New Research Report from the Centre of Sustainable Finance: “The Price of Hesitation: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Price Stability and What the ECB Must Do about It”

A new report published by Greenpeace, the German Institute for Economic Research and the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance presents for the first time empirical evidence of the impact of natural disasters on inflation in the eurozone, highlighting the challenges facing the ECB to achieve price stability in the era of the climate crisis.

9th September 2021

Appointment of Barbara Buchner as Professor in Practice at the Centre for Sustainable Finance

The SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Barbara Buchner as Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance.

2nd August 2021

New report co-authored by SOAS urges G20 to support debt relief to enable sustainable economic recoveries

A new report co-written by economists at the SOAS University of London calls for a new approach to debt relief which is linked to a green and inclusive recovery.

30th June 2021

SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance to host three events as part of London Climate Action Week

24th June 2021

Yannis Dafermos and Ulrich Volz spoke at the ‘Green Swan Conference’

SOAS researchers contributed at major conference on climate risk and financial markets hosted by the Band for International Settlements, Banque de France, International Monetary Fund, and the Network of Central Banks and Financial Supervisors for Greening the Financial System.

4th June 2021

Europe’s Central Banks Need to be More Aligned with Climate Neutrality Target

New report by the LSE Grantham Research Institute and the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance highlights the need for European central banks to “mainstream net-zero” across all their operations to align them with the climate neutrality targets of the European Union and the member states.

24th May 2021

Ulrich Volz Presents on ‘Inclusive Green Finance’ at the G-24/AFI Policymaker’s Roundtable at the Virtual 2021 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group

13th April 2021

Ulrich Volz to Host Fireside Chat on the Future of Central Banking with the Former Governor of Pakistan’s Central Bank and the Deputy Governor of Brazil’s Central Bank

25th January 2021

New report demands G20 to go beyond recent announcements and tackle the escalating debt, pandemic and climate crisis.

16th November 2020

ECB’s purchasing policies skewed towards carbon-intensive industries – report

29th October 2020

New report highlights the cost of sovereign capital is significantly affected by climate risk

A new report jointly published by the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS University of London; the Asian Development Bank Institute; the World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore; and Four Twenty Seven, provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which climate risks affect sovereign risk.

12th October 2020

SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance Publishes New Report on ‘Climate Change and Sovereign Risk

12th October 2020

Call for Papers for Online Workshop on ‘Climate Finance in Asia and Australasia’ & Special Issue of Climate Policy Journal

11th August 2020

SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and LSE Grantham Institute jointly organise London Climate Action Week Digital event on ‘Central Banks and Climate Change’

Speakers include Shamshad Akhtar, Danae Kyriakopoulou, Nick Robins, Adam Tooze and Ulrich Volz.

18th June 2020

New Sustainable Crisis Response Guide Launched for Central Banks

SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and LSE Grantham Institute present toolbox for central banks and supervisors to calibrate their COVID-19 crisis responses in ways that account for climate- & other sustainability-related financial risks and/or contribute to the achievement of climate & sustainability goals.

18th June 2020