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UNEP FI urges investors to tackle ocean pollution

The UNEP FI has launched guidance to enable private and public institutions to align their decision-making with 'sustainable' marine practice and tackle ocean pollution.

Banking on net zero ... by 2050

The Net Zero Banking Alliance has attracted some of the world's biggest lenders. What has been achieved so far, asks Thomas Cox

G20 should adopt 'science-based definition of net-zero', UNEP FI recommends

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has set out 11 recommendations for "credible" net-zero commitments from financial institutions.

Freshfields 'landmark' report on impact launched

Environmental Finance celebrates World Oceans Day

To coincide with the UN World Oceans Day, Environmental Finance will host a thematic briefing afternoon focusing on oceans and the blue economy, to examine one of the most exciting areas of natural capital investment.

Biodiversity briefing afternoon round up

The event was opened by Banque de France's Alexandre Gautier, who called for central banks and investors not to wait for "more information" before acting on the biodiversity impact of investment portfolios.

News round-up: UNEP FI; National Grid; Santos

UNEP FI issues guide for financial institutions to lead a sustainable ocean recovery

TCFD 'implied temperature rise' metric gets Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance backing

An alliance of investors with more than $5 trillion in combined assets under management has told the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat that it 'fully supports' development of a measure of the 'implied temperature rise' of assets.

Banks face 'risk of errors' in applying EU Taxonomy

An investigation by the European Banking Federation (EBF) and UNEP FI into the impact of the EU Taxonomy on retail and corporate banking found that its complexity leads to a risk of errors when applying it.