Tag: Climate risk

EU financial regulators to carry out financial system climate stress test

The EU’s financial regulators are planning to carry out a system-wide analysis of the financial sector’s climate-related risk resilience.

US Federal Reserve unveils climate risk exercise for big banks

The US Federal Reserve has released details for its first climate scenario analysis exercise for the six largest US banks.

CaixaBank launches Climate Risk Unit as part of its Sustainability Directorate

CaixaBank has launched its Climate Risk Unit as part of its Sustainability Directorate, which has seen it bolster its commitment to sustainability.

Climate risk assessment tool Zesty.ai scores debt from Brex

Zesty.ai, a predictive data analytics service for climate risk, has received $10m in venture debt from US spend management decacorn Brex.

ECB calls on banks to improve climate risk disclosures

A recent assessment by the European Central Bank (ECB) on the progress European banks are making in disclosure climate risks has revealed a lot more is yet to be done on this front.

HKMA publishes pilot climate risk stress test results

Climate risk stress tests by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have found climate risks could cause significant adverse impacts on the banking sector under extreme scenarios.

Taiwan unveils climate risk guidelines for banks and insurers

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has issued guidelines for banks and insurers on the climate risk disclosures they will be required to make from 2023 onwards.

BCBS launches consultation on climate-related financial risk management

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has issued a public consultation on the principles for the management and supervision of climate-related financial risks.

Huge majority of insurance executives see climate as key investment risk

A BlackRock study has found that 95% of (re)insurance executives are concerned climate risk will have a significant impact on portfolio construction over the next two years.

Ambiental, WhenFresh broaden alliance to expand climate data offering

Flood risk specialist Ambiental has extended its partnership with property data firm WhenFresh to offer the former’s FloodScore Climate data set on WhenFresh’s API.

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