Today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans to launch the UK’s first green government bonds (‘gilts’), following the lead of 16 other …
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Bank of England confirms plans to incorporate climate into asset purchases: Positive Money response
A senior Bank of England official announced today that the Bank is seeking the Treasury’s backing to incorporate climate risk into its asset …
Positive Money pushes the government to move faster on greening the post-Covid recovery
Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee last week, Positive Money Executive Director Fran Boait told MPs that the Bank of …
Bank of England hints at climate conditions for future support
Central bank under fire from MPs on its Covid bailout scheme’s failure to protect jobs and the environment The Bank of England may attach …
Positive Money response to BoE climate disclosure: Bank must put its money where its mouth is
London, 18 June 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has called for the Bank of England to act on the climate risk of its own …
Andrew Bailey calls for green recovery, but BoE must lead by example
London, 5 June 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has welcomed Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey’s calls for a …
Positive Money leads call for new Bank of England governor to step up climate action
More than 100 leading experts and civil society figures have signed a letter co-ordinated by Positive Money calling for the incoming Bank of …
TCFD 2019 Status Report: Positive Money response
Responding to the second Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) second status report, which reports that the average …
Bank of England pension scheme responds to our letter, pledging to report on climate risk
Last week heralded a major breakthrough in how the Bank of England is responding to the risks posed by climate change. Governor Mark Carney …