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Banking, Climate Change, Insurance, News, Social | 12 June 2026

Read about the recently published Just Transition Finance: Case Studies from Banking and Insurance, which illustrates how financial institutions are moving beyond conceptual commitments into an early phase of applied implementation

Asia Pacific, Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking, Social | 11 June 2026

Financial health and inclusion are central to economic resilience, enabling households and small businesses to meet obligations, manage shocks, and invest - underpinning more resilient portfolios and, ultimately, more sustainable banks. This case study explores how PRB signatories in Asia Pacific are turning financial inclusion gains into resilience.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 10 June 2026

The NZAOA, along with IIGCC and PRI, urges European policymakers to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) ahead of its upcoming review.

Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 10 June 2026

This webinar introduces UNEP FI’s new Adaptation Finance Taxonomy Playbook, designed to support financial institutions in navigating these challenges. Join to gain practical guidance, explore real-world case studies, and discover tools that can help translate adaptation ambition into actionable financing strategies.

Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 08 June 2026

This report provides guidance for banks on engaging with policymakers and industry stakeholders to accelerate the decarbonization of the aviation sector, a hard-to-abate industry characterized by long asset lifecycles, high capital intensity, and limited commercially viable low-carbon alternatives.

Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 08 June 2026

Road transport accounts for roughly 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with light-duty vehicles responsible for the majority of those emissions. Decarbonizing the sector requires coordinated action across vehicle manufacturing, charging infrastructure, grid decarbonization, and the social foundations of the shift.

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 08 June 2026

In this article, we explain why conserving ocean biodiversity is increasingly material to financial institutions and invite banks and insurers to help design new financial vehicles under One Ocean Finance – a new initiative led by UN agencies and global partners to boost finance for ocean-dependent industries and blue economy sectors.

Banking, Pollution & Circular Economy, Publications | 03 June 2026

This series of guidelines equips commercial banks and DFIs with a practical methodology to assess the circularity of client activities across portfolios and client segments across the textile and agriculture sectors, as well as buildings and construction, minerals and metals, and plastics (coming soon). The guidelines help institutions determine which activities are circular and, where circularity criteria are not yet met, identify targeted engagement opportunities to support clients’ transition toward more circular business models.

Events, Impact Centre, Webinar, Webinars | 22 May 2026

  Join us for the launch of UNEP FI’s updated Sector Impact Matrix. Based on international frameworks and standards, the…

Events, Impact Centre, Webinar, Webinars | 22 May 2026

  UNEP FI, together with various peer organizations, from the Impact Management Platform is iterating the Sectors Mapping, which since…