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The Green Finance Measures Database includes policy and regulatory measures issued by public authorities, including governments, central banks, financial regulators, and public financial institutions. For more information on the database please see the background technical note.

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2021

Taskforce on Preparation of Environment for Transition Finance

Institution(s): 
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), jointly with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
Country: 
Japan
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), jointly with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), will inaugurate a Taskforce on Preparation of Environment for Transition Finance and formulate the Japan’s Basic Principles for transition finance.
2021

Bank of England monetary policy to include environmental and climate goals

Institution(s): 
HM Treasury
Country: 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In his budget 2021 statement in March 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Bank of England’s mandate will be updated to ‘reflect the importance of environmental sustainability and the transition to net-zero’. This will imply for the BoE to adjust its corporate bond-buying program to account for the climate impact of the issuers.
2021

UK Infrastructure Bank

Institution(s): 
HM Treasury
Country: 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In February 2021, the UK Government announced it will be establishing a National Infrastructure Bank.
2021

Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Spain: The banking industry and the challenges of the pandemic

Institution(s): 
Bank of Spain
Country: 
Spain
In January 2021, the Governor of the Bank of Spain made a speech on the banking industry and the challenges of the pandemic and mentioned the new risks arising from the transition to a more sustainable economy.
2021

Bill on the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021

Institution(s): 
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Country: 
United States of America
On February 2021, the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing that included discussion of the ‘Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021”.
2021

The Green Finance Industry Taskforce’s Taxonomy and environmental risk management handbook

Institution(s): 
Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT)
Country: 
Singapore
On January 2021, the Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT), convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), issued a proposed taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions to identify activities that can be considered green or transitioning towards green.
2021

The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review

Institution(s): 
HM Treasury
Country: 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Dasgupta Review is an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta and was commissioned in 2019 by HM Treasury.
2021

Consultation on the establishment of a European single access point (ESAP) for financial and non-financial information publicly disclosed by companies

Institution(s): 
European Commission
Country: 
EU
As part of the its new action plan on the capital markets union, the European Commission launched a consultation on the establishment of a European Single Access Point (ESAP) for companies’ financial and sustainable investment-related information made public pursuant to EU legislation.
2021

The three European supervisory authorities published final report and drafts on disclosures under SFDR

Institution(s): 
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)
Country: 
EU
The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) delivered to the European Commission the final report, including the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), on the content, methodologies and presentation of disclosures under the EU Regulation on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR).
2021

The Bank of Canada and OSFI pilot project on climate risk scenarios

Institution(s): 
The Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
Country: 
Canada
In November 2020, the Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced plans for a pilot project to use climate-change scenarios to better understand the risks to the financial system related to a transition to a low-carbon economy.

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