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Banking, Climate Change, Pollution & Circular Economy, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 17 December 2025

Circular Solutions to Achieve Climate Targets

This series focuses on the nexus between circular economy and climate mitigation, outlining steps for banks to effectively embed circular solutions in their climate transition plans to achieve their net-zero and climate mitigation targets. It includes four sector supplements, guiding banks to develop sector-specific financing action plans that promote circular economy principles in high impact sectors with significant circularity potential, namely agrifood, buildings and construction, textiles, and metals and minerals.

Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Publications | 11 December 2025

Adaptation and Resilience Impact Measurement Toolkit: A practical framework for financial institutions

The Adaptation and Resilience Impact Measurement Toolkit is available as both an excel file and a web app and downloaded alongside an explanatory word document. It provides sustainability, investment, impact and risk teams at financial institutions with a practical, credible framework for assessing, tracking, and reporting adaptation and resilience impact across their financing activities.

Climate Change, News, Policy | 28 November 2025

The COP30 mutirão decision and what it means for the global finance sector

As COP30 in Belém, Brazil drew to a close, Remco Fischer, Head of Climate for UNEP FI, and members of UNEP FI's Latin America and Caribbean-based team reflected on key outcomes from the climate negotiations, Brazil’s leadership, and private sector engagement on climate change these past two weeks—and have set out some of the implications for the global finance sector.

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Banking, Climate Change, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 20 November 2025

A Guide to Transition Plans for Banks: The path from targets to implementation

Transition planning is not only a regulatory or market-driven requirement—it is a core enabler of a bank’s portfolio composition, client engagement, and stakeholder and partnership strategies. In addition, transitioning planning helps banks respond to their climate, nature, human rights and healthy and inclusive economies commitments under the PRB. This report equips banks with the tools to embed sustainability into their core business models, enhance internal coordination, and proactively support the real economy’s transformation—delivering long-term value for both society and shareholders.

Report Cover: A guide to transition plans for banks; Image: Silhouette of bridge under clear sky; Parque das Nações, Lisbon, Portugal