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  • Crack down on ESG 'ratings shopping', says BIS

    03 January 2023

    Regulators should consider introducing measures to limit sustainability ratings providers' ability to justify "lenient" assessments of companies and financial institutions,...

  • Basel Committee provides climate risk guidance for capital requirements

    09 December 2022

    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published guidance for banks intended to provide a "globally consistent" interpretation of how to integrate climate-related financial risk...

  • Basel Committee publishes final climate-risk principles

    15 June 2022

    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published its final set of climate-related financial risk principles for regulators,...

  • Basel Committee to publish final climate risk principles

    01 June 2022

    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) will publish its final set of climate-related financial risk principles for regulators in the "coming weeks" following its consultation.

  • BIS launches Asian green bond fund

    25 February 2022

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched an Asian green bond fund for central banks, taking its total green bond fund assets under management to $3.5 billion.

  • BIS warns against lower capital requirements for green assets

    18 February 2022

    Regulators have been warned against lowering capital requirements for 'green' assets, which would be counterproductive and could even lead to a "green bubble", in a note from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

  • BIS: Paris-aligned passive portfolios 'easy' to construct

    17 December 2021

    Passive investors can reduce their carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals with "relative ease"...