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  • Call to adjust capital requirements to ward off green swans

    26 November 2021

    Capital requirements for banks and insurers could be amended to ensure their resilience against climate-related financial risk, NGO Finance Watch has suggested.

  • EU banks set for regular climate stress tests, with prudential requirements review by 2023

    28 October 2021

    The European Commission has proposed requiring all Eurozone banks to disclose their ESG risks annually and conduct regular stress testing...

  • Fossil fuel lending is a financial stability issue

    10 August 2020

    The decline of fossil fuels systems is not only a threat to investor returns but also to financial stability. The NGO Finance Watch argues that this should have implications for the way banks are regulated, and urges regulators to use their powers to intervene without delay

  • EU member states officially endorse Taxonomy proposals

    18 December 2019

    EU member states have today officially endorsed the Taxonomy to define what constitutes a 'green' investment, which was agreed earlier in the week.

  • People Moves: EV Private Equity, Finance Watch, ING, Solactive and PRO BTP Group

    25 October 2019

    ING Americas announced the appointment of Bloomberg's Dan Shurey as vice president for sustainable finance, covering the Americas region.

  • Financial centres boost their green credentials

    30 September 2019

    Green finance is growing steadily in almost all the world's financial centres, according to a new report on the biannual Global Green Finance Index (GGFI).

  • ESG-compliant pension product gets EU Parliament approval

    04 April 2019

    A proposal for an ESG-compliant Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) that could unlock €700 billion ($785 billion) in assets by 2030 has won EU Parliamentary approval.

  • City of London sets Green Finance Institute launch date

    29 March 2019

    The City of London Corporation’s Green Finance Institute will be launched on 2 July, it has been revealed.

  • London and Amsterdam top index of world’s green financial centres

    28 March 2019

    European cities dominated an index of the world’s top green financial centres, with London and Amsterdam outperforming their peers.

  • Eurosif starts strategic review after Micilotta departure

    18 January 2019

    The European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) has revealed that it is undertaking a review of its strategy, a week after its executive director’s departure was announced.