Green finance
BIS paper finds flaws in green taxonomies
“Taxonomy of taxonomies” proposes tackling weaknesses in categorisation of green assets
Agustín Carstens on BIS strategic priorities, innovation and central bank policy
BIS chief speaks about policy trade-offs at a critical time, tech collaboration, tackling NBFIs and the dearth of ‘green’ assets
ECB climate stress test reveals uneven risks across eurozone
First step in ‘climate roadmap’ assesses 1,600 banks and over four million firms
RBI steps up work on climate change
Sustainable Finance Group will “spearhead” climate-related supervision and regulation
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
Greening the central bank balance sheet, or not?
Paul Fisher, fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and senior adviser for Oliver Wyman, discusses how central banks can act to contribute to mitigating and adapting to climate change, and identifies some worthwhile interventions.
BIS and HKMA start work on green bond infrastructure project
Digital platform based on blockchain aims to improve green bond market’s transparency
Thai regulators aim to create ‘green’ taxonomy
Central bank and other regulators pledge to encourage sustainable investment
Green finance and mispricing: what role for central banks and governments?
Governments and central banks cannot stay on the sidelines, says Sayuri Shirai
PBoC to support green finance with low-cost funding
Bank says it will extend its tougher regulation of crypto assets
US regulator joins NGFS
OCC follows Fed into green network and appoints climate change risk officer
Central Bank of Hungary adopts green monetary policy
Policy sees central bank launch green mortgage bond purchase programme
ECB bond holdings exposed to nature-related financial risks – paper
Study warns corporate bond holdings rely on ‘ecosystem services’ and contribute to biodiversity loss
DNB unveils sustainability policy
Dutch central bank sets out four-year green plan – investments must be “Paris-aligned”
BoJ to offer zero-interest loans for climate projects
Central bank highlights five areas of focus in new climate strategy
FSB maps path for climate reforms
Global body is playing a co-ordinating role given interconnected risks
BIS’s Luiz Pereira on tackling the climate crisis
Deputy general manager highlights the challenge posed by radical uncertainty, the benefits of carbon budgeting, and the case for acting now
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BIS opens Nordic innovation hub
Stockholm office is fifth in hub programme and involves four of the region’s central banks
MAS publishes inaugural sustainability report
Report details central bank’s own efforts to cut emissions and broader work with financial sector
PBoC to score largest banks’ green finance efforts
Chinese central bank aims to spur growth in environmental investing
BoE’s Bailey says CBDCs could be ‘fundamental’
Innovation hub run by BoE and BIS hub likely to concentrate on CBDCs and payments, official says
Policy-makers debate central banks’ role in tackling climate change
Some see central banks as important co-ordinators; others warn they could overreach
BoE outlines climate stress tests
Tests planned as “learning exercise” and will not be used to set capital requirements