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Climate Risk in Action: A Conversation with Practitioners
November 16, 2021As part of the Alliance’s roundtable series on Climate Risk, “Climate Risk in Action: A Conversation with Practitioners” invited market influencers across banks, insurers, ESG solution providers, and thought leaders to share their first-hand experiences and intelligence in climate risk management.
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Climate Risk Management For Financial Institutions
September 16, 2021Two major impediments for commercial banks to manage climate risk are the unfamiliarity of regulatory guidelines and the un/underdeveloped capacity to measure climate risk. The former was discussed in the previous training, and this webinar is tailor-made to tackle the second obstacle facing FIs by introducing the overview of the key pillars for climate risk management, the leading climate risk assessment metrics, as well as the first-mover practices by financial services provider in emerging markets.
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Climate Risk From The Regulatory Perspective
August 31, 2021Climate change is disruptive for the banking sector in terms of the risks that banks need to manage, the opportunities that it brings, and the responsibilities that banks face with their stakeholders. Banking regulators around the world are formalizing new approaches to integrate climate risk considerations into their regulatory framework.
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The transition to net zero carbon emissions is the challenge of our generation. This challenge is especially evident in Standard Chartered’ s footprint markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, which are most vulnerable to climate change and need the most funding to ensure continuing economic development. Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered, shared how fighting climate change and the broader need for sustainable development is changing banking, and the role of banks in the net zero transition journey.
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Practitioner Talk - Building A Green Future
July 21, 2021Following the Alliance’s roundtable on green building ‘‘ CEO Talk: BUILDING a Green Future’’ on July 14, the second green building roundtable invited leaders and experts in green building, green finance and policy-making to share their insights on the development in green building in Hong Kong and Asia.
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CEO Talk - Building A Green Future
July 14, 2021Counting for over 40% of the global carbon emission, the building sector has a critical role to play in reducing the environmental impact. During the discussion, speakers unveiled the strategies and initiatives of their companies in greening the real estate sector, as well as opportunities in green building and related financing in Hong Kong, China and Asia.
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Globally, buildings account for 19 percent of the world’s GHG emissions. In Asia, the investment potential in new green developments and retrofitting existing buildings is in the region of $16 trillion. If the right investment choices are not made today, we will be looking into high-carbon urban infrastructure for the next 40 to 70 years.
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CEO Talk - Green Opportunities For Bank Transformation
April 27, 2021There is no green future without green finance. To seize its enormous potential and limit global warming, it is more important now than ever for banks to build their capacity to green their operations and adequately assess, manage and disclose ESG risks. The Alliance for Commercial Banks will help members share knowledge and forge partnerships that will spearhead climate-smart initiatives and enable the transition to a low-carbon global economy.
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Green Commercial Bank Transformation (Introduction)
March 25, 2021To stand a chance of combatting climate change we need to urgently accelerate the transformation of green banks and financial institutions. Climate investments represent a $23 trillion investment opportunity, but banks and other financial institutions can contribute by more than just investing at their disposal to stimulate climate finance.
