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Banking, Nature, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 21 October 2024

Sector Action Guidance for Nature: Getting Started in the Agricultural, Forestry and Mining Sectors

The Sector Action Guidance for Nature: Getting Started in the Agricultural, Forestry and Mining Sectors, aims to translate the recommendations from the PRB Nature Target Setting Guidance into practical, sector-specific actions. The report makes explicit the specific priority actions banks can support clients to take in high impact sectors such as mining, agriculture and forestry, and is aimed to empower banks in their risk mitigation efforts across six key commodities, namely bauxite, copper, cattle, wood, soy and palm oil.

Banking, Nature, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 21 October 2024

New Sector Action Guidance for Nature: Getting Started in the Agricultural, Forestry and Mining Sectors

UNEP FI's new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) guidance, Sector Action Guidance for Nature: Getting Started in the Agricultural, Forestry and Mining Sectors, aims to translate the recommendations from the PRB Nature Target Setting Guidance into practical, sector-specific actions. Developed in partnership with The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC), this new PRB Sector Guidance makes explicit the specific priority actions banks can support clients to take in high impact sectors such as mining, agriculture and forestry, and is aimed to empower banks in their risk mitigation efforts across six key commodities, namely bauxite, copper, cattle, wood, soy and palm oil.

Nature, Publications | 21 October 2024

Nature in the Boardroom

This report offers guidance to help boards of financial institutions navigate complexities by providing a clear approach for identifying, managing, and reporting on nature-related risks and opportunities, enabling integration into governance and strategic decision-making. Recent research shows that 85% of the world’s largest companies depend on nature, yet only 2% have boards with relevant expertise. Protecting nature can safeguard businesses and open new opportunities, and this report includes a blueprint outlining key actions to integrate nature-related considerations into executive leadership.

Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Publications | 18 October 2024

Physical Climate Risk Assessment and Management: An investor playbook

This playbook gives investors a simplified step-by-step approach to integrating the identification, assessment and management of physical climate risks in the investment process. It focuses on how to assess physical climate risks and identify adaptation and resilience (A&R) opportunities in the context of corporate finance. The playbook is product agnostic, and can be applied to the provision of capital across both equity and debt instruments.

Nature, Publications | 11 October 2024

From Kunming-Montreal to Cali: Is the Financial System on Track?

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) provided clear marching orders to align financial flows with the aim of halting and reversing nature loss. Since it was adopted at CBD COP15, various actors within the financial system—governments, central banks, private and public institutions—have further incorporated nature and biodiversity into financial decision-making, including nature-related risk assessment and sustainable investment strategies. This briefing note provides a summary of how the financial system has responded to the GBF over the past two years, following the High-level roadmap: Aligning financial flows with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Banking, Events, Nature, Principles for Responsible Banking, Webinars | 11 October 2024

PRB Sector Action Guidance for Nature: Getting Started in the Agricultural, Forestry, and Mining Sectors

The Principles for Responsible Banking Nature Sector Action Guidance on Agriculture, Forestry and Mining is designed to empower banks to take immediate action on nature loss. This guidance aligns with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and equips the banking industry with the knowledge to integrate nature considerations into sector policies and client dialogue.