London, 13th March 2023 On the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Simon Youel, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Positive Money, …
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Reining in fossil finance is key to fighting inflation, report urges
London, Tuesday 22nd November 2022 Latest green ranking of G20 central banks argues that support for the green transition is key to …
75 leading thinkers call for an overhaul of green finance rules
Ahead of the Bank of England’s Financial Stability Report, 75 leaders from civil society and academia have written to the government calling …
Climate Change Committee confirms voluntary pledges no substitute for financial regulation
London, 28 June 2022 Responding to the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report, Fran Boait, executive director of research and …
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 …
Economists warn Sunak against financial deregulation
London, 16th May 2022 58 leading economists have written an open letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP, and the Economic Secretary to …
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 …
Sunak updates BoE remit: Positive Money response
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak has today updated the remit of the Bank of England to support the government’s energy strategy, …
Banking on Climate Chaos: Positive Money Response
London, 30 March 2022 - The latest Banking on Climate Chaos report published today reveals that British banks continue to pour tens of …