United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a public-private partnership established between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the financial sector. It counts over 200 members among leading banks, investment funds, and insurance companies.

UNEP FI seeks to encourage the better implementation of sustainability principles at all levels of operations in financial institutions, namely through the incorporation of environmental, social and governance factors (or ESG) in risk analyses - a concept it pioneered in the 1990s.

It is known for designing and developing the acclaimed Principles for Responsible Investment (or PRI), which has now over 900 signatories.

UNEP FI counts as one of the three conveners of the Natural Capital Declaration, a statement on the value of natural capital for the financial sector to be launched at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, alongside the Global Canopy Programme and the Getulio Vargas Foundation.