Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Webinars | 04 November 2020

  Financial regulators and policy makers in South East Asia are increasingly turning to financial institutions to support their national…

Asia Pacific, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Webinars | 28 May 2020

UNEP FI is excited to offer a webinar for participants in Asia to discuss TCFD and climate risk assessment. The session will explore the TCFD framework, the latest from UNEP FI's insurance and banking TCFD pilots, and regulatory developments around climate risk. 

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Social, Webinars | 28 May 2020

Join us on a virtual introductory workshop on banking and human rights issues for ASEAN banks. It will include an overview of human rights issues related to businesses in ASEAN and how this relates to banks under both hard and soft laws; how banks in the region are tackling human rights; and a live exercise to develop an ASEAN human rights risk heatmap with the help of experts. The workshop is side event of the UN Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights, 9-12 June.

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Investment, Regions, Webinars | 21 May 2020

As part of the main session of the UN Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights - Asia Pacific, UNEP FI is co-organising a session on the role of the finance sector in the sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in the ASEAN region.

Asia Pacific, News | 27 February 2020

Under the leadership of the Environment Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan in 2019 established the…

Asia Pacific, Events, Insurance, Nature, Regions | 12 November 2019

Hosted by National Institutes for the Humanities “Research Institute for Humanity and Nature”.

Asia Pacific, Events, Regions | 06 October 2019

The UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) together with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and in collaboration with the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) are excited to present a one-day forum exploring the latest issues and trends for a resilient and stable financial system that will help shape Australian and New Zealand economy that prioritises human well-being, social equity and environmental protection.

Asia Pacific, Events, Investment, Property publications, Regions | 05 October 2019

UNEP Finance Initiative together with the Japanese Principles for Financial Action (PFA), a Japan nation-wide sustainable finance forum, held a…

Asia Pacific, Banking, Events, Regions | 05 October 2019

Following the global launch of the Principles for Responsible Banking on 22 September 2019 at the United Nations in New…

Asia Pacific, Events | 04 October 2019

Through this high-level workshop, UNEP FI will provide a platform to discuss the role of industry, financial institutions and government to control environmental pollution and climate change.