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20 September 2016 | New York, NY, USA
The Sustainable Investment Forum, organized by Climate Action, will unite 300 stakeholders from national and regional government, international finance, private industry and carbon management sectors for a day of high level discussion and debate during New York Climate Week. UNEPFI Members are eligible for a reduced fee.

Argentina and Chile expressed interest in knowing how to adopt and promote sustainable finance. Interest in the topic arises in…

UNEP FI/Ecobanking are organizing an Introductory Environmental and Social Risk Analysis training workshop, in collaboration with CAF – Latin American…

UNEP FI, PRI and The Generation Foundation launch the report Investor Obligations and Duties in Six Asian Markets. Based on…

The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative hosted its fifth Global Dialogue in Singapore, which brought together stock exchange…

2 September 2016 | Asuncion, Paraguay
UNEP FI/Ecobanking conducted an Introductory Environmental and Social Risk Analysis training workshop, in collaboration with the Sustainable Finance Table of Paraguay (“Mesa de Finanzas Sostenibles de Paraguay”), made up of nine banks of the system.

UNEP FI/Ecobanking conducted an Introductory Environmental and Social Risk Analysis training workshop, in collaboration with the Sustainable Finance Table of…

Facing acute environmental challenges, China has made the greening of its economy a priority and has embraced sustainable finance with…

The ESRA Online Course has been held in English, French and Spanish since its inception in 2006. UNEP FI and…

15 July 2016 | Lima, Peru In Peru, as well as in other Latin American countries, the regulatory framework on environmental issues is advancing rapidly, posing increasingly demanding challenges, which will guide and encourage the implementation of appropriate environmental and social management of the various economic stakeholders, especially financial institutions that aim at taking the lead on financial issues related to the environment. Since January 2016, a new regulatory framework requires Peruvian banks to perform social and environmental risk assessments. UNEP FI/Ecobanking conducted in Peru an Introductory Environmental and Social Risk Analysis training workshop. The event was organised in collaboration with the Finance Mechanisms for Low Carbon Development Project (FinanCC), which is implemented by GIZ Peru, and Fondo Mivivienda .