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Impact Centre, Publications | 26 November 2018

This Model Framework covers Financial Products for Corporates with unspecified use of funds, i.e. where the funds raised or guarantees…

Impact Centre, Publications | 26 November 2018

This Positive Impact Initiative Model Framework covers Financial Products where the funds raised or guarantees issued are used for a…

Nature, News | 25 November 2018

Financial institutions around the world are waking up to the fact that businesses they invest in or lend to are…

Climate Change, Insurance, News, TCFD | 13 November 2018

UN Environment’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) announced today a partnership with 16 of the world’s largest insurers—representing around 10% of world premium and USD 5 trillion in assets under management—to develop a new generation of risk assessment tools designed to enable the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of climate change on their business. This understanding is vital for an industry whose core business is to manage risk.

Climate Change, Events, Impact Centre, Webinars | 26 October 2018

UNEP FI has pioneered work on Positive Impact finance, and TCFD implementation for investors, banks and insurers. Join this webinar to hear from the leaders at UNEP FI about the next steps in financing the Sustainable Development Goals, TCFD implementation, and how the bigger picture in sustainable finance is evolving.

Climate Change, Investment, News | 13 September 2018

Partner organizations launch first-of-its-kind global agenda, to demonstrate and accelerate investor-led action critical to achieving goals of the Paris Agreement

Climate Change, Events, Insurance, North America | 24 August 2018

This one-day conference brings together the investment, risk, actuarial and underwriting teams to discuss and learn what roles they can play in response to the multidimensional effect of climate risk to their businesses as well as the opportunities it may bring. UNEP FI's Butch Bacani, Programme Leader of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance, will deliver a keynote presentation on climate change action and sustainable development in the context of the insurance industry, financial regulation and global policy frameworks. Discount available for UNEP FI members.

Events, Impact Centre, Webinars | 13 August 2018

A conversation about “Rethinking Impact to Finance the SDGs”, a Position Paper and Call to Action prepared by UNEP FI’s…

Climate Change, Europe, Events | 09 August 2018

Discuss sustainable organisation, sustainable business, and sustainable communications in light of the European Action Plan on Sustainable Finance on 12-13 September, 2018 in Munich, Germany at one of the biggest gatherings in the German-speaking sustainable finance field.

Impact Centre, News | 26 July 2018

New York, 18 July 2018 – The event “SDG Country Plans: A Roadmap to Private Investment”, organized by the United…