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Bank of England urged to reduce climate change risk exposure by lawmakers

The Bank of England (BoE) has been urged by a group of Members of Parliament to align its £20 billion ($27 billion) asset purchase programme to the Paris Agreement and require large firms receiving help from the taxpayer during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide climate disclosures.

'Post-Brexit, UK insurers should be allowed to up investments in sustainable assets' - Aviva

Creating a clear path for mandatory reporting

The UK government's climate disclosures roadmap is welcome because it is clear about why this move to mandatory must happen, says Yen Pei Chen

UK's FCA publishes rules for mandatory TCFD

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published 'comply or explain' rules for company disclosure in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

UK government announces green sovereign bond and climate disclosure plan

The UK government has announced plans to issue its first green sovereign bond in 2021, as well as making for climate-risk disclosures mandatory for major companies by 2025.