Publications

Co-authored by UNEP FI and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), the new “Nature Impact Target Setting for Banks” discussion paper proposes an approach for banks to set impact targets for nature – targets that aim to achieve an improvement in the state of nature through a set reduction of pressures across a bank’s lending, investing, and underwriting activities.

Transition finance plays a vital role in enabling high-emitting sectors to decarbonize. Building on the previous work of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and other organizations, this report provides practical insights into how banks are integrating transition finance to support the decarbonization journey of their clients. Drawing from banks’ transition finance approaches and input from NZBA member banks, the report consolidates emerging practices, identifies common challenges, and fosters a shared understanding of credible transition finance approaches for banks.

The Practical Guidance on Implementing Adaptation and Resilience for Banks provides a roadmap and resources to support bank action on climate adaptation and resilience, whether a bank is just beginning to address adaptation and resilience, or seeking to enhance established practices.

The Sustainability Risk Tool Dashboard is designed to help financial institutions navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of environmental and social risk tools. This open-access database provides a comprehensive overview of more than 100 tools, detailing their features, metrics, methodologies, assumptions, and common use cases.

This report offers a detailed analysis of how banks currently assess and manage climate-related credit risks, and actionable insights for risk professionals and senior management to identify strengths and gaps in their current practices. It also offers supervisory authorities a comprehensive view of how climate risks are being incorporated into credit risk management worldwide.

This latest report from the Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) is a first-of-its-kind transition plan guide tailored…

This newest report from the PSI Working Group for Nature is the first in a series of foundational guidance documents…

Esta serie de informes, elaborada por la Iniciativa Financiera del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEP FI) y CAF - Banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe - muestra el progreso de las instituciones bancarias nacionales e internacionales que operan en Chile, Ecuador, Perú y Panamá en su camino hacia el desarrollo sostenible.

Asset owners are uniquely positioned to drive systemic change by aligning portfolios to net-zero targets and phasing out deforestation.

This UNEP FI policy brief examines how jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are incorporating climate-related risks into prudential frameworks, finding trends towards integration within micro- and macroprudential regulation and climate-related disclosures.