Publications

2024 was a pivotal year for sustainable finance. As climate risks escalated and biodiversity loss accelerated, the UNEP Finance Initiative…

In this review summarizing the achievements of UNEP FI and its network of members during the years 2022 and 2023, find out how UNEP FI continued to help banks and insurers implement the industry frameworks, the Principles for Responsible Banking and the Principles for Sustainable Insurance, as well as the progress of the groundbreaking UN-convened net-zero alliances.

Building on the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI)’s long-standing work on nature-related issues over the past decade, the PSI Working…

The unprecedented global transition to a resilient net-zero economy requires insurance companies to adapt their business models and strategies to…

The insurance sector plays a fundamental role in managing and mitigating climate risks, offering protection against financial losses and enabling…

This report outlines the social and economic impacts of the low-carbon transition and supports banks and insurance companies in taking part in the achievement of a just transition.

Authored by UNEP FI’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and Nature Team, this briefing paper articulates the role that insurers can play in supporting the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and ultimately support the transition to a nature-positive global economy.

The global health crisis has highlighted the importance of population access to healthcare and the need for individuals to take…

Developed by the Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative’s Canadian Insurance Industry Task Force Social Thematic Working Group, this paper is…

The NZIA Target-Setting Protocol serves as a voluntary best practice guide to aid in the accurate measurement, standardisation, and comparability…