Banking

Net Zero Banking | 20 May 2023

In its latest report, IEEFA has found that globally significant financial institutions are committing to divesting away from coal at…

Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, News | 20 May 2023

Singapore's OCBC bank has announced its latest decarbonisation goals, under which it will stop financing upstream oil and gas projects that received approval for development after 2021.

Banking, Nature, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 04 May 2023

A pioneering working group consisting of 35 signatories of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) has been formed to innovate…

Banking, Latin America & Caribbean, News | 27 April 2023

UNEP FI promoted a three-day event to exchange experiences on targets for positive impact on financial health and inclusion, climate…

Banking, Pollution & Circular Economy, PRB Guidance, Principles for Responsible Banking, Publications | 20 April 2023

Our current linear economic system is based on a take-make-waste model which relies on resource extraction and depletes natural capital.…

Events, Pollution & Circular Economy, Principles for Responsible Banking, Webinars | 18 March 2023

A more resource-efficient and circular economy is a significant part of the solution to deliver on sustainability goals, including addressing climate…

Banking, Europe, News, Policy, Principles for Responsible Banking | 17 February 2023

UNEP FI has been reappointed as an observer in the new mandate EU Platform on Sustainable Finance. This platform seeks to promote dialogue and close cooperation among a wide range of stakeholders from the public and private sector which will be crucial to deliver on the aims of the EU Taxonomy Regulation and ultimately of the European green and the EU climate targets for 2030 and 2050.

Banking, Climate Change, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 09 February 2023

As the global framework and gold standard for Sustainable Banking, the Principles for Responsible Banking need to continuously evolve in line with increasing ambition and new goals humanity defines. Signatories have made the important decision to strengthen the definition of the Principles’ climate ambition to specify that Signatory Banks, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, are expected to align their portfolios with a 1.5 degrees pathway.

Banking, Events, Principles for Responsible Banking, Webinars | 31 January 2023

The UNEP Finance Initiative & the B4B+ Club decided to collaborate and co-organize a webinar destinated to their respective members…

Banking, Insurance, News, Pollution & Circular Economy | 17 January 2023

Following the adoption of the historic resolution to forge an international legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution by 2024…