London, 28 June 2022 Responding to the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report, Fran Boait, executive director of research and …
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What we need to see in the government’s Green Finance Strategy
June, 2022 -The government’s asking the public’s opinion on how far and fast it should ‘green’ our financial system. So thousands of us are …
Slavery & the Bank: acknowledgement is not action
Positive Money staff team recently took a guided tour of The Bank of England Museum “Slavery & the Bank” exhibition, which explored how …
Stress tests show climate delay could cost banks an extra £110bn
London, 23rd May 2022 The Bank of England has published the results of its climate ‘stress tests’, which assess the resilience of UK …
Government should take the lead in tackling cost of living
London, 5 May 2022 Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to increase the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1%, research and …
Public says no to financial deregulation
37 civil society groups have come together to oppose plans for financial regulators to prioritise 'international competitiveness' - a Trojan …
Bank of England told to restrict fossil finance ahead of Financial Stability Report
London, 13th December 2021 Climate campaigners gathered outside the Bank of England today to demand that policymakers introduce …
6 in 10 Brits want to end fossil fuel finance
London, 10th November 2021 More than 6 in 10 people in the UK support policies to stop financial firms fuelling the climate crisis, new …
Bank of England announces plan to green corporate bond purchases: Positive Money response
London, Friday 5 November 2021 Responding the the Bank of England’s announcement today on “greening” its Corporate Bond Purchase Scheme, …