Sustainable finance taxonomies

Asia Pacific, China, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 01 December 2025

A new UNEP FI policy brief discusses the evolution of the sustainable finance policy and regulatory landscape in China. It is intended as a short and accessible primer for financial sector stakeholders, policymakers and others with interests in China's green finance policies—highlighting the key sustainability-oriented regulation and instruments that China has deployed over the past two decades.

Adaptation Finance, Asia Pacific, News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 25 November 2025

A new white paper jointly developed by UNEP FI and partners lays groundwork for a future guide that aims to channel more finance towards building adaptation and resilience capacity in support of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

News, Policy, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 11 November 2025

This article shares an overview of a new global resource, Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability, developed by partners in the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative, including UNEP FI, to help UN member states and regulators design and implement key policy tools: sustainable finance taxonomies. The seven principles were developed to help ensure that these taxonomies are usable, credible and comparable across borders.

Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 07 November 2025

The Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability, developed by partners in the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative, are intended to help countries and regulators design and implement key policy tools—sustainable finance taxonomies—with a set of guiding tenets to ensure that these taxonomies are usable, credible and comparable across borders.

Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 06 November 2025

UNEP FI has supported the development of the “Phase 1 White Paper on Key Principles and Methodological Approaches for the development of the mitigation co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience (mARs) Guide in support of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance” for the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF). It is the first output of the recently announced partnership with ACMF and Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA) to help the ASEAN region leverage its Sustainable Finance Taxonomy to enhance its usability and functionality for adaptation-specific purposes, with the aim of mobilizing finance.

Asia Pacific, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 10 March 2025

A new UNEP FI policy brief compares sustainable finance taxonomies across ASEAN Member States, finding increasing alignment with the regional ASEAN Taxonomy in key areas.

Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 14 August 2024

La Taxonomía de Finanzas Sostenibles de Costa Rica define qué es una inversión ambientalmente sostenible de manera estandarizada, estableciéndose un marco común de referencia que ayuda a los actores de la economía real y del sector financiero de Costa Rica a identificar aquellas inversiones que contribuyen al cumplimiento de los objetivos medio ambientales y sociales del país.

Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 27 March 2024

La Taxonomía de Finanzas Sostenibles de Panamá define lo que es una inversión ambientalmente sostenible para Panamá y establece un…

Latin America & Caribbean, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 10 July 2023

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports published in 2022 classified the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region as “highly exposed, vulnerable…

Banking, Europe, Policy, Publications, Sustainable finance taxonomies | 15 February 2022

This joint report by UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation explores practical approaches for banks who wish to use…