SDGs and Impact

News, SDGs and Impact | 26 July 2018

New York, 18 July 2018 – The event “SDG Country Plans: A Roadmap to Private Investment”, organized by the United…

Events, Investment, Property publications, SDGs and Impact, Webinars | 20 June 2018

The UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and collaborators (RICS, PRI, Global Investor Coalition) is developing an impact-based investment framework for…

Europe, Investment, News, SDGs and Impact | 04 June 2018

On May 24th the European Commission released its first legislative package under its Action Plan for Sustainable Finance, including proposals…

News, SDGs and Impact | 05 April 2018

Sustainable finance is experiencing continued rapid growth. The European Commission’s recent proposal of a taxonomy as a common language for…

News, SDGs and Impact, UNEP FI in the News | 03 April 2018

UNEP FI Head, Eric Usher writes about how the Positive Impact Finance Initiative is working with financial institutions to close the…

News, SDGs and Impact | 01 February 2018

These are exciting times for Positive Impact Finance. $5-7 trillion a year until 2030 are needed to realise the Sustainable…

News, SDGs and Impact | 15 December 2017

As 2017 is coming to a close, we are providing an overview of the many interesting articles and publications which have been published by the press on the Launch of the Positive Impact Principles and its further developments.

News, SDGs and Impact | 12 December 2017

UNEP FI, UN Global Compact and PRI are pleased to anounce the formation of the UN Alliance to maximize their impact on SDG Finance.

Events, News, SDGs and Impact, Webinars | 11 December 2017

Watch the recording of a webinar held on 6 December which addressed the issues of assessing needs, set processes developing innovative financial mechanisms and adapting existing instruments for funding the SDGs. It gathered several influential representatives from the finance community and the corporate sector to discuss the challenges of the financing the SDGs. The webinar was organised by Climate Action and Sustainable Investment Forum Europe and featured UNEP FI's Careen Abb from the Positive Impact Initiative.

Africa & Middle East, Events, News, SDGs and Impact | 25 November 2017

UNEP FI is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation and regional launch of its Positive Impact Initiative in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29th November 2017, which will be hosted by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the oldest and largest stock exchange in Africa.