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Central banks

ECB’s portfolios decarbonization is underway

10 May 2023
10 min.

On March 23rd, 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) released its two first climate-related financial disclosures for both its corporate bonds portfolio and ...

ECB's avenues to intensify climate action in quest “of punch”

08 Feb 2023
10 min.

Monetary policy tightening, responding to 2022’s inflationary spike, could hinder the green transition. Interest rates and raw material price increase create...

Climate worst performers under strain from ECB's Green QE, collateral and parliamentary proposals for capital rules changes

04 Nov 2022
29 min.

Details were released late September on how ECB’s green QE would work. The titling of bonds purchasing program focuses on climate change mitigation and began...

Greenflation, the new normal?

03 Jun 2022
15 min.

13 - minute read

The war in Ukraine is feeding the inflationary spiral. If the second half of 2021 was marked by inflation prompted by the global success of stimulus plans to recover from the pan...

BPCE issues €100 million of transition bonds, invested by AXA IM

14 Jan 2021
1 min.

2-minute read
 
BPCE issued in December its first EUR 100 million Transition Bond 100% subscribed by AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), refinancing Natixis’ assets contributing to the energy transi...

Integrating sustainability criteria into central banks’ asset purchasing programs – the Swedish Central Bank as a first mover

13 Jan 2021
6 min.

3-minute read
 
The Swedish Central will reportedly purchase more green bonds in its asset purchasing programs. At the end of last year, Sweden’s Central Bank (the “Riksbank”) announced its intent...

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