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BIS Board elects new Chair

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

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

Social bond 'socium' equivalent to one-notch credit rating upgrade

BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch an Asian green bond fund for central banks in early 2022, just a year after it launched its second green bond fund.

Central bank collateral, asset purchase policies should be tied to climate reporting requirement, says Bundesbank

Eurozone central banks should require issuers to meet certain climate-related reporting obligations before securities are accepted as collateral or purchased, according to the German central bank head.

'Act now to avoid a green bubble' says BIS' Carstens

Policymakers must urgently develop verification processes that confirm that promised environmental benefits are actually achieved, the general manager of the 'bank for central banks' has warned.

19 EU central banks adopt common sustainable investment principles

BIS launches second green bond fund for central banks

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a euro-denominated green bond fund for central banks, joining its inaugural fund launched in 2019.

BIS analysts propose green ratings for issuers rather than bonds

A system for rating bond issuers according to their emissions intensity has been proposed by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).