07 March 2023Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD
Webinars
7 March 2022 Webinar
A Legal Framework for Impact – Investing for Sustainability Impact in the UK
Hosted by the PRI, the session will begin with an overview of the report “A Legal Framework for Impact” authored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and commissioned by The Generation Foundation, PRI and UNEP FI. A presentation of key findings from the legal analysis of UK investment regulation will follow.
22 February 2022 Webinar
Climate-aligned investing in Africa: risk management & portfolio alignment
This event is the first in a series on Climate-aligned investing in Africa run by UNEP FI. A first step towards adaptation to future climate change is reducing vulnerability and exposure to present climate variability. Significant co-benefits, synergies and trade-offs exist between mitigation and adaptation and among different adaptation responses across sectors.
17 February 2022 Webinar
Sustainable Blue Finance: from guidance to practice
This event aims at showcasing the practical actions taken by financial institutions towards implementing the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles and associated Turning the Tide Guidance. Four leading institutions engaging with sustainable blue finance will introduce a case study ahead of a live Q&A session.
15 February 2022 Webinar
Report Launch: Practical approaches to applying the EU Taxonomy to bank lending
The European Banking Federation (EBF) & the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) are hosting a virtual public event to launch the joint report on practical approaches to applying the EU Taxonomy to bank lending.
14 February 2022 Webinar
UNEP FI’s TCFD Programmes: upcoming working groups and initiatives on climate risk
Since 2017, UNEP FI has run a series of pilot programs to assist financial institutions in implementing the TCFD framework and issuing meaningful climate disclosures with over 100 financial institutions. This session is an opportunity for firms to learn about upcoming working groups and regional initiatives on climate risk.
3 February 2022 Webinar
Leading in sustainable finance: client engagement and risk frameworks
In partnership with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), UNEP FI’s TCFD Programme has released two new reports designed to help financial actors manage climate risks and support client transitions to net-zero. This launch event will cover the key takeaways from the recently released reports.
3 February 2022 Webinar
Leading in sustainable finance: client engagement and risk frameworks
In partnership with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), UNEP FI’s TCFD Programme has released two new reports designed to help financial actors manage climate risks and support client transitions to net-zero. This launch event will cover the key takeaways from the recently released reports.
1 February 2022 Webinar
Investor net zero targets & climate action plans: The road from COP26
With trillions of dollars in AUM committed to Net Zero at COP26, this Investor Agenda webinar will provide an update on how investors can operationalise and report on progress against net zero goals across the institutional investment chain.
27 April 2021 Webinar
Foro permanente FEF de Finanzas Sostenibles/Forum on Sustainable Finance
UNEP FI collaborated through the chapter "Necessary skills to change finance and finance change" in the report "The role of finance in a sustainable economy" undertaken by the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts / Financial Studies Foundation. The online presentation of the study was on April 27th at 16h CET.
20 April 2021 BrightTalk
Climate Change Litigation and Liability Risks in Adaptation Activities & Finance
To explore adaptation finance from a litigation perspective, UNEP FI has collaborated with MinterEllison to examine how litigation may increase or reduce the barriers to adaptation finance identified in the earlier reports. The output of this collaboration, a high-level briefing paper "The Forgotten Climate-related Financial Risk: Liability Impacts on Adaptation and Adaptation Finance", will be launched at this event.