Asia Pacific

UNEP FI has nearly 70 members and over 20 supporting institutions from the Asia Pacific.

This Asia Pacific section acts as a disseminator and promoter of UNEP FI’s work in the Asia-Pacific Region, in the form of training workshops, webinars, conferences and tools, etc., to promote the adoption of best sustainability practice at all levels of financial institution operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The webpage also serves to provide an Asian perspective to UNEP FI’s overall work program.

Within the Asia Pacific section, there are three country sub-pages:

  1. UNEP FI China
  2. UNEP FI Japan
  3. UNEP FI Korea

UNEP FI Members in the Asia Pacific

Country
Industry
Initiative

Agricultural Bank Of China Limited

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


AIA Group Limited

China
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)

Australia
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank of China Limited

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank of Huzhou

China
Banking


Bank of Jiangsu

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank of Jilin Co., Ltd.

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank of Jiujiang

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd.

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
(subsidiary member)

New Zealand
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad

Malaysia
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Blue Oceans Capital

Australia
Investment


China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.

China
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


CHONGQING THREE GORGES BANK CO.,LTD

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


CIMB Bank Berhad

Malaysia
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


City Developments Limited

Singapore
Investment


Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Australia
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


CreditEase

China
Investment


Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Japan
Investment


DB Insurance

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Japan
Banking


Development Bank of the Philippines

Philippines
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


DGB Financial Group

South Korea
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


GOLOMT BANK

Mongolia
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Government Savings Bank

Thailand
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Great Eastern Holdings Limited

Singapore
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Hana Financial Group

South Korea
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Hana Financial Investment
(subsidiary member)

South Korea
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Hengfeng Bank

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


HUA XIA BANK CO., Limited

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


IDLC Finance Limited

Bangladesh
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Industrial Bank Co. Ltd

China
Banking

Blue Finance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)

South Korea
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Insurance Australia Group Limited

Australia
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Investa Office Management Pty Ltd

Australia
Investment


Japan Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Japan
Investment


JB Financial Group

South Korea
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Jiangsu Zijin Rural Commercial Bank Co.,Ltd

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Kasikornbank

Thailand
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


KB Financial Group Inc.

South Korea
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


KB Insurance

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Korea Asset In Trust., Ltd

South Korea
Investment


Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

Japan
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Lendlease Investment Management Pte. Ltd

Australia
Investment


Macquarie Group Limited

Australia
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance


Maha Agriculture Microfinance (Maha)

Myanmar
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc.

Japan
Investment


Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc

Japan
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Japan
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

Japan
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


National Australia Bank Limited

Australia
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Japan
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Nomura Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Japan
Investment


NongHyup Financial Group

South Korea
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Nonghyup Life Insurance Co.,Ltd
(subsidiary member)

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Nonghyup Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Ltd.
(subsidiary member)

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


ORIX Asset Management Corporation

Japan
Investment


Peak Reinsurance Company Limited

China (Hong Kong SAR)
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd

China
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA GO., LTD.

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Indonesia
Banking


QBE GROUP

Australia
Insurance

Asset Owner Alliance and Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank Corporation

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Samsung Life Insurance

South Korea
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Shinhan Financial Group

South Korea
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Shinhan Life Insurance

South Korea
Insurance

Net Zero Insurance Alliance and Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Shinsei Bank Group

Japan
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Sichuan Tianfu Bank

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Japan
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Japan
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

Japan
Banking

Net Zero Banking Alliance and Principles for Responsible Banking


Suncorp Group

Australia
Banking and Insurance

Principles for Responsible Banking and Principles for Sustainable Insurance


TAL

Australia
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


The Link REIT

China (Hong Kong SAR)
Investment


The Shiga Bank, Ltd.

Japan
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Japan
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


TPL Insurance Limited

Pakistan
Insurance

Principles for Sustainable Insurance


Westpac Banking Corporation

Australia
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP

South Korea
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


YES BANK Limited

India
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking


Zhejiang Anji Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd

China
Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking

Contact

Yuki Yasui, Asia Pacific Regional Co-ordinator
asiapacific@unepfi.org

Asia Pacific News

23 September 2021

Thailand flexes financial muscle to grapple with climate crisis

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9 July 2021

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2021: Highlights

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2-4 March 2021 | Webinar

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27 February 2020

UNEP FI members recognised at ESG Finance Awards Japan 2019

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13 June 2019

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2019: Highlights

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3 June 2019 | Tokyo, Japan

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25 April 2019

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28 March 2019 | Hanoi, Vietnam

Principles for Responsible Banking Consultation Workshop in Vietnam

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24 July 2018

Finance sector commits to working together to develop Sustainable Finance Roadmaps for Australia & New Zealand

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30 April 2018

Blog: UNEP FI’s Margarita Pirovska discusses Investor duties and ESG integration in China

  Aligning investor duties with long-term sustainability goals is a prerequisite for balanced, inclusive and green economic development. This conclusion of the report on Investor Duties and ESG integration in China, co-authored by the PRI, UNEP FI, The Generation Foundation and the International Institute of Green Finance of Beijing, also marks the beginning of a new…

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Asia Pacific Events

27 September 2021 | Virtual event

Sustainable Thailand: Sustainable Investing, Sustainable Banking

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23 June 2021 | Virtual Event

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2-4 March 2021 | Webinar

Integrating Human Rights into Risk Management: With Thai Govt Pension Fund and Thai Stock Exchange

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1-3 June 2021 | Virtual Event

Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2021

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17 November 2020 | Webinar

Webinar: Managing impacts and developing positive impact finance products

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12 June 2020 | Webinar

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