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30 years of UNEP FI

2022 marks 50 years of environmental action through UNEP, 30 years of

Remembering Richard Hansen: our humble, high-flyer

We lost a dear UNEP FI colleague recently, Richard Hansen, our web

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Remembering Richard Hansen: our humble, high-flyer

We lost a dear UNEP FI colleague recently, Richard Hansen, our web
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UNEP FI launches new resources to support CSRD implementation by leveraging Principles for Responsible Banking requirements

UNEP FI has launched an ESRS Interoperability Package which helps banks

Responsible Banking - Priorities and Blueprint for a Sustainable Future

Leading responsible banks are transforming the finance sector through four

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Principles for Sustainable Insurance

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The insurance industry’s core business is to understand, manage and

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NZAOA Target-Setting Protocol Fourth Edition

With this release, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance has published four

Tackling Hidden Emissions for a Net-Zero Transition

Set on tackling the Scope 3 or 'hidden' emissions, the Net-Zero Asset

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Turning point: How policymakers can shift the trillions needed for the net-zero transition

Net-zero can only be achieved through systemic change. It is time to move
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UNEP FI's Climate Pathways Navigator

The UNEP FI Climate Pathways Navigator is a unique tool that gives

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Impact Protocol 2025

Impact management explained, step by step! The Impact Protocol provides a

UNEP FI launches new and enhanced Interlinkages and Needs mappings to help financial institutions manage impacts

UNEP FI has launched the new and enhanced Interlinkages Mapping and the

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Getting Started

The Challenge The natural world - our forests, soils, land and ocean and

Sustainable Blue Finance

Welcome to the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, a UN-convened

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160 financial institutions representing 15.5 USD trillion combined assets call for an ambitious international treaty to end plastic pollution

Geneva, 19 April 2024 – One hundred and sixty financial institutions and

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Database: Sustainability Risk Tool Dashboard

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