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Information Session on Internship Opportunities at UNEP FI

June 9, 2015

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Type University members only
Intended for Enrolled students
Date(s) June 19, 2015 18:45 — 20:00
Location Hongo Area Campus
Venue Room 429-433, Engineering Building 14
Entrance Fee No charge
Registration Method No advance registration required
Contact graspp@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp

In order to share information on internship opportunities at UNEP FI (United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative), an information session is scheduled for Friday, June 19. Anyone interested in such opportunities is welcome to join the session. Ms. Kaori Nomura, a UNEP FI Japan Coordinator, will talk to us and share her own internship experience at UNEP FI in earlier years.

About the speaker
Kaori Nomura joined the UNEP Finance Initiative in 2015 as a part time consultant based in Tokyo. Prior to that, she participated in the internship program while she attended graduate school. Previously she was an assistant portfolio manager in Fixed Income Team at AllianceBernstein Tokyo, and an application developer and project manager in Technology Division at Goldman Sachs Tokyo. Kaori holds a Master in International and Administrative Policy as well as Bachelor of Commerce from Hitotsubashi University.

About UNEP FI
UNEP FI is a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector. Over 200 institutions, including banks, insurers and fund managers, work with UNEP to understand the impacts of environmental and social considerations on financial performance.

Founded in 1992 in the context of the Earth Summit in Rio, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) was established as a platform associating the United Nations and the financial sector globally. The need for this unique United Nations partnership arose from the growing recognition of the links between finance and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) challenges, and the role financial institutions could play for a more sustainable world.

UNEP FI is continuously building its membership, and works closely with over 200 members, who have signed the UNEP FI Statement of Commitment. The membership is made up of public and private financial institutions from around the world and is balanced between developed and developing countries. They recognize sustainability as part of a collective responsibility and support approaches to anticipate and prevent potential negative impacts on the environment and society.

Banking, insurance and investment, the three main sectors of finance, are represented and brought together in this unique partnership. In addition, UNEP FI develops selective collaborations, UN-driven and finance sector-driven, with other partner organizations, in order to increase awareness and raise support for critical activities. UNEP FI contributes the perspectives of financial institutions to the various United Nations and global activities on sustainable finance.

The Initiative's work includes:
• Capacity building and the sharing of best practices;
• Pioneering research and tools;
• Setting global standards and principles;
• Engaging stakeholders, both public and private;
• Facilitating the networking of members and stakeholders through global events and regional activities.

UNEP's cross-cutting themes are embedded throughout UNEP FI's activities, specifically in its thematic work areas of Climate Change, Ecosystems Management, Energy Efficiency and Social Issues.

UNEP FI has contributed to the launch of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and has developed the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).

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