In today's episode, we're diving into one of the latest research papers in the series from risk management consulting firm iason that goes straight to the heart of one of the greatest challenges of our time in a paper titled - Climate Change Risk: Guidelines For Financial Institutions and Stress Test Frameworks, written by Fausto Bonacina, Alessandro Cappo, Marco Carminati and Andrea Mauri, published by iason and available in the research section of the website www.iasonltd.com

Climate-related risks and their impact are critical factors in the financial environment and this episode will be divided into three parts.

Part 1 will provide an overview of the most important EBA and ECB reports as well as important definitions applied to the ESG risks framework.

Part 2 covers the current status of the stress test framework, focusing on the primary challenges facing financial institutions.

Part 3 will go in-depth on the climate change-specific stress test that will be conducted by the ECB in 2022.

Climate change and accompanying risks have been on the radar for years and are only increasing in importance to the financial world. This episode is a must-listen for professionals that want to stay current at this critical juncture.