UNEP FI Side Event

18 July, 2001 | Bonn, Germany

Key documents

• UNEP Press Release: Financial sector responding to climate change – impatient with pace of political progress (PDF: 18 KB)

Overview

UNEP Finance Initiatives held a successful special event at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 6th Conference of the Parties (COP 6, Part 2). A strong and clear message was delivered – to a group of approximately 120 people – that the UNEP Finance Initiatives support the Framework Convention, the Kyoto Protocol process, and the ultimate development of a strong climate regime. The message was delivered in the Ministry of Justice building to an audience of government delegates, business, NGOs and intergovernmental representatives.

Presentations

• Welcome and Introduction (PDF: 16 KB)
  Erik Schmausser
• Climate Change – threats and opportunities for the financial sector (PDF: 43 KB)
  Thomas loster
• Position Statement (PDF: 31 KB)
  Andrew Dlugolecki
• Implementation of sustainability and climate protection in the
  financial services industries: an overview (PDF: 50 KB)
  Dr. Ivo Knoepfel
• Latin American Carbon Programme: A concrete product from a Latin American Bank (PDF: 270 KB) | Synopsis (PDF: 18 KB)
  Pablo Cardinale
• Sustainable Investment Partners (SIP): Promoting sustainable investing (PDF: 23 KB)
  Dirk Kohler