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  • ECB to publish nature default research

    26 May 2026

    The European Central Bank is set to publish research on the impact of nature degradation on the probabilities of default.

  • We lack 'necessary tools' to understand implications of nature degradation, warns ECB

    04 July 2025

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that data gaps are hindering its efforts to assess the "worrying" implications of nature degradation when setting monetary policy.

  • ECB to 'stress test' banks on nature-related risk

    23 May 2025

    The European Central Bank (ECB) is to assess banks' loan default risk to sectors of the economy most affected by "dwindling ecosystems".

  • ECB to stay the course on climate and nature, regardless of politics

    13 February 2025

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has vowed to retain its focus on climate and nature risks, "irrespective of shifts in the macroeconomic tides and no matter what direction the political winds may blow".

  • Nature scenarios need improvement, says NGFS

    17 January 2025

    More investment is needed to improve scenario analysis for nature loss, the central banks and supervisors' Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has said.

  • Central banks have a 'duty' to manage nature risks, says ECB

    06 September 2024

    Central banks have a "duty" to manage nature-related risks, the European Central Bank has said, warning that litigation poses an increasing threat.

  • ECB makes nature risk a priority

    30 January 2024

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has added 'nature loss and degradation' to its key areas of focus for the next two years.

  • ECB warns banks face severe impact from run-away warming

    22 September 2021

    Runaway climate change would increase by 30% the risk that the most exposed banks would default by 2050...

  • ECB to stress test banks on climate risks after finding disclosures lacking

    30 November 2020

    Eurozone banks will, in 2022, be stress-tested for the first time on their ability to withstand climate-related risks, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said.

  • EIB targets €250m circular bioeconomy fund after €82m first close

    02 October 2020

    The European Investment Bank's (EIB) private equity-focused circular bioeconomy fund has raised €82 million ($96 million) at first close, with the fund targeted to raise around €250 million.