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Blog: Argentina announces energy efficiency as priority for its G20 presidency
19th December, 2017 UNEP FI has been engaging with the new Argentinian G20 presidency via the G20 Energy Efficiency…
Governance changes: UNEP FI welcomes new committee members
Elections have been held recently for positions in the Global Steering Committee (GSC) as well as across the three industries:…
Nomura Real Estate Asset Management becomes 11th member of UNEP FI’s Japan Group
Nomura Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NOREAM) has recently joined UNEP FI, becoming the 11th member of the Japan…
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.
Climate Finance – Shifting from the Opportunistic to the Strategic
The world has moved on since the triumph at Paris in 2015, when the world united around a pledge to…
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.
Social inclusion and human rights in finance: a view from Asia Pacific
The meeting looked at how financial institutions, in addition to applying human rights due diligence in their business, tackled social issues specific to the region. It also highlighted global trends from the finance and human rights agenda to inform local financial institutions in their approaches to human rights issues, and introduced the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), developed in 2017 with strong support from investors as a tool enabling businesses to better understand and act on corporate human rights performance.
CDPQ, Sarasin and SURA join Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition: Members now oversee more than US$800 billion in decarbonization strategies
12 December, 2017 In the latest demonstration of institutional investors’ commitment to taking action on climate change, asset owner La Caisse…
Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition: 3rd annual progress report details benefits of low-carbon approach
The third annual report from the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC) examines the progress made by its members in assessing and…
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.