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Events, NCFA, News | 02 March 2017

Making Financial Institutions more Resilient to Environmental Risks: Launch of Drought Stress Testing Tool

In a pilot project on Environmental Stress Testing, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA), have developed an analytical framework and tool that allows banks to quantify and assess the potential impact of drought events on the performance of their corporate loan portfolio. The project has been funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The tool will be launched at a series of events: 7th March in Mexico City, 10th March in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14th March in Beijing, China, 17th March in New York, USA and 5th April in London, UK.

News, Social | 15 February 2017

Users feedback wanted on UNEP FI Guidance Tool on Human Rights

The online Guidance Tool on Human Rights for the Finance Sector is UNEP FI’s trusted tool to assist lenders in…

Impact Centre | 02 February 2017

SDGs and Impact

About Based on a unique and pioneering theory of impact, UNEP FI works with its members and peer sustainability initiatives…

News, Social | 01 February 2017

2016 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights: Key Messages from UNEP FI

UNEP FI shares its report with takeaways from the 2016 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, which took place in…

News, Social | 31 January 2017

UNEP FI – Foley Hoag LLP research paper contributes to a better understanding of banking and human rights

Foley Hoag LLP and UNEP FI collaborated on a research paper offering a legal analysis of the current banking and…

Banking, Impact Centre, Investment, Publications | 30 January 2017

Principles for Positive Impact Finance

The Principles for Positive Impact Finance provide guidance for financiers and investors to analyse, monitor and disclose the social, environmental and…

Banking, Impact Centre, Investment, News | 30 January 2017

19 leading global banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets launch Principles for Positive Impact Finance

Paris, 30 January 2017 Today, 19 leading global banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets, launched the Principles for Positive Impact Finance at an event in Paris. The programme of the event is available here.

Read the press release in English and in French.

Climate Change, Investment, News, North America, PDC | 24 January 2017

New York State Pension Fund joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

January 24, 2017 In the latest demonstration of institutional asset owners’ commitment to climate action, New York State Common Retirement Fund,…

Banking, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 14 December 2016

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures: Draft Recommendations Report out 14th December

  The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) released its draft Recommendations Report in December 2016. The initiative –…

Banking, Events, Impact Centre, News | 07 December 2016

Launch of the Principles for Positive Impact Finance

The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were launched 19 leading banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets in Paris on January 30th 2017. The programme of the event is available here.

Read the press release in English and in French.