Bank of England

Investment

Feeling stressed? How the Bank of England climate stress-test could help accelerate decarbonisation efforts

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

clock 08 June 2021 • 6 min read
Bank of England unveils plans to set emissions targets for corporate bond holdings

Investment

Bank of England unveils plans to set emissions targets for corporate bond holdings

Investment criteria set to be published this summer following consultation with industry, bank's executive director for markets confirms

clock 24 May 2021 • 5 min read

Management

Net Zero Cash: Cash industry signs up to new Environment Charter

Companies involved in the cash cycle pledge to slash emissions and energy use

clock 19 April 2021 • 2 min read
G20 central banks failing to turn climate advocacy into action, research finds

Risk

G20 central banks failing to turn climate advocacy into action, research finds

Despite growing focus on risk disclosure and green investing, few central banks have taken concrete actions to cut off support for fossil fuels, Positive Money claims

clock 30 March 2021 • 3 min read
Central banks should adopt explicit net zero strategies, economists argue

Investment

Central banks should adopt explicit net zero strategies, economists argue

Research led by LSE and SOAS academics argues central banks hold significant sway over the wider financial system's ability to reach net zero

clock 15 March 2021 • 3 min read
Green recovery or bust? Six green things we learnt from the Budget (and a lot of things we didn't)

Politics

Green recovery or bust? Six green things we learnt from the Budget (and a lot of things we didn't)

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak served up a host of green infrastructure and financial measures, but has kicked many key issues down the road

clock 04 March 2021 • 12 min read
Aviva Investors threatens to divest from firms that fail climate tests

Investment

Aviva Investors threatens to divest from firms that fail climate tests

Asset manager steps up climate stewardship as it writes to 30 high-carbon companies in its portfolio to urge them to take action

clock 01 February 2021 •
'Moral hazard': MPs urge Bank of England to clean up dirty investments ahead of COP26

Policy

'Moral hazard': MPs urge Bank of England to clean up dirty investments ahead of COP26

Environmental Audit Committee calls on central bank to align its corporate bond purchasing programme with global climate goals

clock 24 January 2021 • 4 min read
PwC: Less than a third of UK banks have net zero targets in place

Investment

PwC: Less than a third of UK banks have net zero targets in place

Major new study from consultancy giant reveals UK banks are more engaged with climate risks than ever before, but decarbonisation plans remain underpowered

clock 21 October 2020 • 5 min read
Majority of UK's biggest firms lack net zero strategies, report finds

BusinessGreen

Majority of UK's biggest firms lack net zero strategies, report finds

Analysis of FTSE 100 companies finds just 16 per cent have realistic decarbonisation strategies in place, yet 45 per cent are targeting net zero emissions

clock 23 September 2020 • 3 min read
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