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'Greenflation' likely in near-term, says Pictet-IIF research
14 May 2024"Considerable economic disruption" from policies to support the transition to net zero is likely, feeding inflation in the near term and raising the risk of stranded assets and asset bubbles, according to research by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
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IIF: Net-zero transition could cause 'greenflation'
06 December 2021Actions taken to transition to a world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions could boost inflation, causing 'greenflation', the Institute of International Finance (IIF) has warned
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US Fed doubts there will be a single "right" approach to climate-related risk
19 February 2021A governor of the US Federal Reserve said it was "unlikely" that there would be a single "right" approach to judging the financial impact of climate change for the central bank, instead encouraging market innovation on the topic.
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Social surge helps 2020 sustainable bond issuance to double
29 January 2021After a record-breaking $600 billion sustainable bond issuance in 2020 in which diversification beyond green bonds gathered pace, expectations are high that the momentum will be carried into 2021. Ahren Lester reports
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Future of Sustainable Data Alliance launched in Davos
22 January 2020A Future of Sustainable Data Alliance has been announced at the World Economic Forum event in Davos
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IIF urges NGFS to help standardise climate risk analysis
23 December 2019The Central Banks and Supervisors' Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has been urged to align approaches to assessing climate risk, including scenario analysis.
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BlackRock, UBS back IIF to ‘align’ sustainable investment definitions
07 November 2019Recommendations designed to “simplify sustainable investment terminology” have won the backing of BlackRock and UBS.