17 May 2022Events, Roundtables
Climate Change
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 11 November 2021
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reacts to the draft COP 26 decision text
Upon the release of the draft COP26 decision, Guenther Thallinger, Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, made the…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Events, Investment | 05 November 2021
Driving Net-Zero Finance Integrity
This COP26 side event will bring together leading experts in the net zero and sustainable finance space to discuss what is needed to align all finance flows with Paris Agreement goals and ensure impact in the real economy.
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, News | 02 November 2021
New research identifies remaining global carbon budget for twelve main industries
For the first-time sector allocations of the global carbon budget have been provided for both hard to abate and all…
Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News, Themes | 02 November 2021
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance responds to Reclaim Finance report
In response to the Reclaim Finance report, “It’s Not What You Say, It’s What you Do”, the Chair of the…
Climate Change, Events, Nature | 29 October 2021
COP26 event: Funding the Sustainable Blue Economy
This session focuses on how we can mobilise both public and private financial flows from banks, insurers and investors, towards a sustainable ocean industry that offers an immense potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation, using key frameworks and initiatives, including the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles - to rebuild, renew and replenish the ocean - for people and planet.
Climate Change, Investment, News | 29 October 2021
BLOG: Eric Usher discusses what makes a credible net zero commitment
In the first two blogs in this series, I wrote about the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and the…
Climate Change, Events, Investment, North America, Podcasts | 28 October 2021
UNEP FI Podcast: Shaping a low carbon future – CEO dialogue
In this episode, Charles Emond, CEO of CDPQ and Guy Cormier, CEO of Desjardins address net zero targets, climate risks,…
Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Net Zero Insurance, News | 27 October 2021
UNEP FI delivers G20 input paper with recommendations for credible net-zero finance commitments
Ahead of the G20 Rome Summit this weekend, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) today publishes its G20 input…
Climate Change, Events, Insurance | 22 October 2021
Principles for Sustainable Insurance at COP26: Series of events
Throughout COP26, the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative will focus on progressing the sustainable insurance agenda through the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance it convenes.
Climate Change, News | 22 October 2021
BLOG: Eric Usher explains the false dichotomy in choosing between industry or government action on sustainability
Earlier this week I wrote about the progress being made by the signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking…