In 2014 the Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England, was given a new secondary objective to facilitate effective competition when it advances its primary objectives related to safety and soundness and policyholder protection. Given the concerns around conflict between competition and...

This paper seeks to answer the question of how banking regulation can contribute to environmental sustainability objectives. The 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and 2015 Paris Climate Change Treaty place climate action and environmental challenges as central to the required...