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University of Cambridge to provide business case for safeguarding nature

11 February 2015

17 February 2015 – The Natural Capital Leaders Platform member businesses have collaborated in producing a report that underlines natural capital challenges and the potential business opportunities from appropriate management responses and investments.


Read more at: Senior sponsors of the Investment Leaders Group meet to provide a strategic steer for group’s work
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Senior sponsors of the Investment Leaders Group meet to provide a strategic steer for group’s work

4 February 2015

28 January 2015 – Senior sponsors joined their working group representatives at the Zurich Development Center, Zurich, Switzerland to be updated on the progress of the workstreams and to provide a strategic steer.


Read more at: Rabobank join Compact group

Rabobank join Compact group

24 January 2015

5 January 2015 – Rabobank has become the ninth bank to formally adopt the ‘Soft Commodities’ Compact between the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).


Read more at: Green Growth Leadership reception at UNFCC COP20, Lima

Green Growth Leadership reception at UNFCC COP20, Lima

17 December 2014

10 December 2014 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), in partnership with the British Embassy Lima, the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, and the Peruvian Environment Ministry will host a high level cocktail reception and dinner, to explore the benefits of the EU Green Growth Platform (GGP).


Read more at: Setting a benchmark for the insurance industry’s contribution to a resilient low carbon economy

Setting a benchmark for the insurance industry’s contribution to a resilient low carbon economy

16 December 2014

15 December 2014 – Following the UN Climate Change negotiations in Lima last week, the contribution of all economic stakeholders, to addressing climate risk and encouraging strong national targets for action has never been more important. As Maurice Tulloch, the Chair of ClimateWise says, “Put the world on course for a strong climate change agreement in Paris 2015, or risk undermining our economies and making industry uninsurable.”


Read more at: ‘Soft Commodities’ Compact Implementation Group: Update for Stakeholders

‘Soft Commodities’ Compact Implementation Group: Update for Stakeholders

15 December 2014

30 October 2014 - The BEI has created a Compact Implementation Group, the purpose of which is to support an industry-level approach to implementation of the section of the ‘Soft Commodities’ Compact with the Consumer Goods Forum that relates to ‘Raising Industry-wide Banking Standards’. The group is convened and co-ordinated by CISL.


Read more at: Goldman Sachs become the Banking Environment Initiative’s 12th Member

Goldman Sachs become the Banking Environment Initiative’s 12th Member

15 December 2014

27 October 2014 – The BEI has recently welcomed its newest member, Goldman Sachs, to its group of 12 global banks leading on directing capital towards sustainable economic development.


Read more at: Standard Chartered become the Banking Environment Initiative’s 11th Member

Standard Chartered become the Banking Environment Initiative’s 11th Member

15 December 2014

08 October 2014 – The BEI has recently welcomed its newest member, Standard Chartered, to its group of 11 global banks leading on directing capital towards sustainable economic development.


Read more at: The BEI participates in the UN Climate Summit

The BEI participates in the UN Climate Summit

15 December 2014

23 September 2014 – September saw world leaders, business and civil society convene for the UN Climate Summit in New York.


Read more at: BEI-CUFE Seminar in China: Greening Banking Services, Beijing

BEI-CUFE Seminar in China: Greening Banking Services, Beijing

15 December 2014

17 September 2014 – This half-day seminar, co-hosted with Beijing’s Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), brought together representatives from regional and international banks and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), as well as Chinese banking regulator, the CRBC, and leading food manufacturer and trader, COFCO.


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