17 May 2022Events, Roundtables
Latin America & Caribbean
Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Training | 12 March 2019
UNEP FI Supporting Institutions’ meeting in Chile
The first meeting of UNEP FI’s supporting Institutions in Chile will take place in Santiago on March 18th, 2019. This will be the first time that UNEP FI has held a country event exclusively for its supporting institutions.
Latin America & Caribbean, News | 11 October 2018
Climate Finance Day in Mexico
The "Climate Financing Day in Mexico", which was organized by the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC), the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and the Climate Initiative of Mexico, took place on September 18. The objective of the event was to facilitate a multi-actor dialogue to support the mobilization, allocation, access, management of resource in order to accelerate climate action and accomplish the commitment of The Paris Agreement.
Latin America & Caribbean, News | 11 October 2018
UNEP FI Peer-to-Peer Exchange opens up new ways for members to interact
The first in-person exchange, including banks from all over Latin America held in Sao Paulo on 1 and 2 October…
Latin America & Caribbean, News | 03 October 2018
Sustainable Finance Working Group established to promote sustainability in the financial sector in Panama
The main actors of the Panamanian financial sector and key actors of the governmental and non-governmental sectors met to establish the "Sustainable Finance Working Group".
Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Training | 03 October 2018
Climate Finance Workshop Chile
UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Ministry of Finance of Chile, in collaboration with the British Embassy Santiago, held a workshop on "Climate Finance" on the morning of October 3rd at the Ministry of Finance.
Banking, Latin America & Caribbean, News, Regions | 03 September 2018
UNEP FI’s Expanding Network in Latin America & the Caribbean
Our network keeps expanding, as three banks and one supporting institution join UNEP FI (English) During the month of August,…
Events, Latin America & Caribbean | 02 August 2018
Peer to peer in-person exchange
There is a new opportunity to learn from your peers in the Latin American and Caribbean region! The in-person exchange provides richer opportunities for UNEP FI members to connect with one another and to share practical “hands-on” experiences implementing sustainable finance work across banks in banks across Latin America. The exchange will provide “visiting members” insights into the operations and procedures implemented by “host members” regarding good practices around the key environmental, social and governance topics identified in UNEP FI’s Sustainable Banking Guide.
Investment, Latin America & Caribbean, News | 10 July 2018
Brazilian monetary authority approves new ESG requirements in the investment rules of occupational pension funds
On May 25th 2018, the Brazilian National Monetary Council (CMN) published Resolution CMN 4.661/2018, which revised the norm that governs…
Investment, Latin America & Caribbean, News | 04 June 2018
BLOG: UNEP FI and the PRI emphasize the importance of the adoption of stewardship codes in Brazil at the UK Green Finance Summit
At the UK Green Finance Summit in São Paolo on April 26th, Marcelo Seraphim, UNEP FI/PRI Senior Policy Consultant,…
Events, Latin America & Caribbean, News | 29 May 2018
Private and public sector come together in Panama to discuss response to climate change
A wide range of Latin America-based stakeholders including leading financial institutions, policy makers and corporates came together to discuss how…