Banking

Banking, Europe, News | 26 January 2021

UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have launched a unique report assessing the extent to which the EU…

Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Podcasts | 19 January 2021

Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, spoke to UNEP FI on navigating the climate crisis, climate disclosures, the Principles for Responsible Banking and the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.

Banking, News | 12 January 2021

The 2021 edition of the Young Banker of the Year Competition, the most prestigious annual event for leading young bankers, was launched today by the Chartered Banker Institute, and is supported by United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). This year, for the first time in its 30 plus years history, the competition will be truly global, with the Chartered Banker Institute inviting nominations from its 30,000 members, and more widely across the globe from individuals and international banking institutions (including building societies, credit unions and fintechs).

Banking, Europe, Events, Investment | 17 December 2020

The European Banking Federation (EBF) and  UNEP FI are co-organizing an online event to launch a report: Testing the application of the EU Taxonomy to core banking products: High level recommendations on 26 – 27 January 2021.

Banking, Climate Change, News | 08 December 2020

Today, UNEP FI published a summary of the first reporting from the 38 banks who are signatories to the Collective Commitment to Climate Action (CCCA), the most ambitious global banking sector initiative supporting the transition to a net zero economy by 2050.

Banking, Climate Change, Publications | 08 December 2020

The Collective Commitment to Climate Action (CCCA) is an ambitious global banking sector initiative supporting the transition to a net…

Banking, News | 04 December 2020

200 banks across 58 countries and 6 continents have now signed UNEP FI’s Principles for Responsible Banking, thereby committing to align their strategy and practice with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals.

PRB Implementation, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications, Reporting | 30 November 2020

The Reporting Guidance supports signatories of the PRB with reporting on their implementation of the Principles. The Guidance for Assurance Providers: Providing Limited Assurance for Reporting aims at assisting assurance providers with undertaking limited assurance on PRB reporting, and at harmonizing the assurance approach and procedures for signatory banks.

Asia Pacific, Banking, Climate Change, Events, News, TCFD | 25 November 2020

For financial institutions in Mongolia: we are holding a webinar that will introduce the Principles for Responsible Banking and forward-looking climate assessment in line with the recommendations for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. With English-Mongolian translation.

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Webinars | 04 November 2020

  Financial regulators and policy makers in South East Asia are increasingly turning to financial institutions to support their national…