17 May 2022Events, Roundtables
Climate Change
Climate Change, Events | 01 February 2021
Adaptation Webinar Series: Climate Data for Physical Risk Assessments
The use of authoritative datasets and data sources is a challenge for many financial institutions. A collaboration between the Climate Data Factory and the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service is aiming to provide a climate hazards data set of reference for physical risk assessment that aligns with the recommendations of the TCFD, and that will also slign with the needs of users from the finance sector.
Climate Change, Events | 01 February 2021
Webinar: Climate Thought Leadership Series Papers 3 & 4
Systemic transformation will be necessary over the next decade if we are to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. What might this transformation mean for the finance sector and how can financial actors best respond to these challenges? Join Richard Roberts & John Elkington (Volans), and Jakob Thomä & Anne Schönauer (2DII) for this discussion hosted by EIT Climate-KIC and UNEP FI.
Climate Change, Investment, News | 01 February 2021
UN SG António Guterres: Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is “gold standard” for net-zero commitments
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious…
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 25 January 2021
Ten UNEP FI members call on governments to step up on adaptation finance, make climate risk reporting commitments
Ten UNEP FI members are calling for greater action to boost adaptation finance and have made commitments on climate risk reporting. At the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, the leading financial institutions delivered a statement calling for greater action on assessment, reporting and management of the physical risks of climate change, and asking policy makers to deliver mandatory disclosure requirements on climate risk.
Climate Change, Events, News | 20 January 2021
UNEP FI and members at the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021
Join UNEP FI and members for an in-depth discussion on climate-related physical risk and a major announcement from ten financial institutions. UNEP FI is hosting a side event at the Climate Adaptation Summit which will also see leading financial institutions announce their commitment to climate-related physical risk assessment and disclosure, while making a ‘call to action’ to the finance sector and governments around the globe to address the principal obstacles to greater disclosure.
Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications | 20 January 2021
Promoting Sustainable Finance and Climate Finance in the Arab Region
This report analyses the climate change related risks countries in the Arab region are facing such as water scarcity, rising…
Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, News, Policy | 20 January 2021
New report sheds light on sustainable financing in Arab region and provides policy recommendations
A new report provides the first in-depth analysis of sustainable finance practices in a part of the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change: the Arab region. Issues such as water scarcity, rising sea levels, drought, land degradation and desertification will have serious repercussions for food, energy and water security in this area. Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals – in particular those that help deal with the interlinked water-energy-food challenges – will be key to build resilient, fairer economies.
Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Podcasts | 19 January 2021
UNEP FI Podcast | Navigating the climate crisis: A conversation with Mark Carney
Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, spoke to UNEP FI on navigating the climate crisis, climate disclosures, the Principles for Responsible Banking and the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
Insurance, News, TCFD | 19 January 2021
First guidance enabling insurers to identify and disclose risks from climate change launches
A group of 22 leading insurers and reinsurers convened by UNEP FI has published the first comprehensive guidance for the insurance industry to identify and disclose the impact of climate change on their businesses.
Climate Change, Insurance, Publications | 19 January 2021
Insuring the climate transition: Enhancing the insurance industry’s assessment of climate change futures
22 leading insurers and reinsurers from across the globe worked with UNEP FI to develop the first comprehensive guidance for…