Navigating Sustainable Finance – The Next Frontier in Banking

Event Summary

As the demand for sustainable finance grows across Europe, banks continue to play a critical role in supporting their clients’ transition to greener business models. Watch this webinar to explore how banks are integrating sustainable financing principles into their core strategies through robust client transition plans, ensuring a smooth and compliant shift toward more sustainable operations.

The key areas of focus include the role of credit risk governance in managing the potential risks associated with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). With increased regulatory scrutiny and stakeholder expectations, banks must strengthen their risk frameworks to identify, assess, and mitigate ESG-related risks. This session will highlight practical approaches to embedding ESG considerations into credit assessments and ongoing risk monitoring.

Additionally, we will touch upon technology’s pivotal role in tracking and monitoring ESG-linked loans, with insights on how innovative solutions like AI and big data analytics can enhance transparency and reporting.

Acuity Knowledge Partners is delighted to bring together three industry experts to deliberate on the essential best practices financial institutions must adopt to drive sustainability while managing the associated risks effectively across your banking portfolio. The webinar will feature real-world case studies demonstrating how banks are successfully leveraging technology to ensure compliance with sustainability goals and optimise ESG performance tracking.

Key Takeaways:

• Insights into the sustainable finance market as we head into 2025

• Explore how banks are strategizing and working towards achieving their net zero goals

• How are banks managing credit risk management and governance from an ESG lens?

• Learn about the challenges banks face in ESG reporting and how AI can assist in this.

• Best practices to consider while drafting an ESG lending framework. How to balance profitability and sustainability goals

• Explore what business opportunities within sustainable finance would be most attractive