Nature

Asia Pacific, Banking, Nature, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 16 July 2026

Supporting clients in the transition to a nature-positive economy means embedding nature into client engagement, supporting clients through advice, financial products and solutions, and capacity building. This is both an environmental and strategic imperative. In Asia Pacific, where economies are closely tied to natural systems, enabling client transition can reduce portfolio risk, strengthen resilience, and unlock new business opportunities.

Banking, Events, Nature, Webinars | 09 July 2026

This webinar will introduce the new "Asking Better Questions on Nature" guide for Bank Risk Committees, developed to help board members, Risk Committee members, and senior executives better understand, oversee, and respond to nature-related risks and opportunities.

Nature, News | 07 July 2026

In this interview, Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, reflects on progress against key GBF finance targets, the opportunities for banks and insurers to support a nature‑positive transition, the importance of gender‑responsive finance and leadership, and why strong engagement from the finance sector will be critical at COP17.

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.

Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Events, Nature, Policy, Webinars | 28 April 2026

This session will focus on the NGFS recommendations for Supervisors in implementing a nature-related supervisory framework, as showcased in its "Note on the Supervision of Nature-related Financial Risks". It presents an opportunity for financial institutions to understand upcoming regulatory requirements on nature risk and how to adapt their risk management practices.

Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Nature, Policy, Webinars | 28 April 2026

Esta sesión se centrará en las recomendaciones del NGFS dirigidas a los supervisores para la implementación de un marco de supervisión de riesgos relacionados con la naturaleza, tal como se recoge en su Note on the Supervision of Nature-Related Financial Risks.

Nature, News | 22 April 2026

Nature risks are increasingly recognised as a systemic financial risk. This article, authored by GRI’s Robin Hodess and UNEP FI’s Eric Usher, provides insights on the rapidly evolving nature reporting landscape and outlines what this shift means in practice for banks and insurers.

Events, Nature | 08 April 2026

The third Nature Action Dialogues will be held in Cambridge (UK) from 12-13 May 2026. This two-day event will bring together leaders from the private sector and the conservation community.

Asia Pacific, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Nature | 17 March 2026

The Insurance for Nature-Positive Leadership Forum will bring together leaders from insurance, government and finance to explore how nature-based solutions can reduce risk, strengthen resilience and support long-term insurability. Held in the lead-up to CBD COP17, the forum will focus on practical approaches to scaling nature-based risk reduction through insurance, policy and investment.

Asia Pacific, Events, Insurance, Nature | 16 March 2026

The 1st UNEP Asia-Pacific Transition Insurance Summit, hosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) with UNEP and SSFA, will convene insurers, investors and regulators to discuss transition planning, real-economy engagement, rising physical risks and emerging insurability challenges across the Asia-Pacific region.