London, 10 June 2021 - In a speech given today, senior Bank of England official Christina Segal-Knowles shed further light on the Bank’s …
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Bank of England publishes climate stress tests: Positive Money response
London, 8 June 2021 - Responding to the publication of the Bank of England’s climate stress test scenarios this morning, Positive Money …
Bank of England CBDC discussion paper: Positive Money response
London, 7 June 2021 - Non-profit research and campaign group Positive Money has welcomed the Bank of England’s publication of a discussion …
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 …
Positive Money response to Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce
London, 19 April 2021 - Responding to the government’s announcement of a new Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce this morning, Simon …
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 gives Bank of England green light to fight climate crisis
London, 3 March 2021 - Rishi Sunak has today made a highly anticipated and important change to the Bank of England’s mandate, for the first …
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 …