Banks and Decarbonisation
New course! With climate risks increasing, and regulatory pressure rising, banks are increasingly looking at how they can decarbonise their portfolios. In this live course, risk professionals will gain solid grounding in what decarbonisation means for economies, for lending portfolios, and for individual clients.
Date:
June 16, 2022
Time:
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
13:00 - 17:00 BST/GMT
(includes breaks)
Presented By:
Thomas Verhagen, Instructor and Advisor
Session Length:
3.5 hours - Delivered live virtually and
recorded for those who cannot attend live
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With climate risks increasing, and regulatory pressure rising, banks are increasingly looking at how they can decarbonise their portfolios. At heart, this is a risk management exercise but how to go about?
This training provides risk professionals with a solid grounding in what decarbonisation means for economies, for lending portfolios, and for individual clients. It also provides participants with the knowledge of the frameworks and tools are available to decarbonise banks, and how these can be used in practice.
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- Any finance professional interested in the impact the zero-carbon transition will have for the financial assets and the financial services sector.
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Thomas Verhagen is a former banker specialized in sustainable finance. His banking career encompassed roles in client coverage, risk management, financial restructuring and product innovation. Across the Americas and EMEA, Thomas has worked with banks, asset managers, pension funds, DFIs, social enterprises, financial regulators, fintechs and universities. In his work, Thomas bridges academia and practice to deliver ambitious yet pragmatic outcomes. His drive comes from a desire to help grow businesses and institutions that successfully combine commerciality and sustainability at scale.
Thomas is a consultant and advisor for financial institutions and fintechs. Having previously led the banking group at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), he now holds a Senior Associateship there with a special focus on fintech for sustainability.
Thomas is a co-author of the CFA’s ESG Investing certification. He holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Tilburg University.
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| Continued Risk Learning Credits: 3.5 |
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| Sustaining, Corporate, and RIM Members |
$199 |
| Contributing Member and Non Member |
$239 |
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