UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI): Recent Episodes
UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Including social equity considerations in investment decisions and processes is critical for the blue economy to deliver its full potential in addressing global challenges. In this episode, we look at the human dimension of the sustainable blue economy, focusing on the role of financial actors. Five experts from the academic, NGO and finance communities join the conversation, giving insights on how organisations can finance a blue economy that is sustainable, economically viable, and socially equitable.
A conversation with Charles Emond, CEO of CDPQ, Guy Cormier, CEO of Desjardins, and Nili Gilbert, Chair of the Investment Committee at the David Rockefeller Fund
Dennis Fritsch, Sustainable Blue Finance Lead at UNEP FI and Dorothee Herr, Oceans & Climate Change Manager at IUCN discuss ocean health, its role in regulating the global climate, its economic value and the role that financial institutions can play in restoring this vital ecosystem. In this compelling conversation, they also introduce us to UNEP FI’s Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles and IUCN’s Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility, helping financial institutions and project developers take part in a sustainable blue economy.
Marianne Haahr, Executive Director of the Green Digital Finance Alliance spoke to UNEP FI about what "going digital" means in sustainable finance, how FinTech can help with data challenges, automated reporting, disclosure processes as well as innovations in the space to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.
Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, spoke to UNEP FI on navigating the climate crisis, climate disclosures, the Principles for Responsible Banking and the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.