Foreword

Climate change, and the measures taken to mitigate it, may have implications for both price stability and financial...

The Riksbank and sustainability

Sustainability for economic development and stability

The Riksbank contributes to favourable long-term economic development by promoting low and stable inflation as well a...

Three focus areas for the Riksbank’s sustainability work

Climate change is becoming increasingly important for monetary policy and financial stability

The consequences of climate change can affect the preconditions for monetary policy. Recent studies show, for example...

Monetary policy needs to be able to identify climate-related effects on inflation and growth Climate change affects inflation and the neutral interest rate Stability risks due to transition risks are limited but may increase The financial sector is important for the transition to a sustainable economy, but there is a risk of greenwashing

Sustainability in the management of financial assets

According to the Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank shall attach particular weight to how sustainable development ca...

Sustainability of the foreign exchange reserves Sustainability of the assets in Swedish kronor

Payments have a low carbon footprint

The Riksbank shall promote a well-functioning payment system. One of the Riksbank’s tasks is to contribute to the...

The Riksbank works to reduce the carbon footprint of cash management and payment infrastructure The climate impact of payments in Sweden is low

Annex