 January – The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (the Alliance) is a member-led initiative of 88 institutional investors…

Jose Luis Muñoz of Banorte discusses how establishing effective governance structures enabled the bank to accelerate its climate initiatives and sustainable finance products in this snapshot interview.