Themes

Banking, Climate Change, Insurance, Investment, Nature, News, Policy, Pollution & Circular Economy, SDGs and Impact, Social | 19 December 2025

Find out about the accomplishments of UNEP FI throughout 2025 in this annual review article.

Events, Nature, Webinars | 17 December 2025

The largest living organism on Earth is a fungus, with the fungal kingdom playing a vital role in many aspects of life as we know it. Join us for an in-depth session, in collaboration with The Future is Fungi Award, on why fungal ecosystems are an important yet overlooked factor in sustainable finance. 

Banking, Climate Change, Pollution & Circular Economy, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 17 December 2025

This report focuses on the nexus between circular economy and climate mitigation, outlining steps for banks to effectively embed circular solutions in their climate transition plans to achieve their net-zero and climate mitigation targets. It is supported by four sector supplements, guiding banks to develop sector-specific financing action plans that promote circular economy principles in high impact sectors with significant circularity potential, namely agrifood, buildings and construction, textiles, and metals and minerals.

Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 03 December 2025

Financial institutions increasingly recognize the urgency of investing in climate adaptation and resilience, but many still struggle to measure, track, and credibly demonstrate their impact. To address this challenge, UNEP FI is launching the Adaptation & Resilience Impact Metrics Toolkit. 

Pollution & Circular Economy, Publications | 01 December 2025

This paper outlines a structured approach to unlock circular economy financing by making circular economics work and strengthening evidence of the circular economy’s value proposition. It sets out complementary roles and possible actionable priorities for governments, financial regulators and central banks, public and private financial institutions. 

Climate Change, News, Policy | 28 November 2025

As COP30 in Belém, Brazil drew to a close, Remco Fischer, Head of Climate for UNEP FI, and members of UNEP FI's Latin America and Caribbean-based team reflected on key outcomes from the climate negotiations, Brazil’s leadership, and private sector engagement on climate change these past two weeks—and have set out some of the implications for the global finance sector.

Adaptation Finance, Asia Pacific, News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 25 November 2025

A new white paper jointly developed by UNEP FI and partners lays groundwork for a future guide that aims to channel more finance towards building adaptation and resilience capacity in support of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

Banking, Climate Change, Insurance, Investment, News, Risk | 21 November 2025

Read this article written by Eric Usher, Head of UNEP FI, for Eco-Business, on how financial institutions can make the most of the economic growth opportunity of the century.

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.

Banking, Climate Change, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 20 November 2025

Transition planning is not only a regulatory or market-driven requirement—it is a core enabler of a bank’s portfolio composition, client engagement, and stakeholder and partnership strategies. In addition, transitioning planning helps banks respond to their climate, nature, human rights and healthy and inclusive economies commitments under the PRB. This report equips banks with the tools to embed sustainability into their core business models, enhance internal coordination, and proactively support the real economy’s transformation—delivering long-term value for both society and shareholders.