Bank of Finland targets 2050 carbon neutrality for investments

Greening FX reserves will only be possible if countries meet their Paris climate goal, central bank says

Bank of Finland
Photo: Skorpion87/Wikimedia Commons

The Bank of Finland has launched a plan to make its investment portfolio carbon neutral by 2050 “at the latest”.

The central bank is in the process of drawing up a “climate roadmap and intermediate targets”, which will be published in due course, it said in a statement on September 14. It has also created a fourth objective for its investments – “responsibility” – on top of the existing liquidity, safety and return requirements.

“The Bank of Finland is involved in combating climate change,”

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.