Unep Finance Initiative - Geneve, Schweiz - United Nations

United Nations

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Geneve, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Result of Service

Finalize a thought leadership publication after submission to the UNEP Publishing Board addressing all necessary requests
Prepare and deliver an event for launching the publication with the GFFN
Develop a standalone longer version of the executive summary to be published alongside the publication
Develop a blog post about the publication to be available at the nature team website
Prepare inputs for bringing the agrifood sector into the nature team ́s strategy to be discussed during the nature team retreat and afterwards
Support the strategic planning of the nature team ́s workplan
Participate in the secretariat meetings of the Good Food Finance Network providing updates on the current work and plans
Participate in the B4ICA meetings to discuss potential next steps to integrate the work on agrifood for UNEP FI member banks
Support the strategic planning of interfaces with the climate and nature team under the agrifood sector lens

Work Location
Working remotely

Expected duration
2 months

Responsibilities:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

The overall objective of the UNEP's Economy Division is to encourage decision makers in government, local authorities and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies and practices and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive.

It promotes the development, use and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision making and the building of corresponding activities.

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is the strategic partnership between the United Nations and over 450 banks, insurers and investors.

For over 28 years UNEP FI has been shaping and driving the international sustainable finance agenda, setting global standards and growing a global network of leading financial institutions.

Through its work-streams and regional activities, peer learning, methodology development, training and research, UNEP FI carries out its mission to help the financial industry align with and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and with that take on the crucial role it must play in achieving a sustainable future.

At least 200 major financial institutions, as well as other public and private finance providers in developed and emerging markets have considerable exposure to clients and investee companies in the forestry, agriculture and the wider food system, among these international and state banks, institutional investors, micro-credit institutions, development finance institutions and fund managers.

In many cases, financial flows benefit, directly or indirectly, unsustainable agricultural practices and deforestation-based commodity production. This causes relevant risks related to nature/ecosystems degradation, climate change, land use and deforestation-related material losses.

The Green Finance for Sustainable Landscapes (GF4SL) project is a Joint Initiative of the Collaborative Partnership on Forest (CPF), managed by UNEP (Climate Finance Unit), in close collaboration with UNEP-FI.

The GF4SL aims at substantially increasing the volume of financial flows toward deforestation-free, sustainable commodity production and other forms of sustainable land use.

To reach this objective, UNEP has joined forces with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development to co-create and co-host the Finance Network for Food Systems (FN4FS), with the objective to mobilize financial institutions and other key stakeholders to foster a systemic change in food systems finance.

The FN4FS is establishing:

A¿Members'Group,¿made¿public and private sector financial institutions and¿real economy¿businesses,¿whose CEOs/Ministers/Heads will¿sign an open letter on their engagement with the finance for sustainable food systems agenda, and contribute to its¿implementation through participation in dialogues and expert groups' activities.
A Leaders' group of finance institutions and other stakeholders composed by highly committed members,¿working¿as¿an¿advisory / steering group¿for the Network and¿acting¿as "role models"—through public commitments to SMART targets¿and concrete actions—to¿show that the transition to finance and business models that adequately address the nature, climate and food crisis is feasible.¿¿
An¿Enablers' (or Friends')

Group:
¿institutions,¿organizations, service providers¿(public,