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Climate Change, Investment, News, PDC | 12 December 2017
CDPQ, Sarasin and SURA join Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition: Members now oversee more than US$800 billion in decarbonization strategies
12 December, 2017 In the latest demonstration of institutional investors’ commitment to taking action on climate change, asset owner La Caisse…
Climate Change, News, PDC, Publications | 12 December 2017
Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition: 3rd annual progress report details benefits of low-carbon approach
The third annual report from the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC) examines the progress made by its members in assessing and…
Events, News, SDGs and Impact, Webinars | 11 December 2017
Webinar: Finance mechanisms to achieve the SDGs
Watch the recording of a webinar held on 6 December which addressed the issues of assessing needs, set processes developing innovative financial mechanisms and adapting existing instruments for funding the SDGs. It gathered several influential representatives from the finance community and the corporate sector to discuss the challenges of the financing the SDGs. The webinar was organised by Climate Action and Sustainable Investment Forum Europe and featured UNEP FI's Careen Abb from the Positive Impact Initiative.
Events, News, Social, Webinars | 05 December 2017
Webinar: Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Finance – Indigenous Peoples Rights and Free, Prior and Informed Consent
The webinar, organized jointly by Agence française de développement, the Inter-American Development Bank and UNEP Finance Initiative, will take a glimpse into the current landscape of standards and practices related to indigenous peoples’ rights and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on the free, prior and informed consent principle. It will also consider barriers to the principle implementation and solutions to address them. It will be set up as a platform of knowledge exchange between industry representatives and human rights experts working with indigenous groups and on stakeholder engagement in business.
Africa & Middle East, Events, News, SDGs and Impact | 25 November 2017
Presentation and Launch of the Positive Impact Initiative
UNEP FI is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation and regional launch of its Positive Impact Initiative in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29th November 2017, which will be hosted by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the oldest and largest stock exchange in Africa.
Europe, Events, News, SDGs and Impact | 20 November 2017
Presentation and launch of the Positive Impact Initiative
UNEP FI is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation and launch of its Positive Impact Initiative in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 23rd November 2017, which will be hosted by Dutch Central Bank De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), in partnership with the Dutch members of the Positive Impact Initiative: ABN AMRO, ING Bank and Triodos Bank.
News, SDGs and Impact | 15 November 2017
Presentation of the Positive Impact Initiative in Chile, 21 November 2017
On the 3rd edition of the Latin American Conference on Responsable Investment in Santiago de Chile on November 21st 2017, the Positive Impact Initiative was invited to present its innovative impact-based financing paradigm.
Energy Efficiency, Events, News | 10 November 2017
Energy efficiency in buildings: how to accelerate investments?
This high-level conference will take stock, two years after COP 21, of the significant committments by banks and investors on energy efficiency and identify ways to scale up energy efficiency investment. The event will culminate in a high-level segment with UNEP FI member CEO representation and occurs the day before the summit organised by the French President on the Paris Agreement.
Banking, Climate Change, News | 10 November 2017
Christiana Figueres challenges UNEP FI’s banking members and wider industry to cut high-carbon investing
Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christiana Figueres, laid down a challenge to…
Events, News, SDGs and Impact | 09 November 2017
Societe Generale’s Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance Conference
Societe Generale organised the Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance Conference in Paris on November 9th 2017, which gathered nearly 200 Corporates & Financial Institutions to discuss the stakes of inaction on climate change and the essential role of the private sector in this shift to sustainable development.