How Sustainability is Changing The Financial Sector

New Risks, Challenges and Business Opportunities for Banks and Investors under Environmental and Social Responsibility

Created by: Ana Lucas
Corporate Banker, Banking Instructor, Advisor to SMEs

What Will I Learn?

• What is Sustainability and how it is transforming Banks, Insurers and other Financial Institutions
• The way Climate Risks become Financial Risks and put the whole Financial Sector in Danger
• What are Environmental and Social Governance Principles (ESGs) and how do they help Banks and Corporations
• What is Sustainable Lending and Impact Investing and Why Revaluating Corporate Loan Portfolios is Necessary
• How Rating Agencies are Changing Their Approach to Rating Scores because of Sustainability
• New Products and Business Opportunities: Green Loans, Green Bonds, Sustainability Linked Products
• Why Banks should Stop financing Fossil Fuels and must de-carbonize their Loan Portfolios
• How Regulators are aligning Governance to face all climate risks and mitigate impact to the Financial Sector
• The importance of doing Business with care and responsibility for the Planet and the People
• How are FIs reporting on Scope 3 emissions and why these matter
• How the Carbon Markets are bringing new Risks and Opportunities to the Financial Sector

Requirements

• Fair understanding of how Corporate Banks and Financial Institutions contribute to the economy and the society
• Basic knowledge of Credit Risk analysis and Risk Management in Corporate Banking
• Interest in the principles of Climate Emergency, Inequality, de-carbonization of the Economy, Social Responsibility and Well Being

Target audience

• Relationship Managers/Sales representatives at Banks, Investment Funds or and Insurance Companies
• Credit Officers and Credit Analysts at Financial Institutions
• Risk Analysts or Junior Compliance officers dealing with climate risks, portfolio risks, control processes, regulatory procedures
• College students interested or studying the impact of Sustainability and Green Finance in Financial Institutions
• Financial Advisors
• Anyone interested in how Financial Institutions may contribute to a better world by embracing Sustainability
• Anyone who deals with new Sustainability-related Risks and/or with Claims from catastrophic weather induced disasters
• Junior ESG Analysts in any sector, including in ESG rating agencies