Climate Change

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications, Risk | 11 November 2021

This report highlights the state of climate risk regulation in Africa’s financial sector and presents an analysis of the financial stability architecture and climate risk initiatives in 12 selected deep-dive countries. It also highlights challenges hindering the integration of climate risk by financial sector authorities in Africa and offers potential areas of support for the key stakeholders in the finance ecosystem.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 11 November 2021

Upon the release of the draft COP26 decision, Guenther Thallinger, Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, made the…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Events, Investment | 05 November 2021

This COP26 side event will bring together leading experts in the net zero and sustainable finance space to discuss what is needed to align all finance flows with Paris Agreement goals and ensure impact in the real economy.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, News | 02 November 2021

For the first-time sector allocations of the global carbon budget have been provided for both hard to abate and all…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 02 November 2021

In response to the Reclaim Finance report, “It’s Not What You Say, It’s What you Do”, the Chair of the…

Climate Change, Events, Nature | 29 October 2021

This session focuses on how we can mobilise both public and private financial flows from banks, insurers and investors, towards a sustainable ocean industry that offers an immense potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation, using key frameworks and initiatives, including the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles - to rebuild, renew and replenish the ocean - for people and planet.

Climate Change, Investment, News | 29 October 2021

In the first two blogs in this series, I wrote about the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and the…

Climate Change, Events, Investment, North America, Podcasts | 28 October 2021

In this episode, Charles Emond, CEO of CDPQ and Guy Cormier, CEO of Desjardins address net zero targets, climate risks,…

Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Net Zero Insurance, News | 27 October 2021

Ahead of the G20 Rome Summit this weekend, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) today publishes its G20 input…

Climate Change, Events, Insurance | 22 October 2021

Throughout COP26, the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative will focus on progressing the sustainable insurance agenda through the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance it convenes.