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Banking, Europe, News, Policy, Principles for Responsible Banking | 17 February 2023
UNEP FI reappointed as observer in EU Platform on Sustainable Finance
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.
Nature, News, Policy | 02 February 2023
The Global Biodiversity Framework – what’s next for financial policy and regulation?
Urgent action by world leaders to halt environmental degradation and biodiversity loss is needed. The WWF Living Planet Report, released…
Nature, News, Policy | 11 November 2022
What we need from policymakers on financing nature at COP27: Listen to our experts
Written by Helen Avery (Green Finance Institute) and Jessica Smith (UNEP FI) We have 86 months left. The decade that…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, News, Policy | 29 September 2022
Policymakers must support blended finance to achieve Paris climate goals and the SDGs, says Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Geneva, September 28 – Policymakers must facilitate the scaling of blended finance structures to fund climate solutions if the world…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Policy, Themes | 22 June 2022
Carbon pricing policy instruments need a radical redesign and competent implementation
22 June 2022, Geneva: Ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Berlin (26-28 June), a new position paper by the…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Policy, Publications, Themes | 22 June 2022
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Position Paper on Governmental Carbon Pricing
In this paper, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls on policymakers to implement ambitious and reliable carbon prices, to fulfil…
Banking, Europe, Policy, Publications | 15 February 2022
Practical approaches to applying the EU Taxonomy to bank lending
This joint report by UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation explores practical approaches for banks who wish to use…
Investment, Policy, Publications | 21 July 2021
A Legal Framework for Impact: sustainability impact in investor decision-making
The report, authored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and commissioned by PRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation, provides ground-breaking legal analysis on the extent to which legal frameworks enable investors to consider impact in their activities across 11 jurisdictions: the EU, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, South Africa, the Netherlands, UK and the US.
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…
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.