The UNEP Finance Initiative is a unique global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme and over 170 financial institutions from the banking, investment and insurance sectors across the globe. The Initiative aims to promote linkages between the environment, sustainability and financial performance through a comprehensive work programme, including research and training. Over the past 15 years, the Initiative has been working to build an effective financial response to the challenge of climate change across a range of issues including carbon markets, renewable energy, energy efficiency, adaptation and vulnerability as well as reporting and disclosure. This has included active participation in the UNFCCC