Apartheid in the World Bank and the IMF
7 January 2021
These institutions were designed with colonial principles in mind, and they remain largely colonial in character to this day. Most people assume that inequality between the global South and the global …
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 …
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’s sending mixed messages
5 November 2020
Today’s announcements from the Bank of England and Rishi Sunak show welcome signs of close cooperation, but sadly the Chancellor is still not seizing every opportunity he could to save us from this cr …
Banks fuel climate crisis to the tune of £1.9 trillion
30 October 2020
A new report released this week reveals the true extent to which banks are fuelling the climate crisis. We must demand greater action from our public economic institutions to divert this private fundi …