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News, SDGs and Impact | 02 April 2019

Geneva – UNEP FI’s Positive Impact Initiative (PI) is announcing the launch of two new Working Groups, where UNEP FI members, members…

Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, News, Projects | 01 April 2019

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 6th Assessment Report outlines the stark challenges facing nature, society and the global…

Europe, Events, Nature, NCFA | 15 March 2019

The Natural Capital Finance Alliance will launch a new report: Natural Capital Credit Risk Assessment in Agricultural Lending on the first day of the Third Oxford Meeting on Food System Impact Valuation.

Blue Finance, Insurance, Publications | 13 March 2019

Pirate fishing—also known as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing—exposes insurers to legal, financial and reputational risks, but also puts…

Banking, Blue Finance, Nature, NCFA, News | 19 February 2019

When Madeleine Ronquest attended the Johannesburg launch of an innovative guide designed to help banks assess their exposure to environmental degradation, a…

Property publications, Publications, SDGs and Impact | 12 February 2019

The UNEP FI Property Working Group, in collaboration with RICS, PRI, and members of the Global Investor Coalition on Climate…

Investment, News, Property, SDGs and Impact | 12 February 2019

The UNEP FI Property Working Group, in collaboration with RICS, PRI, and members of the Global Investor Coalition on Climate…

Events, Investment, Property publications, SDGs and Impact, Webinars | 29 January 2019

UNEP FI has recently published its Positive Impact Real Estate Investment Framework, part of a suite of resources to address the SDG financing gap and shift financing practices so that environmental, social and economic impacts are fully considered, intended and measured in investment activities. This webinar will provide an overview of the Framework, and include presentations from practitioners using an impact-based approach in their investment strategies and acquisition and management.

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Nature, NCFA, News | 25 January 2019

Johannesburg will see the African launch of the world’s first step-by-step guide to help banks conduct a rapid natural capital risk assessment by the Natural Capital Finance…

Nature, News | 16 January 2019

New step-by-step guide from Natural Capital Finance Alliance, builds on launch of web-based tool ENCORE in November 2018. One week…