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Insurance, Nature, News | 26 June 2025
PSI Working Group for Nature launches new series of guidance on nature-related assessments for the global insurance industry
London – As part of London Climate Action Week, the UNEP Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) Working Group for Nature…
Blue Finance, Nature, News | 24 June 2025
UN Ocean Conference: Key takeaways for financial institutions
The ocean is vital to the global economy, climate stability, and biodiversity, yet it remains vastly underfinanced and increasingly under threat. Earlier this month, at the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) and related side events, a series of major announcements underscored the growing momentum to change that.
Climate Change, Net Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance, News | 19 June 2025
How can export credit agencies redirect trillions for climate action? NZECA is paving the way
The ten members of the UN-convened Net Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance outline their roadmap to COP30 and a net-zero…
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 18 June 2025
An introduction to climate adaptation for financial institutions: part of the Climate Adaptation Innovation Learning series
Join us for the first webinar in a new series designed to help banks, insurers, investors, and financial regulators take their first steps in addressing climate change adaptation.
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, Publications, Themes | 18 June 2025
Guidelines and Recommendations for Halting Deforestation
Asset owners are uniquely positioned to drive systemic change by aligning portfolios to net-zero targets and phasing out deforestation.
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Themes | 18 June 2025
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls for urgent action to tackle deforestation
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) issued ‘Guidelines and Recommendations for Halting Deforestation,’ highlighting the necessity for action and collaboration between investors, policymakers, companies, and data providers. The paper provides a four-step pathway for investors to phase-out deforestation and forest conversion.
Banking, Events, Social, Webinars | 17 June 2025
Financing decent work: How can banks set targets and take action
This webinar will support banks in understanding how they can promote decent and inclusive employment through their financial activities, while minimizing potential adverse impacts on workers.
Adaptation Finance, Asia Pacific, News, Policy | 17 June 2025
UNEP FI, ASEAN Capital Markets Forum and Sustainable Finance Institute Asia collaborate to catalyze adaptation finance in ASEAN
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), and the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA) are beginning a new collaboration to mobilize greater adaptation finance for ASEAN.
Unlocking bioeconomy finance: Connecting capital markets and forest conservation in the Amazon
As the world gears up for COP30—the “COP of Solutions”—the spotlight is on one critical question: how do we finance the global goals for nature and biodiversity? Meeting the targets of the three Rio Conventions will require unprecedented collaboration and scale-up of private sector investment.
Climate Change, Nature, News, Pollution & Circular Economy | 05 June 2025
Financing a plastic pollution-free future: The case for bold public and private action
As we mark World Environment Day, it is now more important than ever for communities across the globe to take bold action and ensure lasting solutions to beat plastic pollution.
