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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…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Events, News | 12 November 2021

UNEP FI, the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the Tunisian Professional Association for Banks and Financial Institutions (APTBEF) have partnered to deliver a series of workshops on climate risks, opportunities, and disclosures focusing on the Tunisian Banking industry.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, News, Themes | 11 November 2021

On the 10th of November 2021, UNEP FI co-hosted a discussion focused on the steps that financial institutions need to…

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications, Risk | 11 November 2021

This report highlights the state of climate risk regulation in Africa’s financial sector and presents an analysis of the financial stability architecture and climate risk initiatives in 12 selected deep-dive countries. It also highlights challenges hindering the integration of climate risk by financial sector authorities in Africa and offers potential areas of support for the key stakeholders in the finance ecosystem.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 11 November 2021

Upon the release of the draft COP26 decision, Guenther Thallinger, Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, made the…

Nature, News | 08 November 2021

The agriculture and land use sectors represent one quarter of global GHG emissions and banks financing companies and farmers along value chain experiencing data gaps and complexity on the calculation, tracking and target setting of emissions and decarbonization pathways for the agriculture sector . Banks now have a place to to address agriculture’s data gaps and complexity for the finance sector to engage into food and agriculture issues.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Events, Investment | 05 November 2021

This COP26 side event will bring together leading experts in the net zero and sustainable finance space to discuss what is needed to align all finance flows with Paris Agreement goals and ensure impact in the real economy.

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 04 November 2021

COP26 today focuses on accelerating the global transition to clean energy. The blue (ocean) economy offers many opportunities for private…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, News | 02 November 2021

For the first-time sector allocations of the global carbon budget have been provided for both hard to abate and all…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 02 November 2021

In response to the Reclaim Finance report, “It’s Not What You Say, It’s What you Do”, the Chair of the…