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  • Co-chairs confirmed for TNFD working group

    13 October 2020

    Three co-chairs have been nominated to lead the Informal Working Group (IWG) that is tasked with launching a work plan for the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD):

  • UK "could spur more sovereign 'green+' bonds" in runup to COP

    08 October 2020

    The UK government has been urged to issue a 'green+ bond' that could be imitated by other sovereigns looking to raise the ambition of their climate goals in the run-up to COP26.

  • Push for UK 'green+' sovereign bond gathers momentum

    07 October 2020

  • Principles for financing green home retrofitting launched

    29 September 2020

    The UK's Green Finance Institute (GFI) has launched the Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles (GHRFPs), backed by institutions including Lloyds Bank and NatWest, which until recently was known as RBS.

  • UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks

    30 June 2020

  • Investment of £65bn needed for UK homes to meet environmental targets

    20 May 2020

    Up to £65 billion ($80 billion) of investment is needed to maximise the number of UK homes with a Energy Performance Certificate of 'C' or above by 2035.

  • European cities strengthen their lead in green finance

    24 March 2020

  • Caldecott appointed senior advisor to UK Green Finance Institute

    20 August 2019

    Ben Caldecott has been appointed senior advisor to Rhian-Mari Thomas, the CEO of the UK’s Green Finance Institute.

  • Barclays' Rhian-Mari Thomas to lead UK Green Finance Institute

    15 May 2019

    Rhian-Mari Thomas, global head of green banking at Barclays and chair of the bank's Green Banking Council, has been selected to be the first CEO of the UK's planned Green Finance Institute.

  • 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.