Insurance

Insurance, News | 06 December 2021

The Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) serve as a global framework for the insurance industry to address environmental, social and…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Net Zero Insurance, News | 25 November 2021

UNEP FI’s Climate Lead, Remco Fischer reviews the outcomes of COP26 and explains why ultimate climate success or failure depends…

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.

Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, News | 15 October 2021

The COP26 summit will bring governments, civil society and the private sector together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Find out what UNEP FI is doing at COP26 to bring the latest climate commitments made by UNEP FI members to the attention of policymakers.

Insurance, Net Zero Insurance, News | 13 October 2021

13 October 2021—In the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) convened by UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) has expanded its membership, announcing today five new members from Africa, Asia and Europe as part of its efforts to build a global alliance.

Climate Change, Events, Insurance | 21 September 2021

As risk managers, re/insurers and investors, the insurance industry plays a key role in supporting the transition to a resilient net-zero emissions economy. This global virtual event will gather experts in climate as well as industry practitioners who will unpack the concept of net-zero insurance.

Events, Insurance, Nature | 08 September 2021

A leadership series convened by UNEP’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to set the global agenda for nature-positive insurance.

Climate Change, Insurance, Net Zero Insurance, News | 06 September 2021

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), in collaboration with the UN-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), today announced the launch of a working group comprising leading insurance and reinsurance companies to develop the first global standard to measure and disclose insured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Insurance, News | 19 July 2021

UNEP’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative to host V20 Sustainable Insurance Facility with initial funding from the German government