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Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks

Woori Financial Group Chairman and CEO Son Tae-seung will visit Europe next month to discuss the groups efforts in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) practices on the global stage, according to the banking group, Monday. It said Sons planned trip comes upon the joint invitation of two U.N. bodies _ the U.N. Framework Convention (UNFCC) and UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) _ plus that of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource...

Speaking before Environment Ministers, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary presented a new document by the Commission on financing for sustainable development in the context of the post-COVID-19 recovery in the region.

The Principles for Responsible Banking’s Commitment to Financial Health and Inclusion is a first-of-its-kind accelerator initiative of the banking sector to promote universal financial inclusion and health 28 signatory banks have joined the leadership group by signing the Commitment Targets are to be set and published within 18 months from signing, with annual reporting requirement thereafter

Eric Usher’s day planner is filled with meetings with the heads of some of the world’s biggest banks. And while he has years of experience working with the financial industry, his mission isn’t profit. It is to support and challenge banks and other financial institutions to lay the foundation for a more sustainable future.

Ahead of the G20 Summit in Rome this weekend, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has published a set of recommendations for financial institutions to reach net-zero, while a net-zero transition plan has also been published f...

It is increasingly recognized that the finance and banking sectors can have a huge influence on the economy, through the way that they decide to invest in, and fund, businesses, and in Thailand, the UN is helping the government to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable finance.

“Social responsibility and sustainable profit” can go hand in hand according to the chief of Thailand’s government pension fund. The

The EIB and WWF discuss with partners how to advance financing for the sustainable blue economy in the margins of the World Bank Group/IMF Spring Meetings Dettagli The European Investment Bank and WWF hosted a conference in the margins of the 2021 virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund to discuss how to enhance financing for the EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix kicked off the event, moderated by EIB Director Werner...

Investment Week is hosting its Global Emerging Markets Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain. During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of global emerging market managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond. The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the ...