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Asset Owner Alliance, Publications | 15 November 2020
Alliance Thermal Coal Position
Our foundational commitment as members of the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (the Alliance) is to fully decarbonize our…
Nature, NCFA, News | 12 November 2020
Nature-related Financial Risks gain Urgency in Emerging Markets
Financial institutions in Colombia, Peru and South Africa are beginning to tackle nature-related risks, exemplifying a trend across emerging markets…
Blue Finance, Nature, News | 10 November 2020
American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company Signs the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles
American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company announced today that it has signed the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles joining a growing…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 06 November 2020
U.N.-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance publishes Thermal Coal Position
Members of the 30-strong UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance have published their position on thermal coal, calling for the cancellation…
Nature, NCFA, News | 05 November 2020
How the Dutch Central Bank is Leading on Nature-related Risks
The Dutch Central Bank and financial supervisor, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), is the first central bank to highlight biodiversity as…
News, SDGs and Impact | 29 October 2020
Implementing Holistic Impact Analysis: Learnings from early adopters, tool updates and new user guide
UNEP FI has released a detailed user Guide for the Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks, as well as the first updates to its in-built country needs assessment framework, one of several unique in-built resources of the Tools.
Blue Finance, Nature, News | 28 October 2020
The global financial system is intimately linked to the ocean, says Peter Thomson of the United Nations
We cannot have a healthy planet without a healthy ocean, and in any global discussion on biodiversity the ocean must…
Events, Insurance, Nature | 27 October 2020
Insuring a Sustainable Ocean Economy: A Deep Dive for the Insurance Industry
Join leading insurers and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) to discuss sustainability challenges and opportunities in the context of the 21st century ocean economy, and find out how to get involved in UNEP FI’s new Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative to develop sustainable finance strategies and approaches to ocean-based industries.
Blue Finance, GRT2020, Nature, News | 27 October 2020
Marine ecologist Enric Sala addresses the financial community
The blue economy is an attractive opportunity for banks and insurance companies, yet some players are rushing to invest without first adopting sustainability principles that can avoid repeating the wrongs of the past, says world-renowned ecologist Enric Sala.
Events, SDGs and Impact | 19 October 2020
Webinar: Implementing Holistic Impact Analysis- Learnings of early adopters, Tool Updates and New User Guide
Join us on Thursday 29th October to listen to the learnings of early adopters of UNEP FI’s unique Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks, find out about the first tool updates and discover the brand new Guide to Holistic Impact Analysis.