Climate-related risks: A financial stability angle for Europe

With attention to climate change on the rise, there is a heightened need for accurate risk quantification to underpin action in the public and private sector alike. The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and European Central Bank (ECB) have mobilised their resources aimed at improving the measurement and modelling of climate-related risk, noting its clear financial stability angle.

Irene Monasterolo, Professor of Climate Finance, EDHEC-Risk Institute and EDHEC Business School, has been invited by SUERF, the European Money and Finance Forum to participate in an a webinar entitled "Climate-related risks: A financial stability angle for Europe", together with:

Chairman:

Ernest Gnan, Counsel to the Board and Head of Economic Analysis Division, OeNB and Secretary General, SUERF

Speakers:

Jean Boissinot, Head of Secretariat, Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), Banque de France
Paul Hiebert, Head of Systemic Risk & Financial Institutions Division, European Central Bank

Discussants:

Fabio M Natalucci, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Chris Faint, Head of Division, Bank of England
Irene Monasterolo, Professor of Climate Finance, EDHEC-Risk Institute and EDHEC Business School

This seminar would share key results to date as published in ESRB reports of 2020 and 2021:

Positively green: Measuring climate change risks to financial stability, June 2020

REGISTER FOR THE LECTURE

SUERF is a non-profit association established on 25 November 1963 in Louveciennes, France, by a group of academics and bankers from France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium. SUERF’s focus is on the analysis, discussion and understanding of financial markets and institutions, the monetary economy, the conduct of regulation, supervision and monetary policy, and related issues.

SUERF’s strength lies in bringing together three pillars of members: central banks and supervisors, financial industry representatives and academics. Members are drawn from all over Europe and beyond. SUERF is soundly governed by its Council of Management, which comprises high-ranking representatives drawn from SUERF’s three pillars of members.

Further information on the conference can be found on the SUERF website.

Date

Tuesday 15/02/2022 - Tuesday 15/02/2022

15:00pm - 16:30pm CET

Place

Webinar

About EDHEC

Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.

About EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

Marking the priority assigned by the School to sustainability issues and building on its research programmes exploring the relationships between climate change and finance, EDHEC-Risk Institute became EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute in October 2022. The Institute's mission is to help private and public decision-makers manage climate-related financial risks and make the best use of the financial tools available to transition to low-emission and climate-resilient economies. The Institute’s research programmes explore the relationships between climate change and finance and our key ambition is to become a leading academic reference point for long-term investors, helping them to manage the asset-pricing implications of climate change as well as mitigation and adaptation efforts.

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