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Europe, Investment, News | 04 July 2018

4 July 2018 (French below) The Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century programme – launched in 2016 by the Principles…

Blue Finance, Nature, News | 27 April 2023

Last month, after more than 10 years of negotiations, UN delegates reached an historic agreement  concerning the protection of marine biodiversity in international waters, an area covering almost half of the Earth’s surface and 95% of the planet’s habitat by volume.

Asset Owner Alliance, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Investment, News | 26 October 2022

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 – brought together heads…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 28 September 2023

Former US Secretary of State and current US Climate Envoy John Kerry, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and UN Special Adviser and…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 21 September 2023

The UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, ahead of its first AGM this week, has published a paper calling for the removal of key political barriers to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Nature, News | 19 September 2023

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released its final recommendations today. This is a historic moment to encourage and support action on nature. The groundbreaking framework enables companies to assess, disclose and manage nature-related risks and impacts which will lead to consistent and comparable reporting on nature-related risks and impacts by businesses and financial institutions, worldwide. In this article, we explain the role of UNEP FI and our members in developing this innovative tool and outline how financial institutions can get involved.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 29 August 2023

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance launches a public consultation on the fourth edition of its Target Setting Protocol. The updates in the draft of the fourth edition concern expansion of asset class coverage. The public is invited to submit their feedback by 29 September.

Impact Analysis, News, Principles for Responsible Banking, SDGs and Impact | 28 August 2023

25 August 2023 – UNEP FI has updated its Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool for Banks after completing its annual review…

Nature, News | 17 August 2023

Our economy is highly dependent on the health of nature. The World Economic Forum reports that over half of the…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Themes | 13 June 2023

Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Chair, Günther Thallinger, argues that responding to climate change is essential for asset owners to fulfil their fiduciary duty and that in order to do so effectively, collaborative efforts are needed.