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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 .

12 Jul 2016 | Mumbai, India14 Jul 2016 | Shanghai China19 Jul 2016 | Hong Kong, China The PRI, the…

15 July 2016 | Lima, Peru UNEP FI/Ecobanking are organizing in Peru an Introductory Environmental and Social Risk Analysis training…

UNEP FI and its partners PRI and The Generation Foundation launched the Statement as a way to address many of…

29 June 2016 | 28 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris, France You are invited to the global launch of…

Investors and financial regulators are increasingly aware of the risks associated with a changing climate. In a recent speech to…

UNEP FI has launched a new Supporting Institutions status for players within the financial system who are not financial institutions…

On 27 May 2016, the Banking Association South Africa (BASA) signed an agreement to join UNEP FI as a supporting…

The ERISC project, short for Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Credit Analysis, aims to help financial institutions to integrate environmental…

UNEP FI, together with the Mongolian Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism (MEGDT), the Mongolian Bankers Association (MBA), Partnership…