Environmental factors could be a source of financial risk. It is therefore essential to step up efforts to ensure that risks are properly identified, understood, measured and managed. While banks are making progress, they are facing numerous operational and implementation challenges, many of which are neither originated, nor inherent to the banking industry.
While some will need to be addressed at the level of individual organizations, others will benefit from collaborative approaches. To further strengthen the dialogue within the banking sector and with the European Central Bank (ECB), a high-level Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Roundtable (C-ESG Risk RT) was set up by the European Banking Federation (EBF) with the participation of 13 European banks. The EBF and ECB are acting in an observing capacity. The Roundtable focuses on climate risks with the objective of discussing current practices, identifying gaps, and promoting pragmatic and practical approaches, including interim solutions amongst the wider banking sector.
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