07 March 2023Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD
News
Sustainable Investment Forum Europe: Financing Innovation for a Low Carbon Future
Building on the success of its Forum in New York, Climate Action is bringing the Sustainable Investment Forum to Europe in March 2018 in partnership with UNEP FI. The European Forum will welcome 250+ high-level decision-makers from the finance community, European governments and think tanks to meet, network, share ideas and discuss concrete solutions to the current challenges of the European and global climate finance market.
New online database provides comprehensive information on climate risk insurance
The Climate Insurance is the first-ever online database on climate risk and a recent collaborative effort to promote risk transfer…
European Commission Consultation on Investors’ Duties and Sustainability
On 13 November 2017, the European Commission launched a public consultation on Institutional investors and asset managers’ duties regarding sustainability.…
Blog: Sustainable Insurance Thinking and Practices are Converging – Summary of Latest Actions by Insurers, Regulators, and Policymakers
As world leaders, business and civil society come together in Bonn for the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP23)—which is…
Zurich Insurance Group joins as PSI signatory and UNEP FI member
27 October, 2017 UNEP FI is very pleased to welcome leading commercial insurer Zurich Insurance Group as a signatory…
Global insurers unite to cut financial lifeline to pirate fishing
06 October 2017 Leading insurers from around the world have committed to take action on pirate fishing, an unlawful practice…
United Nations and world’s microinsurance community unite to achieve sustainable development that leaves no one behind
31 August, 2017 An unprecedented global partnership has been forged to promote inclusive and sustainable insurance markets around the world…
United Nations and world’s microinsurance community forge unprecedented global partnership for sustainable development that leaves no one behind
UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and the Microinsurance Network join forces to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development…
New Report – Sustainable Insurance: The Emerging Agenda for Supervisors and Regulators
Key sustainability factors are now recognized as potentially significant for the success, safety and soundness of the insurance sector –…
Environmental Finance’s Insurance & Climate Risk
Environmental Finance and InsuranceERM are delighted to announce their inaugural Insurance & Climate Risk conference, taking place in London on 15 November. Climate change and become one of society’s prime long-term issues and the insurance sector is now responding. Traditionally focused on weather and the short-term insurance cycle there is now the realization that on both the asset and the liability side, insurance companies are exposed.