Our monthly round-up of news, ideas and initiatives related to transforming the UK financial system for people and planet, compiled by the Lab’s CEO, Jesse Griffiths.
Dirty money news
UK-sponsored tax havens are evading efforts to make them more transparent. Here’s what needs to be done to tackle economic crime.
The accounting watchdog faces serious gaps – meaning it can only be ‘sheriff for half the country’.
Did you know that more than £2.6bn has been stolen through investment fraud since 2020?
Who’s financing climate destruction?
The new Green League Table of UK banks is out.
Here’s why banks are still sticking with carbon-intensive clients. And putting billions into dirty steel production. To add to this, livestock financing is a big part of banks’ CO2 emissions.
Loopholes in Barclays’ climate policy will allow it to significantly finance fracking.
30 big fossil fuel companies have $600 billion of bonds issued.
Why the Bank of England needs to up its climate game.
Global finance
Here’s a good summary of why the global financial system is not in good shape.
The UN’s annual report on financing the Sustainable Development Goals shows how much more we need to do.
And also
Here’s how to fix our broken pensions system.
Is it time to end the ‘stealth subsidies’ the government pays to banks?
Only 1% of UK primary kids have ‘adequate’ financial literacy.
And finally…
It’s been an ‘amazing year for rich people‘ – should there be an upper limit on wealth?
Could governments finance public spending by creating money?
What is the state of civil society around the globe in 2024?