Bank of England

Calls mount for government to take more ambitious action to work with private sector to bring UK's financial system into line with climate goals

UK's Financial Conduct Authority signals stronger regulatory oversight of ESG markets could be in the offing in response to growing 'greenwash' concerns

A top HSBC executive may have downplayed the threat posed by climate risks, but the Bank of England's new stress test exercise suggests financial firms' profits would be hit

Rishi Sunak calls on Bank of England to encourage financial sector to back domestic oil and gas production 'where practical and relevant'

Prudential Regulation Authority puts action on climate risk among its top priorities for global banks in 2022

Central bank will no longer buy bonds from companies which make money from coal mining, BofE Governor Andrew Bailey announces

UK set to become first G20 nation to enshrine mandatory TCFD requirements into law from April 2022 in move that is set to impact 1,300 businesses

Dozens of peers and MPs pen letter to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey urging him to tighten rules for fossil fuel financing ahead of pivotal COP26 Climate Summit

Our economy, environment and society are already stressed to their limits by Covid-19 and the climate emergency - now is the time for action, argues Lukasz Krebel of the New Economics Foundation

Central Bank unveils climate scenarios for scaled-back 'exploratory exercise' to test financial system's readiness for physical and transitional risks