Investors worth £10trn outline policy vision for sustainable finance in net-zero transition
UKSIF, which represents more than 260 members with more than £10trn of assets under management, has called on the Government to better support a just transition to net-zero.
All key parts of the financial sector are represented in UKSIF s membership, including banks, pension providers, insurers and asset owners
Published today, the body’s policy vision outlines “urgent” measures that the Government should take if the financial sector is to adequately play its role in the transition to net-zero. It is based on the input of hundreds of organisations including banks, financial services providers, investors and insurers.
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The dual challenges of COVID-19 and Brexit have demonstrated just how important supply chains are to our daily lives. From construction megaprojects to vaccine rollouts to keeping food on the shelves and the nation fed - supply chains have become a high priority in the boardroom and for a UK government determined to “Build Back Better”.
Wincanton is a key supply chain partner for some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects, and in June 2018 it was selected by EDF Energy as the official warehouse and transport service partner for the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. When complete, this facility - the first new nuclear power station in the UK for a generation - will provide 7% of the country’s electricity.
Bank of England to open Northern hub in Leeds
Bank of England announces Leeds hub and launches review into hauling more staff out of Threadneedle Street
Andrew Bailey said remote working during Covid influenced the decision
The Bank of England has unveiled plans for a new Northern hub in Leeds as part of a bid to shift swathes of staff out of London.
Senior executives, whole departments and a significant chunk of the Bank s 4,000 workers could be hauled away from Threadneedle Street and sent to the regions as major institutions come under significant pressure to back Boris Johnson s levelling up agenda.
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