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Fiduciary Duty and ESG Integration: Some Reflections from the UK
On 19 March 2015, PRI and UNEP FI convened an investor roundtable to examine how prevailing definitions and interpretations of…
Top Insurers Call for Urgent Action to Reduce Risk from Natural Disasters, Highlight US $190 Billion Annual Losses and Threat to Lives and Livelihoods
Sendai, Japan, 14 March 2015 – Top insurers from around the world have called on governments, Saturday, to step up…
UNEP FI holds a sustainable finance seminar with the Korean National Assembly
19 March 2015 | Seoul, Korea From left to right: Young-ho Kim (director of Korea Sustainability Investing Forum), Eunjoo Lee…
Top Insurers Call for Urgent Action to Reduce Risk from Natural Disasters, Highlight US $190 Billion Annual Losses and Threat to Lives and Livelihoods
Sendai, Japan, 14 March 2015 – Top insurers from around the world have called on governments, Saturday, to step up…
US$6 trillion Asset Owners meet to address climate change, Columbia University, New York, 9th March
Asset owners representing USD $5.8 trillion of assets-under-management attended a high-level workshop co-organized by UNEP FI on “Mobilizing Financial Markets…
Launch of Energy Efficiency – the first fuel for the EU Economy – Final Report covering Buildings, Industry and SMEs
The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (“EEFIG”) was established as a specialist expert working group by the European Commission and…
UNEP FI, in partnership with the PRI, the UN Global Compact and the UNEP Inquiry launches a project to scale up ESG integration as part on investors’ fiduciary duties
Fiduciary duties exist to ensure that those who manage other people’s money act in the interests of beneficiaries. Ten years…
Vacancy for Head of Unit for UNEP FI – applications open
UNEP FI is looking for a dynamic Head to lead its work in engaging financial institutions to embed sustainable development…
UNEP FI supports EC efforts for stronger long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance practices
UNEP addresses a letter of support to the European Commission’s proposed revision of the Shareholder Rights Initiative, to encourage long-term…
At COP 20 in Lima UNEP FI starts demystifying private finance vis-a-vis the international climate process
There is now – probably more than ever before – a shared understanding in the international climate process that tackling…