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Transition risk premium penalises high emitters, DNB research finds
08 August 2024Some high-emitting European companies are paying more than 40 basis points higher interest rates than companies with low or no carbon emissions over perceived transition risk, research by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has found.
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Webinar: How central banks are exploring deforestation risks
10 July 2024Central banks are gaining new insights into financial risks associated with deforestation and other land use changes and are encouraging widespread uptake of a novel framework to assess these risks, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.
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Why central banks are paying attention to deforestation
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Netherlands central bank first to carry out LEAP assessment
05 March 2024De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Netherlands central bank, has become the first central bank to carry out a LEAP (Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare) assessment.
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Central bank work on nature 'lacking concrete action', WWF says
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European insurers 'shun green bonds,' according to study
14 August 2023Research has suggested European insurers surprisingly "shun green bonds" as investments, leaving mutual and pension funds as the "preferred habitat" for the sustainability-focused fixed income instrument.
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COP27: NGFS launches blended climate finance initiative
09 November 2022The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has launched a blended finance initiative at the UN COP27 climate summit,...
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ECB: 'We can no longer drag our feet' with nature risks
30 September 2022A European Central Bank (ECB) executive has urged action to tackle financial risks related to nature as well as climate.
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DNB reveals extent of Dutch financial institutions' carbon emissions
11 January 2022Dutch financial institutions are estimated to have financed carbon emissions of at least 82 megatonnes (Mt) in 2019, according to analysis by the country's central bank.
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DNB publishes guide on financial institutions and biodiversity
17 December 2021The Dutch central bank has published a guide to help financial institutions improve management of their exposure to biodiversity-related risks.
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