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Adaptation Finance, Banking, Climate Change, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 28 November 2023

In response to the escalating impacts of climate change and the widening gap in adaptation finance, today the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) has unveiled a new publication aimed at guiding banks to set climate adaptation targets.

Banking, Nature, News, Principles for Responsible Banking | 22 November 2023

Today marks the release of the new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Nature Target Setting Guidance, aimed at helping the…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Themes | 16 November 2023

Geneva, 16 November October 2023 – For asset owners, aiming to both achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their…

News, Pollution & Circular Economy | 31 October 2023

Ahead of the next negotiations to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC-3) next month, the UNEP…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Themes | 18 October 2023

"Increasing Climate Ambition, Decreasing Emissions”, third progress report of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, shows membership growth, US$ 8.4 trillion in AuM covered by interim targets, and data on total financed GHG emissions, which dropped by 3.5% between 2021 and 2022.

Banking, News | 22 September 2023

The Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), the world’s foremost sustainability framework for the banking sector, marks its fourth anniversary with the publication of the second biennial progress report, “Responsible Banking: Towards Real-world Impact”.

Nature, News | 19 September 2023

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released its final recommendations today. This is a historic moment to encourage and support action on nature. The groundbreaking framework enables companies to assess, disclose and manage nature-related risks and impacts which will lead to consistent and comparable reporting on nature-related risks and impacts by businesses and financial institutions, worldwide. In this article, we explain the role of UNEP FI and our members in developing this innovative tool and outline how financial institutions can get involved.

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 06 September 2023

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, together with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA),…

Climate Change, Nature, News, Policy, SDGs and Impact, Social | 04 September 2023

4 September 2023 – Following its response to the IFRS consultation on the ISSB’s first standards – General Requirements for…

News | 31 August 2023

Find out more about UNEP FI's presence at the world's largest climate-focused event - 2023 Climate Week in New York.