London, 16 July 2021 Asked by MPs whether climate change will be incorporated into the Bank of England’s capital rules, Bank governor …
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Sunak Mansion House speech: Positive Money response
London, 1 July 2021 In a speech delivered today at Mansion House, the Chancellor announced that companies, pension schemes, financial …
Encourage green lending to Build Back Better, government and Bank of England told – report
London, 23 June 2021 Report calls on policymakers to regulate private finance and unleash green investment Recent changes to the Bank …
The Bank of England is delaying the inevitable on climate capital rules
Penalising dirty lending is necessary to ensure financial stability and support net-zero. While the regulatory reforms triggered by the …
Bank must look beyond corporate bonds to fulfil green mandate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, 21 May 2021 In the first detailed proposal since the Treasury added a green objective to its mandate in …
MPs: Bank should consider higher capital for fossil fuel lending – Positive Money response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London - 22 April 2021 The cross-party Treasury Committee has today published unanimously-agreed recommendations on …
Central banks failing to match green rhetoric with action – report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Absence of high impact climate policies among G20 central banks, report reveals London, 31 March 2020 - Monetary …
Sunak urged to stop bankers fuelling climate crisis in Budget
London, 24 February 2021 Rishi Sunak should use his upcoming Budget to enable the Bank of England to shift billions of pounds away from …
Cross-party report urges green recovery from Covid
London, 17 Feb 2021 Research and campaign group Positive Money welcomes a new report from MPs on the Conservative-led Environmental Audit …