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Leadership Council, News | 03 December 2021

In November 2021 the UNEP FI Leadership Council convened 20 CEOs of banks and insurers across six continents to debate…

Banking, News | 02 December 2021

A group of 28 banks under the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) has founded a first-of-its-kind commitment to promote universal financial inclusion and foster a banking sector that supports the financial health of customers. This marks the start of a collective journey to accelerate action on financial health and inclusion, alongside some other critical topics of our times, such as climate change, nature loss and pollution.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 29 November 2021

Emerging markets may need up to US $1 trillion a year to build a net-zero economy, yet developed nations have…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Net Zero Insurance, News | 25 November 2021

UNEP FI’s Climate Lead, Remco Fischer reviews the outcomes of COP26 and explains why ultimate climate success or failure depends…

Leadership Council, News | 25 November 2021

On the heels of COP 26 and amidst the pandemic when society, business and the environment are at a critical juncture between recovery and crisis, the UNEP FI Leadership Council met for the first time, bringing together CEOs of banks and insurers to further mobilise the financial sector and deepen sustainability integration across the industry.  

Impact Centre, News | 17 November 2021

17 November 2021 – Leading international providers of sustainability standards and guidance have come together to create the Impact Management…

Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Net Zero Insurance, News | 27 October 2021

Ahead of the G20 Rome Summit this weekend, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) today publishes its G20 input…

Banking, News | 14 October 2021

New baseline report provides a status update on how the global coalition of banks are implementing the Principles, highlighting progress…

Insurance, Net Zero Insurance, News | 13 October 2021

13 October 2021—In the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) convened by UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) has expanded its membership, announcing today five new members from Africa, Asia and Europe as part of its efforts to build a global alliance.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 23 September 2021

Asset owners must immediately scale investment into impactful carbon management and negative emissions technologies both inside and outside of value…