Target sustainability measures at financially vulnerable households
DNBulletin
In response to soaring energy prices, the vast majority of Dutch households have turned down the thermostat and started taking shorter or fewer showers.
We need a thriving economy that does not damage the environment. That is not the case now. Take climate change and the loss of biodiversity. That is why we need to take action and make changes. If we want to be successful, we need to work together on a worldwide scale and see how we can meet the costs. The financial sector plays a major role, as do central banks and governments. At De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) sustainability is high on the agenda. We advise the government and include sustainability in our supervision, our investments and our business operations. And we bring parties together to come up with solutions. Time is running out, because the longer we wait, the greater the uncertainty and the likelihood of economic shocks.
DNBulletin
In response to soaring energy prices, the vast majority of Dutch households have turned down the thermostat and started taking shorter or fewer showers.
Speech
In his opening speech for the Climate Risk Conference in Slovakia on 7 February 2023, Klaas Knot said that central banks are not in the driving seat to save our planet but are definitely part of the team: “A part of the team in three different ways, in three different roles."
News item
DNB, together with the ECB and other central banks, is publishing new sustainability figures for the financial sector this week. Why, in fact? And what exactly are we measuring? See the Q&As below.