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  • Despres joins European Climate Foundation

    18 July 2022

  • Issuers opt for SLBs as EU tightens green bond rules, says BdF

    14 July 2022

    Issuers have begun to opt for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in anticipation of tighter green bond regulation, the Banque de France believes.

  • Data reliability still a 'significant challenge', says NGFS

    07 July 2022

    "Significant challenges" remain on climate-related data and its reliability, according to the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

  • Banque de France first central bank to join CDP

    27 April 2022

    Banque de France has become the first central bank to join the CDP, which requests environmental disclosures by companies.

  • There is a 'good' and 'bad' greenium, says Banque de France

    25 February 2022

    The Banque de France (BdF) said that there is a 'good' and 'bad' greenium attached to green bonds, and it is happy that currently the 'bad' greenium is "not that big".

  • More data needed on ABS climate risk, says Banque de France

    19 January 2022

    Data gaps mean it is not currently possible to measure the climate impact of asset-backed securities (ABS) used as collateral in the European Central Bank (ECB) asset purchase scheme, according to research by France's central bank.

  • BdF: Climate scenarios entail major structural transformations

    23 December 2021

    Climate scenarios set out by the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) will transform France's economy with implications for financial risk

  • French central bank: Greenwashing may be next 'nightmare'

    19 November 2021

    'Greenwashing' could be the next "nightmare" for those looking to invest in green bonds, the Banque de France (BdF) has said.

  • French financial system 'significantly exposed' to biodiversity risk

    31 August 2021

    The French financial system is 'significantly exposed' to physical and transition biodiversity risk, according to academic research by the country's central bank

  • G7 backs mandatory TCFD reporting

    07 June 2021

    The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies have expressed their support for "moving towards mandatory climate-related financial disclosures", setting the stage for such reporting to become the norm across multiple jurisdictions.