Climate and ESG Risk Management

The attention to climate change and climate risk gained significant momentum and managed to climb up the agendas of leading global policymakers, regulators, corporates and financial institutions. Number of banks and investors are already feeling the first climate change losses in their portfolios and are struggling to keep up the paste with the intensity of regulatory climate activities. In parallel, the financial industry is gearing up for yet another climate related significant task – the decarbonization of their portfolios- in order to reach carbon net-zero portfolio by 2050. Climate Risks are source of financial risks, they require special considerations and if they are to be managed effectively and efficiently they need to be addressed in close integration with bank’s business as usual activities.

The objective of this two-day course is to give the participants a deeper understanding of how climate-related and environmental risks impact financial institutions and how should they be embedded into bank’s risk management framework.

Participants will gain insights into emerging regulatory standards, best practices for climate change risk management and have the opportunity to enhance their ability to leverage quantitative metrics and analytics to effectively evaluate climate change risks in loan and investment portfolios under different climate scenarios and strategies. Throughout the course we will cover the latest developments in the industry, regulations and technology relevant for effective and efficient Climate Risk Management.

• Types of Climate Risks: Physical and Transition Risks
• International Perspective and Initiatives
• Climate Risk Regulatory and Supervisory Expectations
• Sustainability Disclosures and Risk Management
• Integration with Business as Usual Risk Management
• Climate Risk Data and Modelling
• Scenario Analysis and Supervisory Climate Risk Stress Testing
• Optimal Net Zero Strategy for Loan and Investment portfolios
• Examples of Good Practices

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