Themes

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 30 June 2020

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.

Banking, Insurance, Investment, Nature, NCFA, Publications | 30 June 2020

Download our report providing a pathway for financial institutions to start setting biodiversity targets in 9 critical sectors, and contribute to halting and reversing the biodiversity crisis.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 19 June 2020

The UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), representing $4.75 trillion in assets and many of Europe’s largest pension funds and…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 18 June 2020

Danica Pension becomes the 26th member of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), committing to transitioning its investment portfolio…

Events, Nature, Webinars | 17 June 2020

Join our expert speakers for the launch of a new report which analyses key business sectors and biodiversity risk and provides a pathway for banks, investors and insurers to mitigate this through target-setting.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 04 June 2020

The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA) has more than doubled its membership since its September 2019 launch to 25,…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 29 May 2020

The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance has reacted to European Commission’s COVID-19 recovery plan. “As some of Europe’s largest asset…

Asia Pacific, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Webinars | 28 May 2020

UNEP FI is excited to offer a webinar for participants in Asia to discuss TCFD and climate risk assessment. The session will explore the TCFD framework, the latest from UNEP FI's insurance and banking TCFD pilots, and regulatory developments around climate risk. 

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Social, Webinars | 28 May 2020

Join us on a virtual introductory workshop on banking and human rights issues for ASEAN banks. It will include an overview of human rights issues related to businesses in ASEAN and how this relates to banks under both hard and soft laws; how banks in the region are tackling human rights; and a live exercise to develop an ASEAN human rights risk heatmap with the help of experts. The workshop is side event of the UN Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights, 9-12 June.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 27 May 2020

Paris-based Tier 1 reinsurer SCOR announced today (27 May 2020) it had joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, bringing…