Registration Now Open - UNEP FI Global Roundtable, 19-20 October, Washington
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The Global Roundtable 2011 will take place in Washington DC, United States on the 19-20 October 2011. Coming just seven months ahead of the landmark United Nations Rio+20 Earth Summit scheduled for May 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, UNEP FI's 2011 Global Roundtable is the perfect opportunity to cast a spotlight on what the sustainable development agenda means for the world's finance, investment and insurance sectors.
You are welcome to register here.
Further information: www.unepfi.org/washington
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| FEW PLACES LEFT: UNEP FI's Online Course on Climate Change, 4-25 April | |
50% DISCOUNT COUPON CODE FOR UNEP FI MEMBERS (Contact: cc-training@unepfi.org)
 The next UNEP FI Online Course on Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector will be held on 4-25 April. 2011. The course aims to equip financial institution executives with fundamental knowledge on a variety of aspects at the interface of private finance, climate change, and climate regulation, as well as to provide support for the development of effective responses. More information. Click here to enroll.
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Advanced Training Workshop on Environmental and Social Risk, 17-18 March, Mexico City
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Aimed specifically at risk managers and analysts who already have a basic understanding/experience of environmental risk management and are seeking to step up their ESRM tools and skills, the Workshop will be held over one day and a half, 17 & 18 March, in Mexico City's exclusive Club de Banqueros. This Workshop is being organized with the collaboration and support of the Mexican Banking Association. For further information and contact, click here.
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Making Environmental Employee Engagement Happen Workshop, 31 March, Toronto
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The workshop: Making Environmental Employee Engagement Happen, organised by the UNEP FI North American Task Force (NATF), will take place on the 31 March 2011 in Toronto, Canada. The workshop will explore the current state of environmental employee engagement initiatives within the financial services industry in North America and will include panel discussions from key practitioners and researchers in the field.
The NATF's report "Making Environmental Employee Engagement Happen" will formally be launched during the event. They key findings from the report provide an overview of the state of environmental employee engagement practices within the members of the NATF and aim to further advance the understanding of this terrain as it relates to embedding sustainability within the corporate culture of financial institutions. For further information please contact: na@unepfi.org
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Regional Workshop on Environmental and Ecological Risks and Opportunities in the Finance Sector, 4 April, Munich
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Date: 4 April, 2011 | 10.00 - 16.00
Venue: HypoVereinsbank, UniCredit Bank AG, Prannertr. 4 | 80333, Munich | Germany
UNEP FI, HypoVereinsbanks and the Verein für Umwelt-management und Nachhaltigkeit (VfU) are pleased to invite you to a regional workshop to discuss environmental and ecological risks and opportunities in the finance sector.
This event will be a crucial stepping stone in the development of key guidance to the finance sector on the incorporation of natural capital as a systemic risk. It will aim to engage all participants in the drafting of and commitment to a 'Natural Capital Statement' through which UNEP FI will seek support from banks and other financial institutions to commit to embed biodiversity and ecosystem service considerations into internal processes, products and services. For further information please contact: biodiversity@unepfi.org
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| NEW RELEASE: Implemeting Responsible Property Investment Strategies Toolkit | |
 UNEP FI Property Working Group releases the fourth in series of toolkits titled Implementing responsible property investment strategies. The toolkit outlines a set of core issues that property investors may wish to consider when implementing a responsible property investment (RPI) strategy within their organization, focusing on how such process can help tie insight on ESG performance into property asset values and how such analysis may be incorporated in strategic asset allocation, stock selection and asset management. For more about UNEP FI`s work on responsible property investing visit: www.unepfi.org/property
The audio recordings from the online webinar on Implementing Responsible Property Investment Strategies are available here.
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Climate Change Adaptation Workshop held 3 February, Sydney
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Sydney, 3 February - The UNEP FI Australasia Group, composed of 14 financial institutions from Australia and New Zealand, hosted a workshop on climate change adaptation, with a focus on associated risks and opportunities for the financial sector. Speakers included UNEP FI, Met Office Consulting, Cooperative Research Centre for Climate and Weather Risk Technologies, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and Colonial First State. More details and presentations from this workshop will be available on the Australasia Group webpage shortly.
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Members Activity: Scaling up LED Lightning in Sub-Saharan Africa through Carbon Finance & Microfinance
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London, 23 February - Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced a multi-million CER (Certified Emissions Reductions) agreement with Nuru Energy, a social enterprise that seeks to provide an affordable and clean off-grid lighting system. The bank has an option to purchase several million CERs over a ten year period, all of which will be generated in sub-Saharan Africa.
The CERs, which are eligible under the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), are earned through the replacement of CO2 producing kerosene lamps with innovative rechargeable light emitting diode (LED) lighting technology - a clean, safe, and environmentally sound solution that is affordable to those without access to the electricity grid.
Nuru Energy's distribution strategy is to sell its LEDs (and other off-grid products) indirectly to rural customers through rural micro-franchise entrepreneurs who are equipped and trained by Nuru Energy and financed by MFIs (Microfinance institutions).
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UPCOMING EVENTS BY OUR PARTNERS
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FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards - Submit Your Entry by 14 March
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Less than a month remains before the deadline for entries to the FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards, a major global programme designed by the Financial Times and IFC to recognise the institutions across the financial industry that have shown leadership and innovation in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their business. The event will take place in London on 16 June 2011.
Entries will be accepted until 14 March 2011 in the following categories:
- Sustainable Bank of the Year
- Sustainable Asset Owner of the Year
- Sustainable Asset Manager of the Year
- Achievement in Basic Needs Financing
- Achievement in Financing at the Base of the Pyramid
The first category is open to banks; the remaining categories are open to all financial institutions.
For further information click here, or contact Michael Lundby on +44(0)20 7873 3837 or mike.lundby@ft.com
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Environmental Bonds Conference,
14 March
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 UNEP FI has established a networking partnership with the Environmental Bonds Conference 2011, organised by Environmental Finance. At Environmental Bonds 2011, 14 March 2011, Guildhall, London, an expert panel of speakers will review and explain the latest thinking on how the bond market could help attract billions of additional capital to tackle environmental challenges. Click here for the full programme and speaker line-up. To benefit from a 10% discount please select the standard registration package and quote EB11/UNEP/10 at the checkout. |
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Green Building Finance and Investments Conference, 23-24 March
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You are cordially invited to attend the conference on "Green Building Finance and Investments: Practice, Policy and Research", 23- 24 March 2011 in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
The symposium features practitioners and academics covering the latest in new instruments to finance green buildings, green building technology, corporate and government engagement, and the financial performance of green buildings. REGISTER NOW at: www.conference.epri.eu
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Leadership for Sustainable Development, Apply by 12 April
|  LEAD Europe is inviting applications for its 2011 LEAD Europe Fellows Programme in Leadership for Sustainable Development. The application deadline is 12 April 2011. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join a unique global network of 2200 sustainability leaders in more than 90 countries. Scholarships available. To find out more about the programme and to apply, please visit www.lead-europe.org |
The Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy, 17-22 July
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Frankfurt School - The UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance presents Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy, 17-22 July 2011. The course is tailored for bankers, project managers, investors and consultants working in international financial institutions. Read more and register here.
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UPCOMING: Environmental & Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) Online Course
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Spanish:
9 - 27 May
English:
30 May - 17 June
Contact:
training@unepfi.org
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The Environmental and Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) Online Course runs interactively over a three-week period and is intended specifically for risk managers and analysts in commercial, corporate, investment and retail banking in or dealing with developing countries and emerging markets. More information.
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