Bridging the Disconnects – From Diagnosis to Action in Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks
Alexander Barkawi | 29 October 2021
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Regulation,
Macroprudential Policy When the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) published its Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk last week, it triggered a wide range of reactions. Some praised it as a critical step in moving climate risks up the agenda amongst FSOC members such as the US Treasury,
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Aligning Central Bank Refinancing Operations with the G20 Agenda
Chiara Colesanti Senni and
Pierre Monnin | 6 October 2021
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
G20,
Targeted Refinancing Lines Since the Pittsburgh Summit in 2009, G20 leaders have repeatedly highlighted inclusive growth and environmental protection as core objectives in their joint declarations. With the widening of economic inequalities and the acceleration of climate change and biodiversity loss, their calls for action have gained further
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ECB and Climate Change: The Direction is Clear – But Ambition and Speed are Lacking
Pierre Monnin | 7 June 2021
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Sustainability All public institutions urgently need to address the colossal challenges posed by climate change. Central banks are no exception, and their representatives are well aware of this.
Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, for example, is convinced "that we can all do more to mitigate
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Governing Finance – The Case for a New Playbook
Alexander Barkawi and
Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Digital Finance,
Employment,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Inequality,
Sustainability Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential. Yet, alarmingly, we are not talking
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Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity
Alexander Barkawi and
Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Digital Finance,
Employment,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Inequality,
Sustainability Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we choose to govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential.
Whether we succeed in improving
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The Case for Climate Objectives in Central Banks’ Targeted Refinancing Operations
Chiara Colesanti Senni | 12 February 2021
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Policy Coherence,
Targeted Refinancing Lines Central banks are making increasing use of targeted refinancing operations to pursue their mandates. However, so far none of them, with a few exceptions in developing economies, has aligned its targeting with the objective of a transition to a low-carbon economy. This must change. Refinancing
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Strengthening Climate Risk Metrics – A Roadmap for 2021
23 February 2021 | Online | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Financial Supervision,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Risk Metrics Climate risks are financial risks. As such they must be incorporated into all investment decisions, including those by banks, investors and asset managers. They must also become an integral part of central banks’ monetary policy operations, as well as of financial supervision – both on
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Central Banks and Inequality – COVID-19 and Beyond
7, 11 and 14 December, 2020 | Online Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Inequality A three-part series on “Central Banking and Inequality—COVID-19 and Beyond.” The three discussions will cover the link between inequality and financial regulation, financial market infrastructure, and monetary policy.
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Central Banks Must Upgrade Their Risk Management
Pierre Monnin | 23 November 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Climate Risk The COVID-19 crisis is a stark reminder of how sharply asset values can shift. Amid a crashing demand for oil and gas, giant energy companies like BP, Chevron and Shell massively wrote down the value of their assets. And those that did not, like Exxon,
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Coming Back Stronger – Governing Finance in Switzerland
30 November 2020 | Online | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance,
Switzerland Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we choose to govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential.
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