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Banking, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 17 February 2021

Geneva, 17 February 2021 – Transition risk poses a significant near-term threat to the economy. This is one of the…

Banking, Europe, News | 26 January 2021

UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have launched a unique report assessing the extent to which the EU…

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, News, Policy | 20 January 2021

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.

Insurance, News | 19 January 2021

Pioneering collaborative effort by insurers shows how climate change scenarios can be used to assess and disclose climate risks in…

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 20 November 2020

The Norwegian financial group said it had signed the United Nations-backed Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles, a guiding framework launched in 2018 for financing a sustainable ocean economy. Storebrand – one of Norway’s main occupational and personal pension providers – said the framework aimed to accelerate the transition towards sustainable use of the ocean and its resources by developing practical actions for insurers, lenders and investors to undertake.

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 28 October 2020

We cannot have a healthy planet without a healthy ocean, and in any global discussion on biodiversity the ocean must…

Blue Finance, GRT2020, Nature, News | 27 October 2020

The blue economy is an attractive opportunity for banks and insurance companies, yet some players are rushing to invest without first adopting sustainability principles that can avoid repeating the wrongs of the past, says world-renowned ecologist Enric Sala.

Banking, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 08 September 2020

8 September 2020 – UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has released a report on physical climate risks and…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Events, News, TCFD | 03 February 2020

Climate Finance Capacity Building UNEP FI is responsible for a number of activities under the SDG-Climate Facility Project that aim…

Europe, News | 05 December 2019

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Luxembourg for Finance (LFF) and Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) joined forces for…