United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative Guidance
This document provides practical guidance for banking professionals on implementing adaptation and resilience (A&R) initiatives. It structures advice around three interconnected cornerstones—Assessment, Strategy, and Action—designed to help banks qualify and quantify climate risk materiality, define their strategic approach, and translate that strategy into practice through client engagement, internal policies, and effective governance. The guidance aims to assist banks in strengthening their own resilience, supporting clients in becoming more resilient, and financing solutions that enable people, businesses, and nature to become more climate resilient.