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UNEP FI working with 16 global insurers to better understand risk & implement TCFD recommendations
UN Environment’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) announced today a partnership with 16 of the world’s largest insurers—representing around 10% of world premium and USD 5 trillion in assets under management—to develop a new generation of risk assessment tools designed to enable the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of climate change on their business. This understanding is vital for an industry whose core business is to manage risk.
UN Environment convenes world’s insurers to assess intensifying climate change impacts in bid to protect communities and economies
13 November 2018 —UN Environment’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) announced today a partnership with 16 of the world’s largest insurers—representing…
Pioneering global framework for sustainable ocean finance launched at Our Ocean global summit
The world’s first global framework to finance a sustainable ocean economy was launched at the Our Ocean conference today. The…
Securities regulators promoting sustainable finance, new UN report
The latest report from the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative outlines an action plan for regulators wishing to support…
Climate Finance Day in Mexico
The "Climate Financing Day in Mexico", which was organized by the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC), the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and the Climate Initiative of Mexico, took place on September 18. The objective of the event was to facilitate a multi-actor dialogue to support the mobilization, allocation, access, management of resource in order to accelerate climate action and accomplish the commitment of The Paris Agreement.
UNEP FI Peer-to-Peer Exchange opens up new ways for members to interact
The first in-person exchange, including banks from all over Latin America held in Sao Paulo on 1 and 2 October…
Global insurers unite to cut financial lifeline to pirate fishing
Insurance industry tackles illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing as part of joint Oceana and United Nations initiative on sustainable marine…
Sustainable Finance Working Group established to promote sustainability in the financial sector in Panama
The main actors of the Panamanian financial sector and key actors of the governmental and non-governmental sectors met to establish the "Sustainable Finance Working Group".
UNEP FI launches Sustainable Finance Roadmap for Luxembourg
On October 4 2018, the Minister of the Environment, Carole Dieschbourg, the Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna and UNEP…
400 investors launch joint global Investor Agenda for climate action
Partner organizations launch first-of-its-kind global agenda, to demonstrate and accelerate investor-led action critical to achieving goals of the Paris Agreement
