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Last week, Danske Bank--Denmark's largest bank--announced that it would no longer invest in over 1700 fossil fuel companies due to their failure to adequately prepare for climate change. Specifically, their “investment...more
On June 13, 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released a voluntary framework for climate-related financial risk disclosures, marking a significant advancement in global banking transparency. This framework...more
Earlier this year, each of the major US banks announced their withdrawal from the Net Zero Banking Alliance. This move, which was likely undertaken in response to the policy priorities of the Trump Administration, was...more
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a letter, along with a press release and webpage, from its Chair, Klaas Knot, to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors ahead of their meeting on 23-24 April. The...more
On March 31, the OCC announced that it had withdrawn from participating in the interagency principles for managing climate-related financial risks for large financial institutions....more
In a recent shift, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has officially ended its climate risk guidance for large U.S. banks. The 2021 guidance called on major banks to incorporate climate-related risks into...more
Green banks are financial institutions with a specific objective: deploying capital to finance projects focusing on sustainability and energy transition. Often publicly owned, green banks follow a dual purpose, being intended...more
On December 18, 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority ("ASA"), the UK's regulator of advertising, issued a ruling against Lloyds Bank plc ("Lloyds") following a complaint by Adfree Cities, a network challenging corporate...more
In 2024, the U.S. federal bank regulators were extremely active, with initiatives ranging from antitrust and capital to proposals regarding controlling shareholders and incentive-based compensation. Climate issues and...more
Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more
Recent legal and regulatory developments, including the joint release of APRA and ASIC guidance concerning the new Financial Accountability Regime, APRA's announcement that it will publish superannuation expense data to...more
In this edition we discuss several updates aimed at the financial sector, including transition planning reports published by the Network for Greening the Financial System, prudential guidance from the Bank of England on how...more
In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in green products and the promotion of sustainable objectives across the financial services industry. For example, we have seen much discussion of green loans, green...more
The Situation: In October 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), Federal Reserve System, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC," and the three agencies collectively, "Agencies") finalized...more
Climate Risk Assessments for banking purposes are in the early stages of development. No laws or regulations have been issued regarding the topic. Nonetheless, it is obvious that lawmakers and regulators are keenly intent on...more
The September 2023 publication by the U.S. Treasury Department of its Principles for Net-Zero Financing and Investment ("Principles") marks the first time a major U.S. government agency has provided guidance to the financial...more
The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), in partnership with the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, conducted a study “[t]racking progress with the TPI Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework.”...more
In September 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its second economy-wide stress test, shedding light on the credit risks that European banks may face as a result of the ongoing climate transition....more
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s de facto central banking institution, issued a directive for banks setting out high-level principles on planning for a transition to a net-zero economy. In a “Dear CEO”...more
On July 18, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision Greg Coleman testified on OCC supervision of climate-related financial risks before the U.S. House of...more
On May 4, 2023, the United Nations announced the formation of a 35-member bank-led working group to promote nature- and biodiversity-related target setting that is aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...more
The Bank of England released a report titled Climate-Related Risks and the Regulatory Capital Framework (Report) on March 13, 2023. The Report expands on the Bank’s 2021 Climate Change Adaptation Report (CCAR), in which it...more
On February 9, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, urging the World Bank to “evolve” and be “bolder and more imaginative” in its operational approach to tackling...more
Attacks on “ESG investing” in the U.S. continues to intensify as additional Republican lawmakers take aim at financial institutions’ alleged “ESG agenda.” Citing an effort to “promote the depoliticization of our capital...more
Last week, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced additional details on its pilot climate scenario analysis (CSA) involving six of the largest U.S. banks. The additional details include a Participant Instructions Document...more