Positive Money tells MPs that post-Brexit financial regulation falls short on environment and accountability
27 November 2020
Giving evidence to MPs on the Financial Services Bill Committee, Positive Money director Fran Boait said that current proposals for post-Brexit regulation of the financial sector fall short on environ …
Concrete action needed to boost productive investment: Positive Money response to new productive investment working group
20 November 2020
London, 20 November 2020 – The Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority will be convening an industry working group to facilitate investment in productive finance. Fran Boait, …
Sunak’s green finance plans come under fire from experts – Press Release
17 November 2020
London, 16 November 2020 The government’s newly outlined approach to green finance has already come under criticism for relying too heavily on market-based approaches to tackling the climate crisis. A …
A green wish come true or more greenwash?
11 November 2020
Announcements about the UK government’s first green bond and mandatory climate risk disclosure are welcome steps, but they’re also baby steps that rely too heavily on the market to solve the climate c …
Rishi Sunak announces first UK green gilts – response
9 November 2020
Today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans to launch the UK’s first green government bonds (‘gilts’), following the lead of 16 other countries including Germany and Sweden. Research and campaign gr …