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Banking, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 26 July 2018

This Webinar will discuss the results of a collaboration between sixteen of the world’s leading banks with UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and climate risk and adaptation advisory firm Acclimatise. The banks set out to develop and test a widely applicable scenario-based approach for estimating the impact of climate change on their corporate lending portfolios as recommended by the Recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Hear directly from the banks, climate consultants and UNEP FI secretariat involved in this project.

Banking, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 17 July 2018

Sixteen leading banks convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and supported by climate risk advisory firm Acclimatise, have released new methodologies that aim to help the banking industry to understand and manage the physical risks and opportunities of climate change in their loan portfolios.

Banking, Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD | 17 July 2018

Outputs of a working group of 16 banks piloting the TCFD Recommendations Part 2: Physical-related risks and opportunities This report…

Events, Impact Centre, Investment, Property publications, Webinars | 20 June 2018

The UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and collaborators (RICS, PRI, Global Investor Coalition) is developing an impact-based investment framework for…

Africa & Middle East, Nature, News | 18 June 2018

Part of UNEP FI’s work in ecosystems management includes creating investable models for investors, as well as providing knowledge, and imparting insight for private finance to contribute to sustainable…

Europe, Impact Centre, Investment, News | 04 June 2018

On May 24th the European Commission released its first legislative package under its Action Plan for Sustainable Finance, including proposals…

Climate Change, Investment, News | 04 June 2018

  QUEBEC, 4 JUNE 2018 – As leaders gather in Canada for the 2018 G7 Summit, 288 institutional investors with…

Climate Change, Projects | 04 June 2018

UNEP FI is a founding partner of The Investor Agenda—a common leadership agenda on the climate crisis that is unifying, comprehensive,…

Banking, Climate Change, News | 29 May 2018

The Portfolio Carbon Initiative – a collaboration between World Resources Institute (WRI), UNEP Finance Initiative and 2 Degrees Investing Initiative…

Banking, Climate Change, Portfolio Carbon Initiative, Publications | 29 May 2018

Assessing and reporting on the transition to a low carbon economy is a key area of interest for public- and…