Six out of ten say that sustainability is important when saving money. Advisors at banks, investment firms and insurance intermediaries have an obligation to…
In 2019, FI’s overarching mandate was expanded to include a responsibility to ensure that the financial system contributes to sustainable development. FI is…
FI’s strategy for preventing greenwashing in the financial sector aims to safeguard the trust in sustainable investments and a sustainable finance market.
Finansinspektionen will prevent greenwashing in the financial sector through preventive measures and supervisory activities. Today, in a new report that is…
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI) has conducted an in-depth analysis of how managers of funds registered in Sweden that…
The disclosures provided about funds with sustainable investment as their objective are often unclear. This is the conclusion of an in-depth analysis…
Demand for green and sustainable investments is increasing rapidly. This increases the risk of greenwashing, i.e. presenting organisations and products as…
“A lot is about common sense; there isn't time to wait for the perfect solutions. This obviously applies to the climate, but it also clearly applies to social…
Erik Thedéen, Finansinspektionen's Director General made a speech at the A4S Reporting Roundtable the 1 March in London.
” Ultimately, this is about energy efficiency. Energy is a scarce resource, and as a society, we have invested heavily in energy-efficiency improvements…
The most common method for producing crypto-assets requires enormous amounts of electricity and generates large CO2 emissions. Crypto-asset producers are keen…
A global standard for sustainability reporting will make it possible for the finance sector to steer investments from harmful activities to activities that…
Finansinspektionen (FI) is creating a new position to strengthen its work within sustainability. Johanna Fager Wettergren will be the new Head of Sustainable…
“The technology behind crypto-assets has the potential to create value for society, but crypto-assets like Bitcoin also pose significant risks,” said Erik…
Finansinspektionen (FI) supports in general the proposals in the memorandum. However, FI has some feedback points about the proposals.
Climate change is an existential threat to mankind. In order to meet this threat, we need extensive policy decisions. In particular, carbon prices must go up.…
To reach the climate goals in the Paris Agreement, carbon emissions must go down. The most efficient way to achieve this is by raising the cost of emissions…
Finansinspektionen has an assignment to promote the financial system’s contribution to sustainable development. The sustainability report outlines the current…
An important step has now been taken towards a global standard for sustainability reporting. The Board of Directors of the International Organization of…
Are the banks conducting thorough credit assessments when customers apply for consumer credit? Are smaller banks and payment service firms taking sufficient…
Consumer protection, money laundering and risks that the coronavirus pandemic may pose in the future are three areas that FI will look more closely at in 2021.
Erik Thedéen, Finansinspektionen's Director General and Chair of IOSCO's Task Force on Sustainable Finance made a speech at the conference Driving Global…
The global sustainability network NGFS (Network for Greening the Financial System) is publishing today a report on how banks around the world consider…
FI will explore the possibility of advocating both nationally and internationally increased disclosure of firms’ internal carbon pricing.
FI’s Director General spoke today at the Finansdagen conference in Stockholm.
Erik Thedéen made the introductory speech at the first IOSCO SFN Stakeholder Meeting today.
FI is publishing today three reports on sustainability. The reports show that the work with sustainability is progressing on several fronts and that the…
Sustainability-related risks and opportunities do not differ from the other risks and opportunities that can be linked to financial firms’ operations.…
FI has conducted a number of supervision activities related to sustainability at the same time as the organisation has been partly restructured and received…
The members of the international Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) acknowledge in their first report that climate-related risks are a source of…