19 December 2023Banking, Climate Change, Impact Centre, Insurance, Investment, Nature, News, Policy, Pollution & Circular Economy, Social
Publications
Chief Liquidity Series – Issue 1: Agribusiness (geography- and sector-specific water materiality briefings for financial institutions)
Concrete guidance at the local level - The questions financial institutions should ask to better handle water challenges facing agribusiness actors throughout the world
The global state of sustainable insurance – Understanding and integrating environmental, social and governance factors in insurance
A ground-breaking report on the insurance industry and global sustainability challenges
Press release
The materiality of climate change – How finance copes with the ticking clock
A comprehensive review of key financial analyst and academic research on climate change.
Executive Summaries
Chinese, English, French, Portuguese
2009 Investor Statement on the Urgent Need for a Global Agreement on Climate Change
The world’s capital markets speak up on the urgent need for a real deal on climate change.
Press Release
Australasian UNEP Finance Initiative Newsletter – Issue 16
News and updates on UNEP FI activities in Australasia from EPA Victoria
Fiduciary responsibility – Legal and practical aspects of integrating environmental, social and governance issues into institutional investment
A legal roadmap for fiduciaries to operationalise their commitment to responsible investment
Executive Summaries
Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Executive Summary: The materiality of climate change — How finance copes with the ticking clock
A comprehensive review of key financial analyst research on climate change
Energy Efficiency and the Finance Sector
Provides an evidence base on the status quo, the barriers and possible ways forward in the field of energy efficiency finance. (Executive Summary)
Chinese version summary
Article: Insuring Climate Change and Sustainability — Unleasing innovation and intelligent partnerships
UNEP FI article in the 2008 Climate Action report launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland in December 2008
If You Ask Us…Understanding Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Requests
This report seeks to frame the business case for companies – financial institutions or otherwise – who are asked to respond to sustainability-related surveys.