Events

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance released a draft of the fourth edition of its Target Setting Protocol. The draft introduces target-setting methodologies for private debt funds, real estate debt funds, and residential mortgages. The methodologies will be presented by NZAOA technical experts in this deep-dive webinar, which will also allow ...

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Public policy sets the framework in which investors operate and shapes the decisions made by investors and companies on capital allocation. Ambition on climate policy has grown dramatically in recent years and will have a tangible impact on financial flows critical to transitioning to a climate-resilient, low-carbon economy. The founding ...

The 8th Annual Sustainable Investment Forum North America returns to Climate Week NYC at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on September 19, 2023 in partnership with UNEP FI. Bringing together industry leaders in sustainable finance and responsible investment, this must attend Forum provides a platform to share best practice in financing the net zero transition- from ...

Financial institutions are exposed to exponentially increasing ocean-related risks, even in the short term. Ocean-related risks are rarely if ever priced into the value of assets. It is estimated that, for a business-as-usual scenario, around US$8.4 trillion of assets and revenues are at risk in the coming 15 years for ...

PRI in Person is the world's leading responsible investment conference, this year’s theme will be Moving from commitments to action, with a focus on practical guidance navigating the challenges and opportunities facing responsible investors. Topics will include understanding the ESG backlash, driving a just economic transition globally, climate and nature and ...

Hosted by Climate Action and UNEP FI, the 6th Annual Sustainable Investment Forum Europe returns to Paris at the Pullman Paris Eiffel Tower on the 9th May 2023. UNEP FI has a limited number of complimentary guest passes for UNEP FI members. If you would like to attend, please write to us. Bringing ...

While investors are making commitments to decarbonise their investment portfolios, there remains a significant methodological gap—there is no internationally-agreed framework for assessing the climate-related risks and opportunities associated with sovereign debt instruments. The solution to the issue would be a publicly available, independent, and open-source investor framework/database to assess the ...

The UNEP 2022 Emissions Gap Report highlighted the urgency of halving global emissions by 2030, to get on the pathway of net zero emissions by mid-century. Heavy industries and emerging economies are central to this challenge, where innovative decarbonization solutions are yet to be developed or deployed at scale. Evidence from ...

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 – brought together heads of state, ministers and negotiators, along with climate activists, mayors, civil society representatives and CEOs in November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the largest annual gathering on climate action ...