Nature

Events, Insurance, Nature | 27 October 2020

Join leading insurers and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) to discuss sustainability challenges and opportunities in the context of the 21st century ocean economy, and find out how to get involved in UNEP FI’s new Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative to develop sustainable finance strategies and approaches to ocean-based industries.

Blue Finance, GRT2020, Nature, News | 27 October 2020

The blue economy is an attractive opportunity for banks and insurance companies, yet some players are rushing to invest without first adopting sustainability principles that can avoid repeating the wrongs of the past, says world-renowned ecologist Enric Sala.

Blue Finance, Nature, NCFA, News | 15 October 2020

Eric Usher of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and Corli Pretorius of the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre say banks should urgently set targets for financing the protection of nature in the critical next decade in the same way that many have set climate targets

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 25 September 2020

Efforts to establish a Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have today passed an important milestone with the announcement of an Informal Working Group (IWG) comprising some of the world’s biggest banks, investors and companies, as well as governments and regulatory bodies.

Nature, News | 24 September 2020

For financial institutions, addressing biodiversity risk is now a question of sound financial risk management. Leading banks, investors and insurers…

Nature, Publications | 21 September 2020

This 3-year progress report provides an update on how the Good Growth Partnership is cultivating sustainability in commodity supply chains,…

Banking, Blue Finance, Insurance, Investment, Nature | 13 August 2020

Join banks, insurers and investors committed to ocean health by becoming a signatory to the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles.

Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Nature, Webinars | 10 August 2020

The Financial Innovation Laboratory (LAB), the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) will discuss how the financial sector can address biodiversity and natural capital issues.

Events, Investment, Nature, Webinars | 28 July 2020

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 30 June 2020

New research published today shines a spotlight on the urgent need for financial sector action on biodiversity. The report highlights the need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss, starting with nine critical sectors where financial players are exposed through their loans, investments or underwriting activities.