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Financing Energy Efficiency: The Key Role of Standardisation and Benchmarking
This webinar, organised by the European Commission in partnership with the UN Environment Finance Initiative, will discuss the role of standardisation and benchmarking in order to facilitate access to finance for energy efficiency investments.
Advanced Training Workshop on Environmental & Social Risk Analysis in Paraguay
UNEP FI/Ecobanking están organizando un Taller Avanzado de Capacitación presencial sobre Análisis de Riesgos Ambientales y Sociales, en colaboración con la Mesa de Finanzas Sostenibles (MFS) de Paraguay, conformada por ocho bancos del sistema. La sesión de capacitación tendrá lugar los días 21 y 22 de junio en Asunción.
United Nations-backed insurance industry initiative and network of local governments to create “Insurance Development Goals for Cities”
UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and ICLEI to set the global agenda on how insurers and cities could…
Fiduciary Duty Japan Roadmap Launch
The Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century Japan Roadmap is to be launched by Mr. Takejiro Sueyoshi, Special Advisor to UN Environment Finance Initiative in the Asia Pacific Region at the RI Asia conference in Tokyo.
Australia’s NAB latest financial institution to sign up to the Principles for Positive Impact Finance
UNEP FI is very pleased to welcome the 21st financial institution to join the Positive Impact Finance Initiative. NAB is…
Bogota workshop: Models for Business and Sustainable Agriculture Financing (Modelos de Negocio y de Financiamiento Agricola Sostenible)
During the last week of April, UN Environment in collaboration with Climate Focus and Forest Trends held a workshop in Bogota, Colombia on business and financing models for more sustainable commodity production.
G20 Energy Efficiency Investment Toolkit highlights US$ 221 billion investment opportunities
According to the International Energy Agency’s analysis, more than USD 221 billion is being invested annually into energy efficiency…
BLOG: G20 Energy Efficiency Investment Toolkit marks culmination of three years of UNEP FI engagement with the G20
G20 Energy Efficiency Finance Task Group Rapporteur Peter Sweatman presenting the Toolkit at the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum in Hamburg…
Third Stakeholder Meeting of the EMF-ECBC Energy Efficiency Mortgages Initiative
UNEP FI supports the Energy Efficient Mortgage Initiative launched last year by the European Mortgage Federation- European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) which will have its third stakeholder meeting and kick off of the Energy Efficient Mortgages Action Plan on June 9.
Financing Energy Efficiency in the Nordic Region
The event aims to share best practice from Denmark, Sweden and Finland on how energy efficiency can be financed through private funds and innovative financing instruments, notably in the building and industry sectors. The event is organised as part of a series of events over three years, seeking to build and support long-lasting action in EU Member States.