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Blue Finance, Nature, NCFA, News | 23 April 2018
Blog: UNEP FI’s Anders Nordheim discusses the role of Natural Capital – the quiet enabler supporting our society and economy
According to the capitals framework, there are five types of capital that enable our society and economy. Human and social…
Connecting Finance and Natural Capital: A Supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol
Ignoring impacts and dependencies on natural capital poses material risk to finance sector New framework provides guidance on importance of…
Natural Capital: the enabler
Natural Capital – the enabler: Anders Nordheim, Programme Leader – Ecosystems and Sustainable Land Use: UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative…
Impact Centre, News | 05 April 2018
Blog: Creating an impactful taxonomy
Sustainable finance is experiencing continued rapid growth. The European Commission’s recent proposal of a taxonomy as a common language for…
Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Events, Fiduciary Duty publications, Investment, News | 04 April 2018
BrightTalk ESG summit: UNEP FI on Climate Disclosure, Fiduciary Duty & Energy Efficiency Investment
In partnership with the BrightTalk ESG summit, UNEP FI will be presenting updates on three work streams related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. Financial institutions have a key role to play in implementing the world's agreed goals.
Impact Centre, News, UNEP FI in the News | 03 April 2018
Positive Impact Finance Initiative featured in UNA-UK publication, SDGs: Delivering Change
UNEP FI Head, Eric Usher writes about how the Positive Impact Finance Initiative is working with financial institutions to close the…
New Tools on the block for the Financial Sector and Natural Capital
Forty years ago this year, I stood on the summit of the second largest mountain in Borneo and looked down…
Climate Change, Investment, News | 15 March 2018
Leading investors partner with UN to boost climate transparency by piloting Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations
UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), together with nine investors representing close to US$…
Climate Change, Investment, Projects | 14 March 2018
TCFD Pilot Projects – Investors
UNEP FI, together with twenty of the world’s leading investors, has worked over the past year to develop scenarios, models, and…
Events, News, Social | 21 February 2018
Human Rights and Finance: next steps for EU Policy
ShareAction and partners organize a discussion at the European Parliament on the means to ensure a strong role for human rights in the future of European financial regulation, in the context of the upcoming European Commission's Sustainable Action Plan. UNEP FI engages is dialogue on the role of human rights due diligence in the legal duties of investors and company directors.