Banking

Banking, Events, News, SDGs and Impact | 07 December 2016

Launch of the Principles for Positive Impact Finance

The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were launched 19 leading banks and investors totaling $6.6 trillion in assets in Paris on January 30th 2017. The programme of the event is available here.

Read the press release in English and in French.

Banking, Publications | 24 October 2016

Guide to Banking and Sustainability – Edition 2

The Guide to Banking and Sustainability (“Guide”) is a high-level, functional overview of what a sustainable bank looks like from…

Banking, Climate Change, Projects | 05 October 2016

TCFD Pilot Projects

Join nearly 50 banks and investors exploring ways to add depth, granularity, and nuance to their climate risk assessments, consolidate best practices in climate risk management, and standardize climate disclosures across the industry.

Africa & Middle East, Banking, News | 28 May 2016

BASA signs agreement to join UNEP FI as Supporting Institution

On 27 May 2016, the Banking Association South Africa (BASA) signed an agreement to join UNEP FI as a supporting…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, News | 14 May 2016

Union of Arab Banks (UAB) first institution in the Arab region to join UNEP Finance Initiative as Supporting Institution

On 12 May 2016, the Union of Arab Banks became the second institution globally and first regionally to join UNEP…

Banking, News, TCFD | 10 February 2016

UNEP FI makes series of key recommendations to FSB’s Climate Disclosures Task Force

UNEP FI has presented a series of key recommendations to the International Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, recently established…

Banking, Publications, Social | 17 December 2015

Banks and Human Rights: A Legal Analysis

Examining banking and human rights from a UN Guiding Principles, hard law and soft law perspective

Banking, Publications, SDGs and Impact | 12 October 2015

Positive Impact Manifesto

The Positive Impact Manifesto invites banks and other financial sector players to think more holistically about their role in the…

Banking, Publications | 15 September 2015

Banking & Sustainability: Time for Convergence

In 2014, the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL, working with…

Banking, Publications | 15 October 2014

Stability & Sustainability in Banking Reform: Are Environmental Risks Missing in Basel III?

In 2014, UNEP FI undertook a research project on Basel III and environmental risk in collaboration with the Cambridge Institute…