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Banking, Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD | 17 February 2021
Pathways to Paris: A practical guide to climate transition scenarios for financial professionals
Pathways to Paris’ is a practical guide for financial practitioners looking to understand and apply climate scenarios. Co-authored with the…
Banking, Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD | 17 February 2021
Decarbonisation and Disruption: Understanding the financial risks of a disorderly transition using climate scenarios
‘Decarbonisation and Disruption’ highlights the ways in which many sectors are exposed to transition risk. If not properly managed, a…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 11 February 2021
UN Secretary General calls Asset Owner Alliance the ‘gold standard for net-zero commitments
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious targets…
Climate Change, Investment, News | 01 February 2021
UN SG António Guterres: Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is “gold standard” for net-zero commitments
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious…
Banking, Europe, Policy, Publications | 26 January 2021
Testing the application of the EU Taxonomy to core banking products: High level recommendations
UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have launched a unique report assessing the extent to which the EU…
Banking, Europe, News | 26 January 2021
26 banks test the application of the EU Taxonomy to core banking products
UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have launched a unique report assessing the extent to which the EU…
Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, News, Policy | 20 January 2021
New report sheds light on sustainable financing in Arab region and provides policy recommendations
A new report provides the first in-depth analysis of sustainable finance practices in a part of the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change: the Arab region. Issues such as water scarcity, rising sea levels, drought, land degradation and desertification will have serious repercussions for food, energy and water security in this area. Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals – in particular those that help deal with the interlinked water-energy-food challenges – will be key to build resilient, fairer economies.
Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Podcasts | 19 January 2021
UNEP FI Podcast | Navigating the climate crisis: A conversation with Mark Carney
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.
Insurance, News | 19 January 2021
World’s insurers and UN Environment Programme unveil state-of-the-art approaches to assessing climate-related physical, transition and litigation risks
Pioneering collaborative effort by insurers shows how climate change scenarios can be used to assess and disclose climate risks in…
Insurance, News, TCFD | 19 January 2021
First guidance enabling insurers to identify and disclose risks from climate change launches
A group of 22 leading insurers and reinsurers convened by UNEP FI has published the first comprehensive guidance for the insurance industry to identify and disclose the impact of climate change on their businesses.
