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  • Green bonds 'reliable signal' of 'significant' emissions reduction

    12 March 2025

    Green bonds have become a "good indicator" of reduced corporate carbon emissions - especially for firms in carbon-intensive sectors or who were heavy emitters, according to research by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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

    17 December 2021

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

  • BIS suggests liquidity backstop to protect against 'runs' on high-carbon assets

    03 March 2021

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned of potential "runs" on brown assets as investors exclude high-carbon corporate emitters from their portfolios, and has called for the creation of a 'liquidity backstop' to help solve the problem.