Speakers
Objectives of the session
The Covid19 pandemic heavily impacted economies in the EU and globally. Indeed, small, medium and large enterprises will have to live with the debt inherited from the fight against the pandemic. However, the Covid19 pandemic stressed that climate related risks are only one of the concerns raised by natural resource intensive economies, while the pandemic illustrated the unbearable cost of the occurrence of these risks.
In a context where financial institutions have limited room of manoeuvre, the session is dedicated to discussing whether existing risk mitigation initiatives in particular in the financial sector, are adequate and whether they should be adjusted with reviewed sustainability priorities and improved risk assessment tools.
Points of discussion
What are the key initiatives underway for appropriately and timely mitigating ESG challenges and more specifically climate risks?
Should we adapt the sustainability policy priorities notably in the financial area, beyond climate related risks?