
The Supervision Blog
Providing insights on supervising Europe’s biggest banks
The Supervision Blog is where ECB staff and Supervisory Board members offer insights into the workings of the banking sector, incorporating data, analysis and research.
3 July 2025
Making banks’ data reporting more efficient
European and national authorities have joined forces with banks to integrate reporting requirements across Europe. This will reduce costs for banks and improve data quality. In this blog post we describe the European integrated reporting initiative and present some initial results.
Read more8 July 2022
A catalyst for greening the financial system
The ECB is reducing the carbon footprint in its portfolio and pushing banks to better manage climate risks. Within our mandate, we incorporate climate change considerations into our monetary policy and banking supervision, say Frank Elderson and Isabel Schnabel.
15 June 2021
ECB Banking Supervision seeking greater diversity within banks
Diversity in leadership is crucial for effective governance, say Vice-Chair Frank Elderson and Supervisory Board member Elizabeth McCaul. A richer set of knowledge, experiences and values results in better decision-making and greater efficiency in the way banks operate.