- Global risks associated with geopolitical tensions, global fragmentation and pressures on sovereign debt levels remain material.
- Uncertainty around, and risks to, the outlook have increased.
- Climate change poses risks to the financial system, both directly and via impacts on households and businesses, as well as through potential pressures on public finances.
- Significant refinancing challenges remain for some corporate borrowers in advanced economies, in particular for commercial real estate (CRE) borrowers.
- Mainland Chinese property market vulnerabilities have continued to crystallise, while Hong Kong property prices have also fallen further since the June FSR.
- Vulnerabilities associated with hedge fund leverage are still elevated.
- Liquidity demands from margin calls in times of stress
- Insufficient capacity of markets to intermediate in stress, so-called jump-to-illiquidity risk
- The rapid growth in the global private equity (PE) sector, which plays a significant role in financing UK businesses, has been accompanied by the acquisition of insurance liabilities as a low-cost source of long-dated funding for lending activities.
Bank of England
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
π Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2022-03 to 2023-02 | 6.2K tCO2e/year |
| 2020-03 to 2021-02 | 10.8K tCO2e/year (Significant reduction due to renewable energy and reduced travel) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
π± ESG Focus Areas
Climate Change