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ShareAction and partners organize a discussion at the European Parliament on the means to ensure a strong role for human rights in the future of European financial regulation, in the context of the upcoming European Commission's Sustainable Action Plan. UNEP FI engages is dialogue on the role of human rights due diligence in the legal duties of investors and company directors.

Two introductory training workshops on Environmental and Social Risk Analysis will take place in-house in Banistmo on 22 & 23 March. The workshops are organized by UNEP FI and the Ecobanking Project of INCAE Business School.

  The Investor Agenda will bring together and promote the key actions that investors around the world are taking to…

Jan 2018 | San Salvador, El Salvador We are pleased to announce the joining of two new banks to the Initiative. Banco Hipotecario and Banco de Fomento Agropecuaria held events during January of this year to mark their commitment to sustainable finance.

Can we insure our way to healthier oceans and ocean communities? Imagine a world where: Municipalities proactively restore wetlands and…

The European Union High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) launched its final report in Brussels on 31 January.…

The “Chilean Sustainable Finance Working Group” organized by the Sustainability & Climate Change Agency and the Corporate Leaders Group for Climate Change (CLG), in collaboration with the British Embassy Santiago, GIZ and UNEP FI, will be holding an event about the international experience on Green Banks.

Together with AFD and IADB, UNEP FI took stock of standards, industry practice and barriers to address on sustainable finance…

UNEP FI members and stakeholders discussed the current trends and expectations relating to financial institutions’ responsibility to respect human rights…

Defying sceptics, the UNEP Finance Initiative has created positive impact on a global scale. UN Global Compact founding director and…