UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance: Global sustainability framework & largest collaboration between the UN & the insurance industry

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined July 2014
UN PSI Initiative retweeted
And it's a wrap. What an amazing @UNEP team! Thanks y'all. I am so proud of my fab colleagues: From Gap Reports, to Nature, to Oceans, to Circularity, to Buildings, to RenewableEnergy, to E-mobility, to Justice. @UNEP is supporting parties & providing science for #ClimateAction
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UN PSI Initiative retweeted
"Make this COP count. Make this COP a game-changer. Make this COP the new hope in the future of humankind." - UN Secretary-General António Guterres @antonioguterres
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UN PSI Initiative retweeted
Startlingly optimistic new analysis reveals how near exponential rates of renewables deployment are bringing the global power system into line with net zero scenarios and point to plummeting fossil fuel demand. businessgreen.com/news/41200…
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Hear from @icealion CEO Philip Lopokoyit and @namib_re Managing Director Patty Karuaihe-Martin on the role of the insurance industry to accelerate sustainable development and the importance of collaborative action to achieve the #SDGs in our new podcast: ow.ly/uJXl50P3jRJ
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UNEP FI’s @PSI_Initiative is currently looking for an African Implementation Officer to support the management, delivery and implementation of the PSI global work programme in Africa. Find out more and apply by 9 July! ow.ly/f18S50OSZsK
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What can insurers do to close the health insurance protection gap and help facilitate a preventative healthcare model globally? Find out in the newest paper from UNEP's @PSI_Initiative . ow.ly/yzng50OTqH5 #sustainableinsurance
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Launch LIVE on Wed at 10am BST: The PSI Life and Health Working Group’s new paper outlines a “Four Point Plan for Life and Health Insurers” that insurers can follow to address the protection gap and drive better health outcomes. ow.ly/cf0y50ORFWm @PSI_Initiative
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LIVE this Wednesday at 10 am BST! CEOs and senior representatives from the insurance industry will come together for engaging panel discussions amplifying sustainability action and ambition for the L&H insurance industry. ow.ly/51hg50OJUMc @PSI_Initiative
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the financial community, including re/insurers, to ignore misinformation from supporters of the fossil fuel industry and remain committed to their #netzero alliances. Read more via @insurance_day: bit.ly/3JmovEd
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Afternoon discussions led by @PSI_Initiative focusing on nature positive insurance, loss and damage, and ESG in insurance underwriting at the #RRT2023 in Windhoek, Namibia. Sign up to watch recordings: ow.ly/sJt150OGwuX
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Join us LIVE for this half-day event! CEOs and senior representatives from the insurance industry will come together for engaging panel discussions amplifying sustainability action and ambition for the L&H insurance industry. ow.ly/51hg50OJUMc @PSI_Initiative
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At our @UN Headquarters in New York, we can feel the deteriorating air quality as smoke from the wildfires in Canada moves south. With global temperatures on the rise, the need to urgently reduce wildfire risk is critical. We must make peace with nature. We cannot give up.
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UN PSI Initiative retweeted
Happy #WorldOceansDay! Our ocean connects, sustains & supports all life on Earth. Yet, the triple planetary crisis puts it under serious threat. It’s time to restore our relationship with the ocean to one with respect and of balance. unworldoceansday.org
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The UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Africa & Middle East takes place on 14-15 June in Windhoek, Namibia. Join us to explore topics including sustainable insurance, loss & damage and #ESG risk management. Register here: ow.ly/ylqt50OAskw #RRT2023
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Developed by the @PSI_Initiative Canadian Insurance Industry Task Force, this paper is a first step to open the discussion about climate change adaptation considerations and how the insurance industry help individuals, especially the most vulnerable. ow.ly/HFhE50OEq3K
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UNEP FI's @butch_bacani leads sessions on amplifying sustainable insurance in the UN Decade of Action, and climate smart solutions for SMEs with @DescartesUWing @GreenDelta1985 at the #RRT2023 in Seoul @PSI_Initiative
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UN PSI Initiative retweeted
Plastic pollution could reduce by 80% by 2040 if governments and companies make policy and market shifts using existing technologies. OUT NOW – UNEP’s new report provides a pathway for nations to #BeatPlasticPollution: bit.ly/PlasticReport2023
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Adaptation measures are critical to addressing the impacts of #climatechange. Listen to our new podcast featuring @ARCapacity CEO Lesley Ndlovu to find out how #insurers can manage rising climate risks and finance adaptation for a resilient future: ow.ly/FRsr50NZt01
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UNEP FI's @PSI_Initiative is pleased to welcome @ChaucerSynd as a signatory to the UNEP Principles for Sustainable Insurance, the largest collaborative initiative between the UN and the insurance industry. #sustainableinsurance ow.ly/w91B50OmJlL
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Bienvenue à @beneva_ca qui rejoint aujourd'hui la UN-convened #NetZeroInsurance Alliance. Beneva is the first Canadian insurer to join the Alliance. @PSI_Initiative #netzerofinance ow.ly/32ci50NNMNx
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