Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific, Events, News, Regions, Social, Themes, Webinars | 25 March 2021

For investors (institutional investors and asset managers), banks, financial regulators, other financial industry actors, and corporates in Thailand and in the region. The session guides participants in developing their understanding of what is human rights, what are some of the infringements seen in business activities in Thailand and internationally, and what are the best practices by investors and banks to protect human rights.

Asia Pacific, Events, News, Roundtable events, Roundtables | 23 March 2021

UNEP FI is hosting its Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Asia Pacific as a virtual event on 1–3 June 2021, with the support of DB Insurance and RepRisk.

Asia Pacific, China, Publications | 13 February 2021

《气候风险概览：气候风险评估方法综述》报告提供了2019年5月以来第三方气候风险评估服务提供商的主要发展情况，介绍了新开发的和更新的情景（scenario）、方法工具、关键指引；概述了监管环境和要求的变化以及2021年金融机构应关注的趋势和挑战。 英文版          中文版

Asia Pacific, Banking, Climate Change, Events, News, TCFD | 25 November 2020

For financial institutions in Mongolia: we are holding a webinar that will introduce the Principles for Responsible Banking and forward-looking climate assessment in line with the recommendations for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. With English-Mongolian translation.

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Webinars | 04 November 2020

  Financial regulators and policy makers in South East Asia are increasingly turning to financial institutions to support their national…

Asia Pacific, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Webinars | 28 May 2020

UNEP FI is excited to offer a webinar for participants in Asia to discuss TCFD and climate risk assessment. The session will explore the TCFD framework, the latest from UNEP FI's insurance and banking TCFD pilots, and regulatory developments around climate risk. 

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Social, Webinars | 28 May 2020

Join us on a virtual introductory workshop on banking and human rights issues for ASEAN banks. It will include an overview of human rights issues related to businesses in ASEAN and how this relates to banks under both hard and soft laws; how banks in the region are tackling human rights; and a live exercise to develop an ASEAN human rights risk heatmap with the help of experts. The workshop is side event of the UN Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights, 9-12 June.

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Investment, Regions, Webinars | 21 May 2020

As part of the main session of the UN Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights - Asia Pacific, UNEP FI is co-organising a session on the role of the finance sector in the sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in the ASEAN region.

Asia Pacific, News | 27 February 2020

Under the leadership of the Environment Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan in 2019 established the…

Asia Pacific, Events, Insurance, Nature, Regions | 12 November 2019

Hosted by National Institutes for the Humanities “Research Institute for Humanity and Nature”.