SDGs and Impact

Banking, Climate Change, Insurance, Investment, Nature, Pollution & Circular Economy, Publications, SDGs and Impact, Social | 21 September 2022

The climate clock was ticking loudly in 2021, with every region of the globe impacted by climate change. At UNEP…

News, SDGs and Impact | 22 August 2022

In March 2022, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) – launched in 2021 under the governance of the IFRS Foundation…

News, SDGs and Impact | 26 July 2022

UNEP FI commends the work of the ISSB in developing the General Requirements Exposure Draft (‘GRED’). The standard being developed…

Publications, SDGs and Impact | 05 July 2022

Building on over three years of experimentation and usage by a growing community of practice both within and beyond UNEP…

News, SDGs and Impact | 29 June 2022

The standards being developed by the ISSB provide a unique opportunity. They can support global convergence of sustainability-related disclosure, create…

Climate Change, Industries, Nature, SDGs and Impact, Social, UNEP FI in the News | 05 May 2022

UNEP FI’s 17th Global Roundtable (GRT), a major global agenda-setting event on sustainable finance, will take place virtually on 10-14…

Africa & Middle East, Publications, SDGs and Impact | 14 March 2022

This paper is the product of a UNEP FI Reflective Cycle which investigated how a holistic and more locally driven approach to the SDGs could unlock private finance for climate change and other SDG topics in the MENA region. This process, which was conducted in Egypt and Morocco, combined desk-top research with a series of dialogues with experts and decision-makers from public and private entities from both countries.

News, SDGs and Impact | 17 November 2021

17 November 2021 – Leading international providers of sustainability standards and guidance have come together to create the Impact Management…

News, SDGs and Impact | 30 June 2021

Geneva, 30 June 2021 – UNEP FI has launched two new tools for impact analysis; the Real Estate Impact Analysis…

Publications, SDGs and Impact | 17 June 2021

The Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool was developed to enable financial institutions to holistically identify and assess the impacts associated with real estate investments and portfolios. There are multiple use cases for this kind of analysis, including: decision-making and due diligence in the context of asset acquisition; fund/portfolio review and management; impact target-setting as well as impact & SDG reporting.