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Climate Change, Events, Social, Webinars | 09 October 2025
Climate action and human rights: Practical pathways for financial institutions
In celebration of International Human Rights Day 2025, this webinar will deliver practical guidance and real-world examples to help financial institutions integrate human rights into their climate strategies, advance a just transition, and deliver positive outcomes for people and planet.
Banking, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications, Social | 09 October 2025
Banking for Decent Work: A Pathway to Impact
Promoting decent work is not only an ethical and sustainability imperative, but also a smart business strategy. This guidance helps banks integrate decent work considerations into their financial activities, following the UN Principles for Responsible Banking Journey.
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.
Banking, Events, Social, Webinars | 03 April 2025
Banking for a Better Future: Advancing Gender Equality for Healthy and Inclusive Economies
Hosted by UNEP FI and UN Women, this webinar will discuss the role of financial institutions in driving gender equality and financial inclusion. This session will introduce the recently launched "Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Target Setting Guidance for Banks", showcasing how banks can utilize the guidance to support efforts in closing the gender gap. The webinar will also showcase real-world examples of how banks are successfully integrating gender strategies into their operations.
Banking, News, Social | 06 March 2025
International Women’s Day: 3 ways banks can drive gender equality in finance
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and UN Women new resource: "Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Target-Setting Guidance for Banks," provides banks with a clear roadmap to embed gender equality into their business strategies, workplace policies, and financial services.
News, Social | 24 January 2025
UNEP FI’s Human Rights Toolkit: A game changer for financial institutions
In today’s financial landscape, ethical practices are not just the right thing to do – it is a smart business…
Events, Social, Webinar | 09 January 2025
Launch of the UNEP FI Human Rights Toolkit for financial institutions
Join the webinar for the launch of the Human Rights Resource Kit, a comprehensive, step-by-step tool designed to help financial…
Banking, News, Principles for Responsible Banking, Social | 11 December 2024
New guidance from UN Women and UNEP FI – Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Women and girls experience inequality across many areas of life. Systemic barriers, such as structural discrimination, adverse social and gender…
Banking, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications, Social | 11 December 2024
Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Target Setting Guidance for Banks
This new report from UNEP FI and UN Women is designed to support the significant role banks have in closing the gender gap using their workplace policies and practices, business strategies and portfolios, as well as financial products and services.
Banking, Climate Change, Impact Centre, Insurance, Investment, Nature, News, Pollution & Circular Economy, Social | 05 December 2024
2024 in Review: UNEP FI and its members continue to drive change in challenging times
As we close the chapter on 2024, the imperative for the financial sector to spearhead the transition to a more…
