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Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Webinars | 14 April 2026
According to UNEP’s latest Adaptation Gap Report, estimated annual adaptation finance needs have reached US$34 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean. To help close this gap, this session will examine how banks, insurers, development finance institutions, and investors operating across Latin America and the Caribbean can use the Adaptation and Resilience Impact Measurement Toolkit to help strengthen the business case for adaptation finance, improve transparency around adaptation outcomes, and support better decision-making.
Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Webinars | 13 April 2026
Esta sesión ofrecerá una visión general sobre los requisitos de aseguramiento de informes de sostenibilidad corporativa en la región. Expertos en aseguramiento y organismos internacionales de normalización explicarán los aspectos clave de la diligencia debida aplicable al aseguramiento de informes de sostenibilidad, tanto bajo la modalidad de aseguramiento razonable como limitado, y compartirán buenas prácticas que permiten optimizar y agilizar el proceso de aseguramiento para los bancos.
Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Events, Insurance, Latin America & Caribbean, Regions, Risk, Social, Technical Advice for Policy-Makers publications, V20, Webinars | 10 April 2026
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of V20 economies. They generate employment, anchor local value chains and…
Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Webinars | 03 March 2026
En esta sesión del Programa de Apoyo a la Implementación Regulatoria (RISP), expertos del Consejo de Normas Internacionales de Sostenibilidad (ISSB) y la Red para la Ecologización del Sistema Financiero (NGFS) ofrecerán perspectivas a los miembros y partes interesadas de UNEP FI sobre su orientación para la implementación y divulgación de planes de transición.
Latin America & Caribbean, Pollution & Circular Economy, Publications | 20 November 2025
The Circular Economy (CE) Finance project in Latin America aims to empower financial institutions to scale up CE investments, particularly benefiting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), by addressing systemic barriers, improving taxonomy integration, and building internal capacities of financial institutions.
Climate Change, Latin America & Caribbean, News, Social | 15 November 2025
The transition to a sustainable economy is urgent, but it must be fair to all. This is especially true for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): one of the most climate-vulnerable regions facing persistent social inequalities. UNEP FI’s latest report provides practical guidance on how banks and insurers operating in LAC can integrate just transition principles across their organizations.
Climate Change, Latin America & Caribbean, Publications, Social | 15 November 2025
This report provides practical recommendations for financial institutions operating in Latin America and the Caribbean on integrating just transition principles across organizational strategy, governance, internal operations, and the design of financial products and services. It outlines the regional context and showcases examples of public policies, institutional commitments, and financial instruments currently supporting just transition efforts across the region.
Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Webinars | 24 October 2025
Regional policymakers reflect on the region's implementation of sustainable finance policies, with a focus on the LAC region's alignment and implementation of ISSB IFRS S1 and S2 standards.
COP 30, Events, Insurance, Latin America & Caribbean | 09 October 2025
Convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with the Brazilian Insurance Confederation (CNseg), the Summit will highlight the ambition and action needed across the insurance, financial, regulatory and supervisory communities—and among policymakers, businesses, scientists and civil society—to accelerate and scale up a just transition to inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies.
Latin America & Caribbean, Publications | 18 June 2025
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.