UNEP FI members and stakeholders discussed the current trends and expectations relating to financial institutions’ responsibility to respect human rights and their ability to address burning social issues at a series of regional dialogues on finance and human rights. These were organized as part of 2017 UNEP FI Roundtables for Sustainable Finance in Buenos Aires, New York, Geneva and Tokyo.
- Human rights and social issues in finance: from global to regional solutions, 6 September 2017, Buenos Aires
- Sustainable Finance and Indigenous Peoples Rights, 20 September 2017, New York (private meeting)
- A Rights-Based Approach to Sustainable Finance, 17 October 2017, Geneva
- Social inclusion and human rights in finance: a view from Asia Pacific, 12 December 2017, Tokyo