Washington, D.C., 29 October 2021 On the eve of the UN climate talks in Glasgow, Positive Money is set to release an update to its “Green …
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85 lawmakers tell Bank of England to get banks in line ahead of COP26
London, 8 October 2021 Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has today received an open letter from 85 parliamentarians from across …
Leaders and Laggards: Keeping score of green central banking in the G20
The world’s biggest central banks and financial supervisors are all talk and no action on tackling the climate crisis. Positive Money’s …
The Green Central Banking Scorecard
Published March 2021 Central banks and financial supervisors have a duty to incorporate environmental considerations into their …
Banks really are magic money trees
Banks really are magic money trees. We disagree with Thomas Hale’s assessment that such a description is misleading (Are banks really magic …
Students demand to learn the truth about banks
#RethinkBanks Campaign: Rethinking the Role of Banks in Economics Education We live in a monetized economy but when it comes to learning …
Central bankers have no time to waste: Positive Money NGFS report comment
Commenting on the publication of the first comprehensive report from the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), Rob Macquarie, …
Could a central bank digital currency halt the privatisation of our money?
November 2018 Over the past few days top policymakers from the IMF, ECB and Bank of England have addressed the prospect of a central bank …
New powers for the Bank of England to support banks – but who will benefit?
The winds of change are blowing for the Bank of England. Hot on the heels of a report for the Labour Party arguing for reform of the Bank’s …