One year into his role as Governor, Andrew Bailey has reliably steered the Bank of England’s response to the Covid-induced economic …
climate crisis
Big win: New green mandate for the Bank of England
March 4, 2021 Following a big campaign by Positive Money and partner organisations, Rishi Sunak has given the Bank of England the green …
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 …
Surprise for Sunak: 60,000 demand climate action on frontpage of his local paper
Rishi Sunak woke up to a big surprise this morning: a full page advert demanding he stop bankers funding the climate crisis …
Sunak must make sure BoE doesn’t water down climate ambition
London, 4 Feb 2021 Responding to comments from Andrew Bailey that suggest the Bank of England intends to ‘incentivise’ fossil fuel …
Environmental Audit Committee blasts Bank of England for high-carbon stimulus
London, 25 January 2021 Research and campaign group Positive Money welcomes the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) calls for the Bank of …
Bank of England falling behind on climate leadership – Positive Money response
London, 11th December 2020 Below is comment from Positive Money on the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey’s comments on climate …
Sunak’s green finance plans come under fire from experts – Press Release
London, 16 November 2020 The government’s newly outlined approach to green finance has already come under criticism for relying too …