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Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Nature, Webinars | 10 August 2020
Webinar: Biodiversity and the Financial Sector (in Portuguese)
The Financial Innovation Laboratory (LAB), the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) will discuss how the financial sector can address biodiversity and natural capital issues.
Banking, Climate Change, Latin America & Caribbean, News, Regions | 07 August 2020
First region-wide study on how Latin America & Caribbean banks are incorporating climate change into their risk management
Seventy eight banks from 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean recently took part in the first region-wide survey…
Banking, Climate Change, Latin America & Caribbean, Publications | 05 August 2020
Cómo los bancos incorporan el cambio climático en su gestión de riesgos
This report aims to present the survey results of “How the Banks of Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish, ALC) incorporate climate change in their risk management,” which aligns with the first global initiative exploring what regional banks are doing to integrate dimensions of climate change in their strategy and management.
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 03 August 2020
The David Rockefeller Fund joins the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance welcomes the David Rockefeller Fund to its membership. The Fund becomes the 28th member of…
Events, Investment, Nature, Webinars | 28 July 2020
Webinar: Biodiversity: What are the Pathways for Priority Sectors?
Webinar: Just transition: Bringing people and communities along with the move to a net-zero carbon economy
The transition to a net-zero economy that leaves no one behind places social issues at the heart of the agenda.…
Asset Owner Alliance, News | 15 July 2020
UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance Position paper on the coronavirus recovery
In the recovery from the global coronavirus pandemic, government spending and recovery packages will play a pivotal role in underpinning economies, jobs and people’s livelihoods. These measures, already in the trillions of dollars, need not only to be effective in restarting the economy, but also in creating a sustainable economy of the future
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 10 July 2020
UN Joint Staff Pension Fund joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) has joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, becoming the 27th member.…
Impact Centre, Projects | 02 July 2020
Impact Radar
The Impact Radar offers a holistic set of Impact Areas and Impact Topics across the three pillars of sustainable development (economic,…
Blue Finance, Nature, News | 30 June 2020
Urgency for Finance Sector to set Biodiversity Targets
New research published today shines a spotlight on the urgent need for financial sector action on biodiversity. The report highlights the need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss, starting with nine critical sectors where financial players are exposed through their loans, investments or underwriting activities.
