17 May 2022Events, Roundtables
News
New report on driving finance for sustainable food systems
By Vanesa Rodriguez Osuna, Food Systems Lead at UNEP FI Food systems are key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals…
Fulfilling individual fiduciary responsibilities requires a collaborative response to climate risk
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Chair, Günther Thallinger, argues that responding to climate change is essential for asset owners to fulfil their fiduciary duty and that in order to do so effectively, collaborative efforts are needed.
Towards a robust approach for measuring business dependencies on nature
New guidance has been launched to help financial institutions and businesses gain a holistic view of how dependent they are…
Public statement by the United Nations Environment Programme on the UN-Convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
In light of the recent discussions within the United States, some members of the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA),…
Civil Society Advisory Body challenges Principles for Responsible Banking to speed delivery and sets expectations for future strategic vision
This month marked a historic moment for the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB). Banking industry leaders and civil society representatives from…
Singapore’s OCBC to stop funding oil, gas projects
Singapore's OCBC bank has announced its latest decarbonisation goals, under which it will stop financing upstream oil and gas projects that received approval for development after 2021.
Finance Leadership Group on Plastics contributes to development of international instrument to end plastic pollution
Ahead of the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic…
New working group to help banks align their portfolios with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
A pioneering working group consisting of 35 signatories of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) has been formed to innovate…
As legal frameworks to protect ocean and biodiversity increase, what can investors do?
Last month, after more than 10 years of negotiations, UN delegates reached an historic agreement concerning the protection of marine biodiversity in international waters, an area covering almost half of the Earth’s surface and 95% of the planet’s habitat by volume.
Latin American and Caribbean Principles for Responsible Banking signatories exchange experiences on target setting
UNEP FI promoted a three-day event to exchange experiences on targets for positive impact on financial health and inclusion, climate…
