In August, ACRA & SGX RegCo updated 🇸🇬 Singapore’s #ClimateDisclosure rollout: all listed firms to report Scope 1 & 2 from FY2025, largest to report Scope 3 from FY2026.

Climate risk is reshaping central banking. The Dispatch tracks how central banks + supervisors are responding — and where the gaps are. It covers: 🏦 Policy + strategy ⚖️ Legal + institutional pressures 📉 Systemic climate + nature risk Subscribe👇

🌪️As global climate disasters mount, the insurance protection gap is widening. Natural disasters caused US$320 bn in losses globally in 2024, according to Munich Re. But Japan remains an exception: its insurance protection gap isn’t yet pronounced.👇

🌱 @dnb-nl.bsky.social is publishing a guide so pension funds & insurers can integrate climate & nature risk into their risk assessment frameworks—further developing ESG data to help with insight into sustainability exposures  Read the full article by Emma Thomasson 👇

California will accept ISSB standards under its climate disclosure rules starting in 2026—despite ongoing legal challenges. @airresources.bsky.social says companies can use standards issued by @ifrsfoundation.ifrs.org & TCFD to report emissions + climate financial risks.

🌱 As sustainability considerations enter the pension world, trustees are asking: how far can pensioners’ best interests be informed by sustainability factors?  Fiduciary duty is flexible enough to evolve, argues Zaneta Sedilekova of Planet Law Lab.

🌪️As global climate disasters mount, the insurance protection gap is widening. Natural disasters caused US$320 bn in losses globally in 2024, according to Munich Re. But Japan remains an exception: its insurance protection gap isn’t yet pronounced.👇

#GreenCentralBanking roundup: ✅ Leaders outline Africa-led green finance strategy 🇪🇺 EU court dismisses Austria’s challenge to nuclear & gas taxonomy inclusion 🇬🇭 Bank of Ghana accelerates green finance integration for SME competitiveness And more 👇

🇪🇸 Spain’s new decree requires mandatory reporting of #CarbonEmissions & 5 year emissions reduction plans—it's built on the EU’s CSRD. The country has been hit by record wildfires this summer after devastating floods last year 👇

🌱 @dnb-nl.bsky.social is publishing a guide so pension funds & insurers can integrate climate & nature risk into their risk assessment frameworks—further developing ESG data to help with insight into sustainability exposures  Read the full article by Emma Thomasson 👇

California will accept ISSB standards under its climate disclosure rules starting in 2026—despite ongoing legal challenges. @airresources.bsky.social says companies can use standards issued by @ifrsfoundation.ifrs.org & TCFD to report emissions + climate financial risks.

Central banks & financial regulators are recognising that ecosystem degradation poses serious risk. 🌪️ Research by @iipp-ucl.bsky.social explores how central banks can use tools already available to target financial flows contributing to systemic nature-related risks.

Indonesia stands out in the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard — with strong policies, green finance mandate & new initiatives. “Because of this mandate, we have now many, many new green initiatives” says Heru Rahadyan of @bank-indonesia.bsky.social  https://greencb.co/4nplaFZ

🇨🇳 China leads the Asean+3 region in green central banking, according to the first East & Southeast Asia Scorecard by @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social. But the region “has a long way to go” in tackling ecological breakdown & building a just green transition.👇 https://greencb.co/41K69Gl

This week’s Dispatch covers: 🌍 UCL research on how central banks could help redirect harmful capital flows 🏦 ECB’s climate-adjusted collateral rules 🌏 Constraints facing ASEAN monetary authorities on climate Missed this week’s edition?  Subscribe now:

Ahead of the Finance on the Brink conference happening at @uc3m.es on 24th and 25th September, Green Central Banking’s Emma Thomasson spoke to David Ramos Muñoz and Nejc Smole.

Ahead of the Finance on the Brink conference happening at @uc3m.es on 24th and 25th September, Green Central Banking’s Emma Thomasson spoke to David Ramos Muñoz and Nejc Smole.

🌪️As global climate disasters mount, the insurance protection gap is widening. Natural disasters caused US$320 bn in losses globally in 2024, according to Munich Re. But Japan remains an exception: its insurance protection gap isn’t yet pronounced.👇

#GreenCentralBanking roundup: ✅ Leaders outline Africa-led green finance strategy 🇪🇺 EU court dismisses Austria’s challenge to nuclear & gas taxonomy inclusion 🇬🇭 Bank of Ghana accelerates green finance integration for SME competitiveness And more 👇 greencb.co/4nwnNWn

🇪🇸 Spain’s new decree requires mandatory reporting of #CarbonEmissions & 5 year emissions reduction plans—it's built on the EU’s CSRD. The country has been hit by record wildfires this summer after devastating floods last year 👇

🌱 @dnb-nl.bsky.social is publishing a guide so pension funds & insurers can integrate climate & nature risk into their risk assessment frameworks—further developing ESG data to help with insight into sustainability exposures  Read the full article by Emma Thomasson 👇

📢 Finance on the Brink 🗓️ 24–25 Sept | 📍Madrid Join @greencb.bsky.social‬, EBI & @uc3m.es for a two-day conference on sustainable finance, geopolitics & simplification — with speakers from Ember Energy, EBI, Finnvera & more. Register: ebi-europa.eu/event/save-t... #SustainableFinance

Investors & rights advocates urge EU to keep a financial review clause in CSDDD. “This clause is modest in scope but highly significant in purpose” says the letter signed by 30 groups incl @shareaction.bsky.social, @oxfameu.bsky.social, @ourfinancialsecurity.org & @eeb.org

California will accept ISSB standards under its climate disclosure rules starting in 2026—despite ongoing legal challenges. @airresources.bsky.social says companies can use standards issued by @ifrsfoundation.ifrs.org & TCFD to report emissions + climate financial risks.

Central banks & financial regulators are recognising that ecosystem degradation poses serious risk. 🌪️ Research by @iipp-ucl.bsky.social explores how central banks can use tools already available to target financial flows contributing to systemic nature-related risks.

🇳🇱 The Dutch PFZW, the world’s 11th biggest pension fund, is making a major shift. It withdrew €15bn from L&G, €14.5bn from BlackRock and €4bn from AQR Capital Management due to a shift in investment strategy & a bigger emphasis on sustainability.

🇮🇳 India is undergoing an ambitious energy transition & is accelerating its path to decarbonisation - a fast & fair shift. By embedding just transition, SEBI & RBI can create a resilient, inclusive financial system, aligned with long-term economic justice

The first East and Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard by our partner @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social is here - analysing green monetary and financial regulation policies in @aseantoday.bsky.social, China 🇨🇳, Japan 🇯🇵 & South Korea 🇰🇷

Indonesia stands out in the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard — with strong policies, green finance mandate & new initiatives. “Because of this mandate, we have now many, many new green initiatives” says Heru Rahadyan of @bank-indonesia.bsky.social   https://greencb.co/4nplaFZ

Investors & rights advocates urge EU to keep a financial review clause in CSDDD. “This clause is modest in scope but highly significant in purpose,” says the letter signed by 30 groups incl. @shareaction.bsky.social, @oxfameu.bsky.social, @ourfinancialsecurity.org & @eeb.org greencb.co/4m92J7b

🇨🇳 China leads the Asean+3 region in green central banking, according to the first East & Southeast Asia Scorecard by @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social. But the region “has a long way to go” in tackling ecological breakdown & building a just green transition.👇 https://greencb.co/41K69Gl

Missed the launch of the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard? 🌏 Watch now on YouTube👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsMn8JJJwfU In partnership with @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social, we explore how ASEAN+3 central banks are tackling climate & nature risks—and further action needed.

#GreenCentralBanking roundup: 🇪🇺 Banks must adapt risk models or face rising costs from @ecb.europa.eu climate factor 💰 UN releases Brics-led climate strategy to address funding gaps 🇬🇧 @bankofengland.bsky.social#GreenCentralBankingfaces criticism for climate risk inaction And more 👇

Our partner site @greencb.bsky.social with @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social published the first East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard, in which China comes top. The strongest area of progress in the region was in green financial regulation. The scorecard 👇

The Net Zero Banking Alliance has suspended its operations after an exodus of banks. It is asking members to vote on becoming an advisory body instead of a membership-based org. The outcome of the vote will be announced at the end of September.

As climate risks mount, less developed countries in @aseantoday.bsky.social‬ need to adopt green central banking policies, as shown by the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard—but they need support from their richer neighbours. 🤝

Earlier today we partnered with @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social to launch the East & Southeast Asia edition of the Green Central Banking Scorecard. Read the thread 🧵 below for insights and analysis 👇

“We assume that banks need to proportionally recognise debtor carbon emissions as bank emissions,” says Heru Rahadyan (@bank-indonesia.bsky.social‬) in an interview with @moriahcosta.bsky.social Indonesia scores high in the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard 👇 greencb.co/4nplaFZ

The first East and Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard by our partner @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social is here - analysing green monetary and financial regulation policies in @aseantoday.bsky.social, China 🇨🇳, Japan 🇯🇵 & South Korea 🇰🇷

Investors & rights advocates urge EU to keep a financial review clause in CSDDD. “This clause is modest in scope but highly significant in purpose,” says the letter signed by 30 grps incl @shareaction.bsky.social, @oxfameu.bsky.social, @ourfinancialsecurity.org & @eeb.org

🚨Happening Tomorrow🚨 Join us for the launch of the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard with @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social. 📅 10 Sept | ⏰ 9am-10:30am BST / 4pm-5:30pm MYT / 5pm-6:30pm JST 🖥️ Online ➡️ Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-and-s...

🏛️ @jasprblom.bsky.social‬ & Rick Bosman of @milieudefensie.bsky.social on climate cases against #ING & @group.bnpparibas#ING If successful, they could create a legal duty for banks to phase out fossil fuel assets with major implications for the financial system. https://greencb.co/4oV9RXE

🇳🇱 The Dutch PFZW, the world’s 11th biggest pension fund, is making a major shift. It withdrew €15bn from L&G, €14.5bn from BlackRock and €4bn from AQR Capital Management due to a shift in investment strategy & a bigger emphasis on sustainability.

📈 #ClimateLitigation is a growing material risk for companies and financial institutions, write @jasprblom.bsky.social‬ & Rick Bosman of @milieudefensie.bsky.social#ClimateLitigation Yet, since the Paris Agreement, the world’s 65 largest banks have financed fossil fuels by $7.9tn. 💵

🇮🇳 India is undergoing an ambitious energy transition & is accelerating its path to decarbonisation - a fast & fair shift. By embedding just transition, SEBI & RBI can create a resilient, inclusive financial system, aligned with long-term economic justice

Wildfires, floods, and soaring premiums, the insurance sector is under #ClimateStress. Here's a global roundup of Green Central Banking's climate–insurance news so far this year. 🧵

🌏 How green are Asia’s central banks? Join us for the launch of the East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard with @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social. 📅 10 Sept | ⏰ 9am-10:30am BST / 4pm-5:30pm MYT / 5pm-6:30pm JST 🖥️ Online ➡️ Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-and-s...

From litigation risk to deforestation-fuelled inflation, The Dispatch explores what it means for central banks & regulators. Each edition connects: 📍 Climate threats 📍 Monetary + prudential policy 📍 Legal + institutional shifts Subscribe:

🇮🇳 India is undergoing an ambitious energy transition & is accelerating its path to decarbonisation - a fast & fair shift. By embedding just transition, SEBI & RBI can create a resilient, inclusive financial system, aligned with long-term economic justice

🏛️ @jasprblom.bsky.social‬ & Rick Bosman of @milieudefensie.bsky.social on climate cases against #ING & @group.bnpparibas#ING If successful, they could create a legal duty for banks to phase out fossil fuel assets with major implications for the financial system. https://greencb.co/4oV9RXE