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Banking Environment Initiative co-convenes roundtable on Green Bonds with investors and issuers

21 March 2016

22 October 2015 – The banks of the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI), together with the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and Clarmondial, convened a roundtable to discuss the Climate Bonds Standard for Investments in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU). The event was hosted in London by Northern Trust Asset Management.

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) takes Banking Environment Initiative work on sustainable commodity trade to Indonesia and China

21 March 2016

21 March 2016 – At the invitation of banking regulators in Jakarta and Beijing, the CISL team and Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) banks recently convened in Indonesia and China to work with local partners to increase the sustainability of the palm oil trade.

J.P. Morgan and Societe Generale join 10 other banks in adopting the 'Soft Commodities' Compact

25 November 2015

26 November 2015 – J.P. Morgan, one of the ten largest banks in the world, has adopted the ‘Soft Commodities’ Compact, becoming the first US bank to join an initiative that mobilises the banking industry to combat deforestation. Last week, French bank Societe Generale also adopted the Compact.

Greening the finance of China’s commodity imports

5 November 2015

5 November 2015 – This week, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in Beijing will be holding the first in a series of workshops focusing on ‘Greening the finance of China’s commodity imports’.

Financial Stability and Environmental Sustainability: Briefing for policymakers

11 September 2015

15 September 2015 – Ahead of a series of meetings of central banks and financial regulators in September, CISL and partners have issued a briefing for policymakers to summarise the current thinking on the links between financial stability and environmental (and social) risks.

Ten international banks commit to finance sustainable agricultural commodities by 2020

2 July 2015

3 July 2015 – Standard Chartered Bank today become the tenth bank to formally adopt the Soft Commodities Compact, which aligns the banking industry with The Consumer Goods Forum’s resolution to help achieve zero net deforestation in their supply chains by 2020.

Professor Alexander presents key findings on the report 'Stability and Sustainability in Banking Reform'

30 June 2015

June 2015 – Professor Kern Alexander, lead author of ‘Stability and Sustainability in Banking Reform: Are Environmental Risks Missing from Basel III?’ gave a 10-minute overview of the main conclusions of his report at the Cambridge Expert Dialogue in April 2015.

Royal Bank of Scotland becomes the Banking Environment Initiative’s 11th Member

1 June 2015

1 June 2015 – In April, the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) welcomed its newest member, Royal Bank of Scotland, to its membership of 11 global banks working to lead the banking industry in directing capital towards socially and environmentally sustainable economic development.

Business case for sustainable timber: WWF highlights bank-corporate 'Soft Commodities' Compact

11 May 2015

24 April 2015 – WWF’s Chief Economics Adviser in the UK highlights 'Soft Commodities' Compact between Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) as an example of global business leadership.

Banking Environment Initiative Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit shortlisted for Financial Times Award

29 April 2015

28 April 2015 – Trade finance product shortlisted in the finance category of the FT’s Transformational Business Awards.

Banking Environment Initiative co-convenes roundtable on Green Bonds with investors and issuers

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) takes Banking Environment Initiative work on sustainable commodity trade to Indonesia and China

J.P. Morgan and Societe Generale join 10 other banks in adopting the 'Soft Commodities' Compact

Greening the finance of China’s commodity imports

Financial Stability and Environmental Sustainability: Briefing for policymakers

Ten international banks commit to finance sustainable agricultural commodities by 2020

Professor Alexander presents key findings on the report 'Stability and Sustainability in Banking Reform'

Royal Bank of Scotland becomes the Banking Environment Initiative’s 11th Member

Business case for sustainable timber: WWF highlights bank-corporate 'Soft Commodities' Compact

Banking Environment Initiative Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit shortlisted for Financial Times Award

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