17 May 2022Events, Roundtables
Insurance
Blue Finance, Insurance, Nature, Publications | 28 October 2019
Protecting our World Heritage, insuring a sustainable future
World Heritage Sites are recognised for their unparalleled beauty, global significance and/or biological diversity and the important economic, social and…
Insurance, News | 15 October 2019
UN, WWF and world’s insurers unite to launch first insurance industry guide to protect UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Geneva/Gland/Paris/São Paulo, 15 October 2019—The first guide for the insurance industry to protect our world’s priceless and irreplaceable assets was…
Insurance, News | 23 July 2019
California Insurance Commissioner Lara and UN Environment announce first US sustainable insurance roadmap to reduce California’s climate risks
Los Angeles, California, 23 July 2019—The California Department of Insurance and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) have launched…
Events, Insurance, News | 26 June 2019
Sustainable Insurance Forum meeting
The Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF) is a global network of insurance supervisors and regulators working together to strengthen responses to sustainability challenges facing the insurance sector. Launched in December 2016, the SIF provides a platform for international collaboration among supervisors, facilitating knowledge sharing, dialogue, and uptake of policy innovations. This SIF is convened by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which serves as its Secretariat.
African insurance industry leaders and UN Environment agree on key collaborative initiatives for sustainable development
Lagos/Geneva, 22 May 2019—African insurance industry leaders and UN Environment have agreed on key collaborative initiatives in the region to…
Africa & Middle East, Events, Insurance | 18 March 2019
UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance Africa Market Event in Nigeria
The 2nd Africa Market event will be held in Lagos, Nigeria. UNEP FI and Principles for Sustainable Insurance(PSI) are organizing the event. The purpose of the now-annual PSI Africa Market Event is to bring together leading practitioners and thinkers within the African insurance ‘ecosystem’ to share experiences and ideas relating to the creation of a growing, resilient, sustainable, responsible and profitable African insurance sector.
Blue Finance, Insurance, Publications | 13 March 2019
Risk Assessement and Control of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing for the Marine Insurance Industry
Pirate fishing—also known as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing—exposes insurers to legal, financial and reputational risks, but also puts…
Insurance, News | 12 March 2019
UN Environment and world’s insurers join forces to raise ambition in tackling global sustainability challenges
First-ever insurance industry guide to manage environmental, social and governance risks launched at major UN-Allianz event to drive greater action…
Insurance, News | 27 February 2019
Leading insurers, ocean conservationists, Oceana and UNEP FI issue first-ever guidelines to combat pirate fishing
Today, UN Environment, Oceana and leading insurers issued a checklist of warning signs for pirate fishing activity, as part of…
Insurance, News | 27 February 2019
UN Environment, Oceana and insurers issue first-ever guidelines to combat pirate fishing
Environmental organisations join forces with insurance industry to spearhead global campaign to tackle illegal fishing- Approximately 1 in 5 fish is…