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Climate Change, Publications, Risk | 27 August 2025

Sustainability Disclosure Landscape Report for Risk Management: Insights from climate-focused case studies

Disclosures on sustainability-related risks and opportunities are indispensable for risk management at financial institutions as they provide the information needed to evaluate exposure, allocate resources, and align business strategies. For banks, effective disclosures also mean leveraging client’s disclosures to manage associated exposures, on top of meeting their own reporting obligations.

Banking, Nature, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 19 August 2025

Nature Impact Target Setting for Banks

Co-authored by UNEP FI and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), the new “Nature Impact Target Setting for Banks” discussion paper proposes an approach for banks to set impact targets for nature – targets that aim to achieve an improvement in the state of nature through a set reduction of pressures across a bank’s lending, investing, and underwriting activities.

Banking, Events, Pollution & Circular Economy, Webinars | 31 July 2025

Pollution reduction and management in banking: Guidance for the agriculture and buildings & construction sectors

This webinar will present two new sector-specific guidance documents on pollution reduction and management in the agriculture, and in the buildings & construction sectors. These sector briefs offer tailored insights into how banks can support pollution reduction across two high-impact sectors, with recommendations on setting practice targets and actions to accelerate implementation.

Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 31 July 2025

Transition Finance Emerging Practices

Transition finance plays a vital role in enabling high-emitting sectors to decarbonize. Building on the previous work of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and other organizations, this report provides practical insights into how banks are integrating transition finance to support the decarbonization journey of their clients. Drawing from banks’ transition finance approaches and input from NZBA member banks, the report consolidates emerging practices, identifies common challenges, and fosters a shared understanding of credible transition finance approaches for banks.