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Input: EXAMPLES OF RISKS Resource scarcity, coupled with increasing demand, could affect production, availability, quality and cost of raw materials. Increased frequency of extreme weather events, from floods to droughts, could cause disruption in our supply chain and impact the sourcing of raw materials, as well as the production and distribution of finished goods. Increased regulation and more stringent environmental standards could impact our business by affecting production costs and flexibility of operations. Our industry is sustained by many agricultural and manufacturing communities around the world. Failure to support them in preserving key skills and building more sustainable livelihoods could cause social, economic and operational challenges, ranging from community tensions and disruption to production, to a reduced talent pool.
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Input: In 2018, CN spent approximately $3.5 billion in its capital program, with $1.6 billion invested to maintain the safety and integrity of the network, particularly track infrastructure. CN's capital spending also included $1.0 billion on strategic initiatives to increase capacity, enable growth and improve network resiliency, including line capacity upgrades and information technology initiatives, $0.5 billion on equipment capital expenditures, including the acquisition of 500 new centerbeam cars and 65 new high-horsepower locomotives, and $0.4 billion on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the safety technology mandated by the U.S. Congress.
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Input: CORPORATE AND HOUSEHOLD DEBT 25 carried out a benchmark study of the banks’ calculated risk weights for exposures to commercial real estate. The results of the two analyses showed that there is a risk that the capital banks have earmarked for lending to commercial real estate will not sufficiently compensate for the credit losses that could arise following a severe financial stress. It is against this background that FI proposes higher capital requirements for lending to commercial real estate (see “Stability in the banking sector”).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: - CaixaBank voluntarily applies this procedure to sy - ndicated operations with a term of 3 years or more and when CaixaBank's individual commitment is between $7 million and $35 million.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Reputational and financial impact: Increased concern over climate change could lead to increased expectations to fossil fuel producers, as well as a more negative perception of the oil and gas industry. This could lead to litigation and divestment risk and could also have an impact on talent attraction and retention and on our licenses to operate in certain jurisdictions.
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Input: We are developing this approach through a pilot study to better understand the impact of different climate change pathways on our mortgage securities, housing association exposures and branch network to enable us to estimate the financial impact this may have.
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Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2020, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The physical risks of climate change are divided into acute and chronic risks. Acute risks include risks related to extreme weather events, such as floods and hurricanes. Chronic risks include, for example, permanently higher temperatures and the ensuing sea level rise. Sectors particularly exposed to physical risks include the forest sector, agriculture and real estate, to name a few.
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Input: − Scope 3: Optional scope that includes indirect emissions associated with the goods and services supply chain produced outside the organization. Included are emissions from the transport of products from our logistics centres to stores (downstream) performed by external logistics operators (air, land and sea transport) as well as the emissions associated with electricity consumption in franchise stores.
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Input: At the announcement of the business plan for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, as for investments and loans, we are setting the target at ¥2.1 trillion, which is within the three-year cumulative range announced already, and there is no change to our forecasts for asset recycling and shareholder returns.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In addition, the impacts of physical and transition climate risks can lead to second order connected risks, which have the potential to affect the Barclays Bank Group’s retail and wholesale portfolios. The impacts of climate change may increase losses for those sectors sensitive to the effects of physical and transition risks. Any subsequent increase in defaults and rising unemployment could create recessionary pressures, which may lead to wider deterioration in the creditworthiness of the Barclays Bank Group’s clients, higher ECLs, and increased charge-offs and defaults among retail customers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Data: Advancements in new technologies and new services, an increasing external threat landscape, and changing regulatory requirements increase the need for the Group to effectively govern, manage, and protect its data (or the data shared with third-party suppliers). Failure to manage data risk effectively can result in unethical decisions, poor customer outcomes, loss of value to the Group and mistrust.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The risk of credit loss or non-financial risks, such as reputational damage, arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, including climate change. While a key component of ESG risk arises indirectly from the financial services we provide to our customers, it can also result directly from our own operations.
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Input: Compliance Risk Management Compliance risk (a type of operational risk) is the risk resulting from the failure to comply with laws (legislation, regulations and rules) and regulatory guidance, and the failure to appropriately address associated impacts, including to customers. Compliance risk encompasses violations of applicable internal policies, program requirements, procedures, and standards related to ethical principles applicable to the banking industry.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In view of the expected increase in the number of directors as well as in the number per year of meetings of the Board of Directors for exceptional transactions and of the Strategy & CSR Committee the competencies of which have been extended to the social and environmental challenges, including those in relation to climate, it will be proposed to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020 to set, as from the fiscal year 2020, the annual fixed amount to be allocated to board members as compensation due to their activity at €1.75 million.
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Input: The sensitivity analysis does not show a comprehensive picture of all potential scenarios. Further, variables do not tend to move in isolation, nor in a uniform or consistent manner, and the analysis does not show the potentially infinite number of permutations, and resultant impacts, that might arise in reality as a consequence.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Other regulatory risks entail litigation risk and potential direct regulations in line with increasing carbon neutrality ambitions in various jurisdictions, such as the EU’s European Green Deal. Climate-related policy changes may also reduce access to prospective geographical areas for future exploration and production. Disruptive developments may not be ruled out, possibly triggered by severe weather events affecting public perception and policy making.
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Input: The Group is not aware of any noise pollution that could negatively impact the environment, nor is it aware of any impact on biodiversity. With regards to land use, the Group is only a commercial user, and the Group is not aware of any local constraints with regards to water supply. The Group does not believe that it is at risk with regards to climate change in the near-or mid-term.
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Input: We fail to respond to the emerging threats from climate change for our investment portfolios and wider businesses As a significant investor in financial markets, commercial real estate and housing, we are exposed to climate related transition risks, particularly should abrupt shifts in the political and technological landscape impact the value of those investment assets associated with higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2018, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require assumptions to be made and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific. Assumptions about the performance of the Canadian and U.S. economies in 2020, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that affect the Bank's business are among the main factors considered in setting the Bank's strategic priorities and objectives.
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Input: What about the challenges and risks? The challenge of delivering what our customers want is always there – and we’re in a highly competitive market. We’ve got to be more efficient and competitive year on year, delivering what our customers want and how they want it – not least because disrupters will enter the market and beat us if we don’t. I’m the Chair of Climatewise – the insurance industry’s body on climate change. The risks of unmitigated global warming are pretty stark, for individuals, for business and for communities. We need to do all we can to address this challenge. For insurers, a temperature increase of four degrees effectively means insurers will have to bow out. Insurers will not be able to cover the risks. Climate change would be the greatest market failure of all time, the greatest inequality of all time, and it will represent a social catastrophe.
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Input: The initiative has four working groups; government bonds, listed equities and corpo- rate bonds real estate and strategic asset alloca- tion. Representatives from AP2 participate in the steering group and in the working groups for government bonds and real estate.
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Input: PROHIBIT COAL GENERATION: There is no denying that coal is on the decline around the world. Even with artificial incentives being set up to extend the lives of coal plants in supply-strapped regions, it is clear that no amount of subsidies or lobbying will slow the global transition. The problem is with the laggards, certain regions that have been too slow in realizing the true cost of coal to their citizens and natural environment, and therefore have dangerously prolonged the decline.
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Input: BBVA believes that greater financial inclusion has a favorable impact on the welfare and sustained economic growth of countries. The fight against financial exclusion is therefore consistent with BBVA's ethical and social commitment, as well as its medium-term and long-term business objectives. At the end of 2019, BBVA had 10 million customers in this segment.
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Input: More than 20 years ago, we started incorporating climate change in our WRMPs, and in March 2018 we published, for consultation, a draft of our latest WRMP. The plan ensures we are resilient against the median climate change scenario and severe drought. Through the consultation we are also seeking support from our customers for £630 million of investment, which would further mitigate the impact of climate change, drought and future environmental challenges.
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Input: Global climate change could exacerbate certain of the threats facing our business, including the frequency and severity of weather-related events referred to in Performance of critical infrastructure in this section 9. In addition, increases in energy prices are partly influenced by government policies to address climate change which, combined with a growing data demand that increases our energy requirements, could increase our energy costs beyond our current expectations.
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Input: At the beginning of 2019, VINCI Airports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese government to extend Lisbon’s airport capacity. It provides for upgrading the existing Humberto Delgado Airport and building a new civil airport on the Montijo Air base opposite the city at the eastern end of the Tagus estuary. VINCI Airports will invest €1.15 billion over the next 10 years in this two-pronged project.
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Input: Regulatory risk is the risk of failure to meet new or existing regulatory and / or legislative requirements and deadlines, or a failure to embed compliant procedures into processes. It also includes the risk to the Group's capital, liquidity and profitability from the impact of future legislative and regulatory changes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have made significant progress towards the goals we set out, including achieving our 100% Environmental, Social, and Governance integration goal for active strategies. For more detail on our progress, see 2020 sustainability actions.
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Input: In our outlook for impacts on our clients' business, we employed two scenarios: a static scenario which assumes that no attempt is made to transform the present business structure, and a dynamic scenario under which the business structure is transformed.
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Input: In relation to our commercial activity we have set a green finance target to raise and facilitate 120Bn euros between 2019 and 2025 and 220Bn euros between 2019 and 2030. This includes Santander's overall contribution to green finance: project finance, syndicated loans, green bonds, capital finance, and export finance, advisory and other products to help our clients in the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Input: In addition to consumer loans aimed at improving the energy efficiency of properties, Argentina is focusing on promoting electric mobility by offering different financing products for cars, bicycles and electric scooters.
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Input: Reputational and financial impact: Increased concern over climate change could lead to increased expectations to fossil fuel producers, as well as a more negative perception of the oil and gas industry. This could lead to litigation and divestment risk and could also have an impact on talent attraction and retention and on our licenses to operate in certain jurisdictions.
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Input: If Philips is unable to ensure effective supply chain management, e.g. facing an interruption of its supply chain, including the inability of third parties to deliver parts, components and services on time, and if it is subject to rising raw material prices, it may be unable to sustain its competitiveness in its markets.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Setting an investment horizon is part and parcel of our policy of focusing on the long term and helping clients to build capital. Both financial and non-financial aspects play a role in measuring investment returns. Even if we make a successful investment in a mining company today, the same company may nonetheless cause damage to the environment tomorrow, and thus be compelled to make substantial provisions for improving its waste-processing activities and paying fines. As an asset manager that focuses on the long-term prospects, we can’t ignore the non-financial aspects.
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Input: - green business development through (i) a growing commitment to renewable energy (approx. 1,000 MW installed power in 2021); (ii) development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery (with a maximum capacity of 560 ktonnes/ year from 2021) and the completion of the Gela biorefinery (with maximum capacity of 720 ktonnes/year) by 2018; (iii) strengthening of Green Chemistry, with production of bio-intermediates from vegetable oil at Porto Torres (capacity of 70 ktonnes/year), studies, pilot projects and partnerships with other operators. The total investments in the 2018-21 four-year period amount to more than €1.8 billion, included the scientific and technological development (R&D) activities related to the path to decarbonization;
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Input: In addition, we have been gradually introducing RPA, which uses robots to automate a series of tasks previously performed by employees, resulting in a reduction in work hours of approximately 300,000 hours in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Going forward, we will continue to promote automation and labor savings in data input operations to improve administrative efficiency.
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Input: Validation We established a common understanding between Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and all regions at the global meetings also based on the analyses conducted by overseas affiliates. We also engaged in dialogue with international organizations to validate the issues identified from perspectives outside of the company. The matrix was confirmed by relevant executives.
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Input: Physical risks • Risks that consist of chronic physical risks (rise in average temperatures and sea levels, etc.) and acute physical risks (increase in abnormal weather, such as typhoons and flooding, etc.) which are associated with physical changes due to climate change • Impacts could increase under the scenario of significant long-term increase in temperatures due to inadequate climate change countermeasures by each country • Increase in insurance claims and benefits paid due to increase in heat strokes and infectious diseases associated with global warming • Increase in insurance claims and benefits paid associated with increase in flooding due to typhoons, etc.
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Input: MELBOURNE BACKS BTR In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with developer PDG to deliver 490 purpose-built, BTR apartments as part of the $450 million Munro development in Melbourne’s CBD. The Munro development is a key project within the City of Melbourne’s $250 million renewal of the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
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Input: A growing percentage of customers want to reduce their carbon footprint not only in their homes or businesses, but in the vehicles they drive as well. Electric vehicles are a growing consumer choice, and we are taking a three-pronged approach to help our customers seamlessly make the transition. We have several pilots underway in Minnesota to provide home charging options and public charging infrastructure, and to partner with communities and business customers to convert their fleets from traditional to electric vehicles. We recently announced a $25 million investment in electric vehicle infrastructure and believe these pilots will help our customers reduce energy and meet their sustainability needs. We expect to expand our electric vehicle efforts to other states in 2019 and beyond (read more on pages 10-11).
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Input: We also assess risks on the basis of their potential impact on the value of our franchise, which is supported by our reputation, brand and good customer relationships. Conduct and operational risks, such as cyber security breaches, data loss and IT systems failure, in particular have the potential to significantly impact our franchise value.
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Input: The future is not a faraway place. It’s as near as tomorrow and it will affect us all. As energy consumption soars, how will we meet the demand? Fossil fuels are a finite resource that will gradually disappear. The natural replacement is sweeping freely around the earth – the wind.
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Input: A material portion of this network is still relatively immature and there are risks that may develop over time. For example, it is possible that branches may not be able to sustain the level of revenue or profitability that they currently achieve (or that it is forecasted that they will achieve).
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Input: Identifying, quantifying and managing risk is complex and challenging. Although it is our policy and practice to identify and, where appropriate and practical, actively manage such risks to support objectives in managing capital and future financial security and flexibility, our policies and procedures may not adequately identify, monitor and quantify all risks.
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Input: JPMorgan Chase believes that companies must do even more to help solve today’s biggest challenges and create economic opportunity for more people. To do so, they must invest in communities the same way they invest in their own businesses. As announced in early 2018, our firm will deploy $1.75 billion by 2023 to drive inclusive growth in communities around the world. Generating Return on Community is one of our core objectives because we know that the future of our company depends on the well-being of our communities.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Business Risk Business risk describes the risk we assume due to potential changes in general business conditions, such as our market environment, client behavior and technological progress. This can affect our results if we fail to adjust quickly to these changing conditions. Business risk consists of strategic risk, tax risk and refinancing risk, of which only strategic risk is assessed as material.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Additional information about these factors can be found in the Risk Management section of the Bank's 2019 Annual Report. This information may be updated in our quarterly Shareholder Reports. Investors and others who rely on the Bank's forward-looking statements should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The British Columbia Carbon Tax Act sets a carbon price of $40 per tonne of CO2e on fuel combustion and is expected to increase by $5 per tonne of CO2e per year, reaching the federal target carbon price of $50 on April 1, 2021. The federal government has stated this program meets the requirements of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The CleanBC Program for Industry directs an amount equal to the incremental carbon tax paid by industry above $30/tonne into incentives to reduce emissions. The Government of British Columbia has also introduced measures to reduce upstream methane emissions by 45 percent and establish separate sector-level benchmarks to reduce carbon tax costs for industrial facilities.
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Input: Sustainable finance products are instruments that channel funds to finance customer transactions in sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management and water treatment, as well as access to social goods and services, including housing, education, health and employment. BBVA strives to contribute to creating the mobilization of capital needed to halt climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals mentioned before. To this end, it has pledged to mobilize €100,000m in sustainable financing between 2018 and 2025.
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Input: Built in 1924 on the Inn River channel, the run-of-river power plant with output of around 85 MW will be expanded and modernised. Following an investment period lasting around four years and with projected total capital expenditure of approximately €250m, about 32 MW of additional capacity will be available from 2023 onwards. The Gries hydropower plant was also inaugurated in 2019. This facility, which entailed an aggregate investment of around €50m, will supply around 10,000 households with green electricity from hydropower. Over the next three years, we are planning to invest a total of around €650m in the further expansion and maintenance of our hydropower facilities, thereby making a large contribution to mitigating climate change.
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Input: Environmental, Social, and Governance Data Factory S&P Global's cross divisional effort to identify opportunities and risks in Environmental, Social, and Governance is supported by a common data and technology backbone. Environmental, Social, and Governance Data Factory feeds S&P Global's Environmental, Social, and Governance offerings. Data sets include public- and private- company data, asset level
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Input: The investment horizon is between 3 and 15 years, because shorter investment horizons than this risk creating restrictions in the management, which can lead to poorer earnings, in part due to lower liquidity. Evaluation is over a rolling five-year period and the outcome of individual years should be interpreted with caution since strategic positions are taken in the medium term.
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Input: In late 2017, CN committed to purchasing 200 new alternating current traction locomotives over the next three years to accommodate future growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across the system. CN’s order is the largest among Class I railways since 2014. These high-horsepower engines are equipped with advanced digital technologies to optimize power distribution, train handling, brake control and fuel utilization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change is a challenge faced by the entire P&C insurance industry. In particular, our home insurance business has been affected due to changing climate patterns and an increase in the number and cost of claims associated with severe storms. Water damages now make up more than half of our home insurance claims.
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Input: The Group is a major provider of non-retail loans. A key step in credit risk due diligence for non-retail lending is the assessment of potential transactions for environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including climate risk, through our ESG Risk Assessment Tool. All Institutional Bank loans, as well as large loans in other business units, are evaluated through the Group’s compulsory ESG risk assessment process. The risk of climate change is assessed at origination and during the annual review process for Institutional Bank loans. Exposures with medium or high risk profile are subject to additional due diligence and heightened consideration and assessment in the credit process. During the year ended 30 June 2020, the Group recognised provisions for impairment of $90 million reflecting the impact of extreme weather events on the credit quality of the Group’s loan portfolio.
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Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
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Input: Dominion Energy is investing in strategic partnerships valued at $700 million to capture methane from hog-farming and dairy operations in seven states. With our partners — Smithfield Foods and Vanguard Renewables, and an alliance with the Dairy Farmers of America — we will process the methane from animal waste, and put it into the pipeline systems serving those states. This process captures methane emissions from waste ponds and reuses that methane in home heating, manufacturing, and more. Renewable natural gas is carbon-beneficial because it captures more emissions from the farms than are released when customers use the gas.
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Input: - African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics/Latinos combined make up 13.7% of the aircraft pilots and flight engineers in the U.S. - Women make up 3% of aircraft mechanics and service technicians.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2018, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Bank will also use the scenarios and results from the 2021 BES to assess any vulnerabilities it may face on its own balance sheet. This will build on the work done to analyse the exposure of the Bank's investment portfolios to the risks from climate change, which are set out in Chapter 4.
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Input: Climate change the physical impacts of climate change on our operations are uncertain and particular to geographic circumstances. in addition, a number of national governments have already introduced or are contemplating the introduction of regulatory responses to greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels to address the impacts of climate change. these physical effects and regulatory responses may adversely impact the productivity and financial performance of our operations.
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Input: The physical risks identified were all expected to only manifest in the longer term. Physical risks include: reduced ability to complete construction on time in the case of extreme weather events; construction times may similarly be marginally prolonged from chronic changes in weather patterns, such as heavier rainfall and increased humidity; and rising sea levels and heightened risk of flooding may impact the availability of development plots.
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Input: AGL's Risk Management Policy, which has been approved by AGL's Board, mandates that management utilise risk management principles in decision-making, and requires all AGL people to consider their functions and roles and how to manage risks arising from their business decisions and activities. AGL's Statement of Risk Appetite, reviewed annually by the ARMC, sets out AGL's risk appetite in relation to strategic, financial, market and operational risks, as well as AGL's risk tolerance (which in turn identifies activities for which AGL has no appetite).
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Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
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Input: In addition to its efforts to develop sustainable products and services, the Bank has identified opportunities to be greener in its operations. The actions we have taken to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings have enabled us to currently exceed regulatory requirements and meet the expectations of our stakeholders. Over the past 20 years, the Bank has voluntarily adopted various measures to considerably improve the energy efficiency of its buildings. As a member of the Energy Savers Circle of Hydro-Quebec (a public utility that manages the transmission and distribution of electricity in Quebec), the Bank has set up an innovative web-based interface to remotely manage energy use at over 100 of its branches. This system allows the Bank to oversee its facilities and make sure they meet energy efficiency goals, year after year. The Bank also implements the criteria for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in its buildings and aims for LEED v4 Gold certification for its new head office to be completed in 2023. Among other things, this allows the Bank to reduce its Greenhouse gas emissions despite an increase in activities. Our Greenhouse gas emissions for 2019 have been calculated at 9,732 tonnes of CO2-down 16% compared to 2017. The Bank has renewed its commitment to carbon neutrality by buying carbon credits to offset emissions that can't be eliminated. This year, the Bank has set a target to reduce its Greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2025. This science-based target aims to help limit global warming to 1.5 C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement.
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Input: Reputational risk In 2019 and in recent years, there has continued to be a range of material risk events such as service outages and data compromises in the market. These impact the reputation of the financial services industry as a whole and potentially threaten consumer confidence in both the reliability of services and the safety of their data and savings.
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Input: In addition, the impacts of physical and transition climate risks can lead to second order connected risks, which have the potential to affect the Barclays Bank Group’s retail and wholesale portfolios. The impacts of climate change may increase losses for those sectors sensitive to the effects of physical and transition risks. Any subsequent increase in defaults and rising unemployment could create recessionary pressures, which may lead to wider deterioration in the creditworthiness of the Barclays Bank Group’s clients, higher ECLs, and increased charge-offs and defaults among retail customers.
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Input: We have been investing in videoconferencing and remote working capabilities as part of our IT Transformation Programme. Videoconferencing is integrated into our online collaboration platforms, enabling colleagues to join virtual meetings anytime, anywhere. Our teams can run webcasts with up to 500 participants.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: On 24 July 2019, we entered into two new senior debt facilities agreements, a £375 million private placement with infrastructure lenders with maturities between 2024 and 2029, and a £125 million ESG facility agreement that matures in 2022. The ESG facility includes a mechanism that adjusts the margin based on carbon emissions against an annual benchmark.
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Input: The Group is exposed to multiple risks relating to the conduct of its general insurance business. The following risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but the risks faced by the Group that have been identified by the RMS process: strategic risk: the risk of not achieving corporate or strategic goals;
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Input: Since 2008, the Fund has invested in green bonds, as part of the listed fixed- income portfolio, which are expected to contribute positively to the climate transition. Since 2015, green bonds have been a separate asset class in the strategic portfolio. In 2019, the Fund also decided to increase its strategic allocation from 1.0 to 3.0 per cent, which is equivalent to more than SEK 11 billion. AP2 has the last few years also invested in social bonds.
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Input: — Commercial successes In December 2019, Eiffage acquired a portfolio of nine small hydro power plants located in south-western France from a private investor. A vast renovation plan (at a cost of about €25 million) and work to bring them into compliance with standards will give these nine plants an installed capacity of 6 MW.
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Input: Paired with BlackRock's leadership in financial modeling and the power of Aladdin as a platform, Rhodium's data provides important new risk capabilities for our clients and for the industry.33 Aladdin Climate will power new Aladdin capabilities and add new risk metrics to BlackRock's modeling platform, and we will continue to extend our research across asset classes and geographies over time.34 Risks, opportunities & scenario analysis BlackRock recognizes the importance of effective identification, monitoring, and management of climate- related risks and opportunities across its global business.
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Input: We have imposed restrictions on providing loans, advice and insurance to controversial and socially sensitive sectors and activities such as: the energy sector, project finance, arms-related activities, narcotic crops, gambling, fur, palm oil production, mining, deforestation, land acquisition and involuntary resettlement of indigenous populations, tobacco, mining, animal welfare and prostitution.
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Input: Given how essential bonds are to the global economy — as a source of risk management and returns for investors, as a source of capital for companies and governments — the lack of structural innovations to the bond market for many years was surprising. For decades, bond markets largely stayed the same. And in fact, investing in bonds became more difficult following the global financial crisis, as greater regulatory oversight and capital restrictions significantly reduced banks’ balance sheets and as a result, bond inventories.
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Input: - African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics/Latinos combined make up 13.7% of the aircraft pilots and flight engineers in the U.S. - Women make up 3% of aircraft mechanics and service technicians.
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Input: Four years ago, we began to significantly increase our exposure to the credit asset class which now stands at $18.3 billion at the end of 2019. We believe that rotating capital away from low-yielding, long-dated government bonds into higher-yielding credit investments provides for a better return on risk in the current low interest rate environment.
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Input: 5.2.11 Conflict minerals: issues further down the chain In line with Philips’ commitment to supply-chain sustainability, we are concerned about the situation in eastern DRC (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), where proceeds from the mining sector are used to finance rebel conflicts in the region. Philips does not directly source minerals from the DRC and the mines are typically seven or more tiers away from our direct suppliers. Philips nevertheless feels obliged to address this issue through the means and influencing mechanisms available to us.
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Input: Projects with potential limited adverse social or environmental impacts that are few in number, generally site specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures. Issues relating to these risks may lead to fines, penalties or legal non-compliance and reputational damage. Examples could include increased use of energy or increased atmospheric emissions.
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Input: We are Australia's largest corporate purchaser of electricity from renewable projects connected to the grid under project specific agreements. While the output from these projects goes into the total grid pool, rather than directly into our facilities, these agreements play a role in providing the investment certainty to enable these projects to proceed. As the grid itself increases its proportion of renewable energy due to agreements with us and others, the power that flows into our facilities from the grid also becomes greener. The projects we have agreements with, including the Murra Warra Wind Farm and the Emerald Solar Park, generate renewable energy equivalent to the energy consumption of 255,000 households. We will continue to build on this work and invest in renewable energy generation.
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Input: We also invested in solar power generation with a £57 million long-term debt financing agreement to support Hermes Infrastructure, which provides solar photovoltaic systems for over 9,000 residential homes across the UK. This is a great example of how, across the group, we are seeking opportunities to address climate change and required energy transition.
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Input: Given the significant impact of this period of uncertainty on both Canadian businesses and companies and governments around the world, and the resulting volatility in financial markets, we expect to see significant effects on several of our financial statement line items and on our financial results in 2020. The timing and size of those impacts is not possible to forecast at this time.
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Input: We recognize that there is potentially a lot of uncertainty regarding how to quantify these impacts and that reasonable people can differ in their assessments. As our collective knowledge and understanding of these mechanisms evolve, it is possible that the quantification of these scenarios may also change.
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Input: Identifying, quantifying and managing risk is complex and challenging. Although it is our policy and practice to identify and, where appropriate and practical, actively manage such risks to support objectives in managing capital and future financial security and flexibility, our policies and procedures may not adequately identify, monitor and quantify all risks.
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Input: The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Additional information about these factors can be found in the Risk Management section of the Bank's 2019 Annual Report. This information may be updated in our quarterly Shareholder Reports. Investors and others who rely on the Bank's forward-looking statements should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail.
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Input: In technology development, we focus on increasing resource efficiency - aiming to reduce energy and water consumption, emissions, effluents and waste. In 2019, 81% of our R&D projects were related to initiatives targeting sustainability improvements. Our efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts of our products and services are presented in Sustainable technologies and innovations.
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Input: In 2019, ING joined the United Nations Environment Programme FI Pilot Project on Implementing the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Recommendations for Banks, where ING specialists participated in sector working groups, including the oil & gas group. This experience has given us further qualitative and quantitative insights into the potential impacts of climate risk on our current lending portfolio and future business. https://new.ingwb.com/binaries/content/assets/insights/research-reports/energy-scenarios/ing-energy-scenarios-report.pdf https://www.ing.com/Newsroom/News/ING-further-sharpens-coal-policy-to-support-transition-to-low-carbon-economy.htm https://www.unepfi.org/banking/tcfd/ https://www.unepfi.org/banking/tcfd/
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Input: Business Risk Business risk describes the risk we assume due to potential changes in general business conditions, such as our market environment, client behavior and technological progress. This can affect our results if we fail to adjust quickly to these changing conditions. Business risk consists of strategic risk, tax risk and refinancing risk, of which only strategic risk is assessed as material.
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Input: Completion of the modernization of the power section of EW Gałąźnia Mała with a capacity of 4.25 MW in September 2019. The investment value stood at PLN 4.5 m. The project was aimed at improvement of operation and production efficiency, and increase of the volume of ecologically clean energy produced by the Energa Group.
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Input: Water is an essential input for our industrial activities. Concerns regarding the long-term availability and quality of water, and security of access to water, have increased due to changes to demography and climate. Damage caused by storm surges and strong winds can affect the availability of ports and critical infrastructure required to transport our goods. Changes in temperature can lead to heat stress affecting our workforce and equipment.
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Input: An additional 15 head counts are spread into the Group's business units acting as entry points for Corporate Social Responsibility issues across the Group's 3 pillars of Global Banking and Investor Solutions, French Retail Banking, and International Retail Banking and Financial Services.
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Input: (€165 million equivalent) loan to finance the construction of a high-efficiency combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant near the city of Kirikkale in Turkey. The loan is part of a US$ 1 billion (€823 million equivalent) package arranged by the EBRD that brings together international financial institutions and commercial banks.
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Input: Reinvestment in the business In 2019, CN spent approximately $3.9 billion in its capital program, with $1.6 billion invested to maintain the safety and integrity of the network, particularly track infrastructure. CN's capital spending also included $1.2 billion on strategic initiatives to increase capacity, enable growth and improve network resiliency, including line capacity upgrades and information technology initiatives, $0.9 billion on equipment capital expenditures, including the acquisition of 154 new high-horsepower locomotives and 560 new grain hopper cars, and $0.2 billion on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the safety technology system mandated by the U.S. Congress.
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Input: The Audit Committee Charter states that the committee will 'discuss policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the company's major risk exposures, and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures.' The Vice President and General Auditor, Corporate Auditing, whose appointment and performance is reviewed and evaluated by the Audit Committee, is responsible for leading the formal risk assessment and management process within the company.
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Input: MELBOURNE BACKS BTR In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with developer PDG to deliver 490 purpose-built, BTR apartments as part of the $450 million Munro development in Melbourne’s CBD. The Munro development is a key project within the City of Melbourne’s $250 million renewal of the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
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Input: We meet the financing needs of our customers with a broad and modern product range. The focus of the portfolio is on traditional owner-occupied home financing and the financing of real estate capital investments (residential mortgage loans and investment properties with a total EaD of €61bn). We provide our business customers with credit in the form of individual loans with a volume of €14bn. In addition, we meet our customers’ day-to-day demand for credit with consumer loans (consumer and instalment loans, credit cards to a total of €10bn).
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Input: We emitted 13.4 million tonnes CO2 of Scope 2 (indirect emissions), being emissions arising from our consumption of purchased electricity, steam or heat. Our Scope 3 emissions include emissions from a broad range of sources, including shipping and land transportation. More details on our Scope 3 emissions will be available in our 2014
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Input: We are committed to net zero. At the same time, we cannot see a viable path to a 100 percent reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions based on our current or potential asset mix and technologies. Committing to 100 percent carbon- and methane-free operations, without adequate technology and forceful policy and regulatory prescriptions, would jeopardize our mandate to provide safe, reliable, and affordable energy to our customers.
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Input: Examples of parameters that could impact Equinor’s operations include increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, rising sea level, changes in sea currents and restrained water availability. There is also uncertainty regarding the magnitude and time horizon for the occurrence of physical impacts of climate change, which increases uncertainty regarding their potential impact on Equinor.
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Input: In the 2019 nancial year, the Group announced two portfolio transition commitments: - Supporting current coal-red power generation customers implementing transition pathways aligned with Paris Agreement goals of 45% reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
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Input: Should oil and gas prices remain at current levels or continue to decline we expect, in addition to the direct impact on the value of our oil and gas assets, there may be negative impacts on our other investments (including our debt and real estate portfolio) which are difficult to estimate.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Operational risk involves the risk of a positive, negative or potential loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, human behaviour and systems or from external incidents. Business continuity risk, financial reporting risk, model risk and HR risk are within the scope of the Group’s operational risk management. Operational incidents and losses in all (risk) areas are recorded in the Operational Incident Database.
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Input: MELBOURNE BACKS BTR In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with developer PDG to deliver 490 purpose-built, BTR apartments as part of the $450 million Munro development in Melbourne’s CBD. The Munro development is a key project within the City of Melbourne’s $250 million renewal of the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
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Input: The Audit Committee Charter states that the committee will 'discuss policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the company's major risk exposures, and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures.' The Vice President and General Auditor, Corporate Auditing, whose appointment and performance is reviewed and evaluated by the Audit Committee, is responsible for leading the formal risk assessment and management process within the company.
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Input: In the case of substantial risks at sector level in the field of corporate and project financing, the reporting chain is as follows: Similar mechanisms exist for banking risks, country risks, market price risks and operational risks.
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Input: We do not provide normalised figures for our CO2 emissions nor ratios of CO2 to production, financial results or employee headcount, as we do not believe that reporting a normalised figure meaningfully contributes to an understanding of our performance. The scope and diversity of our products make a single production figure impossible to calculate and our financial results are impacted by commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, which are outside of our control. In addition, due to the nature of the exploration, development and the production cycle, our CO2 emissions do not necessarily correlate to our employee headcount.
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Input: - The investments in our own investment portfolio ($4.4bn; including cash) are mainly concentrated in government bonds and fixed income instruments issued by European financial institutions; see our annual report 2019, pp.
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Input: The sensitivity analysis does not show a comprehensive picture of all potential scenarios. Further, variables do not tend to move in isolation, nor in a uniform or consistent manner, and the analysis does not show the potentially infinite number of permutations, and resultant impacts, that might arise in reality as a consequence.
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Input: In July 2019, the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a credit line with a total value of €250m for mBank and its subsidiary mLeasing to support Polish SMEs and mid-caps with climate protection measures focusing on photovoltaic systems. A new coal guideline has been in force at mBank since April 2019, according to which no new coal mines or coal-fired power plants will be financed. In addition, mBank will not establish any new relationships with companies for which the share of electricity generated from coal exceeds 50%. Furthermore, in October 2019 mBank adopted a new lending policy geared to the mining, energy and transport sectors in particular, based on the EU’s climate and energy policy.
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Input: Developments in these and other external factors may affect customers’ use of EVs and, therefore, our EV transition goals. These may have a material adverse effect on the market prices of certain vehicle types in certain jurisdictions, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Sudden changes in the market can also make it harder for LeasePlan to have the right resources, people and stock in place to meet demand.
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Input: Each presentation includes the following: an overview of the business group, shortand long-term financial performance and goals, an assessment of portfolio growth opportunities, and strategic priorities to drive our Value Model.
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Input: Our offerings are designed to meet the specific needs of IFC clients in different industries — with a special focus on infrastructure, manufacturing, agribusiness, services, and financial markets. In FY18, we made $11.6 billion in long-term investments in 366 projects. In addition, we mobilized nearly $11.7 billion to support the private sector in developing countries.
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Input: We have defined key sustainability areas in our 5-Year Business Plan in line with the expectations and requirements of stakeholders and based on the importance and affinity of such initiatives with our strategy, as well as on the medium- to long-term impact on our corporate value. Based on this, each in-house company, unit, and group will establish a strategy incorporating sustainability initiatives. Additionally, we have set targets/KPIs based on our key sustainability areas. The key sustainability areas and other items are revised each fiscal year and reflected into our business plan.
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Input: Over the past several years, changing weather patterns and climatic conditions, including as a result of climate change, have added to the unpredictability of natural disasters and to the frequency and severity thereof and created additional uncertainty as to future trends and exposures. In particular, the consequences of climate change might significantly impact the insurance and reinsurance industry, including with respect to risk perception, pricing and modelling assumptions, and the need for new insurance products, all of which may create unforeseen risks and costs not currently known to us.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Identifying, quantifying and managing risk is complex and challenging. Although it is our policy and practice to identify and, where appropriate and practical, actively manage such risks to support objectives in managing capital and future financial security and flexibility, our policies and procedures may not adequately identify, monitor and quantify all risks.
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Input: Climate change the physical impacts of climate change on our operations are uncertain and particular to geographic circumstances. in addition, a number of national governments have already introduced or are contemplating the introduction of regulatory responses to greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels to address the impacts of climate change. these physical effects and regulatory responses may adversely impact the productivity and financial performance of our operations.
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Input: In addition, we have been gradually introducing RPA, which uses robots to automate a series of tasks previously performed by employees, resulting in a reduction in work hours of approximately 300,000 hours in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Going forward, we will continue to promote automation and labor savings in data input operations to improve administrative efficiency.
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Input: New Chittoor facility During FY20, our eighth manufacturing facility in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh was commissioned with Phase I installed capacity of 0.4 million units. The total Phase I investment for setting up the manufacturing facility is around ` 622 crore for a projected 1.8 million units annual capacity.
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Input: However, in France, employees are involved in the Bank's long-term development through profit-sharing and/or incentive schemes. They are linked to the Company's overall performance (financial and non-financial) and regulated by Societe Generale agreements signed with the trade unions every three years. For Societe Generale SA in France, out of the total amount of profit-sharing and incentives paid in 2018 for the financial year 2017, 4% was relating to
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Input: Governments alone also cannot address the challenges laid out in the SDGs. The U.S. operating budget is the largest in the world at about $4.5 trillion. If all of it were dedicated to the SDGs only —meaning not funding national security, basic research, basic services for the U.S. taxpayers, and not paying the federal debt —we still would fall short of the annual need.
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Input: Assessing our portfolios in relation to the Paris Agreement on climate During 2019 we started implementing measures to fulfil the Collective Commitment on Climate Action. A key action was our participation, along with 16 other banks, in the PACTA (Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment)3 pilot led by 2 Investment Initiative (2Dii). This internationally recognised methodology allows banks to compare the alignment of their corporate lending portfolios with 2 C benchmarks.
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Input: The sensitivity analysis does not show a comprehensive picture of all potential scenarios. Further, variables do not tend to move in isolation, nor in a uniform or consistent manner, and the analysis does not show the potentially infinite number of permutations, and resultant impacts, that might arise in reality as a consequence.
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Input: In the US gas distribution businesses, we are focused on decarbonising our gas networks and the heating sector. We are doing this by reducing emissions related to natural gas through energy efficiency and demand response, continued investment in our leaking pipe replacement programmes and advancement of the future of heat. For example, we included a $90 million future of heat proposal in our April 2019 KEDNY/ KEDLI filing which combined expanded energy efficiency and demand response programmes, renewable natural gas interconnection investments, geothermal investments, and a hydrogen blending study. We plan to include future of heat proposals and continued pipe replacement programmes in our next Niagara Mohawk and Massachusetts gas rate filings. This work aligns with the Rhode Island Heating Sector Transformation, launched by the Governor in July 2019 to identify how the heating sector needs to change to meet the state’s climate objectives. This initiative concluded in April 2020 with recommendations provided to the Governor. Those recommendations included increased energy efficiency, electrification through air and ground source heat pumps, and fuel decarbonisation through renewable natural gas and renewable oil.
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Input: Regulatory risk is the risk of failure to meet new or existing regulatory and / or legislative requirements and deadlines, or a failure to embed compliant procedures into processes. It also includes the risk to the Group's capital, liquidity and profitability from the impact of future legislative and regulatory changes.
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Input: Business risk is the risk arising from changes in external factors (the macroeconomic environment, regulations, client behaviour, competitive landscape, socio-demographic environment, climate, etc.) that impact the demand for and/or profitability of our products and services. Strategic risk is the risk caused by not taking a strategic decision, by taking a strategic decision that does not have the intended effect or by not adequately implementing strategic decisions. quantified under different stress test scenarios and long-term earnings assessments.
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Input: In addition, BlackRock's operations are carbon neutral. This achievement includes Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 employee business travel, serviced offices,2 and co-located data center emissions. We have achieved this milestone by employing energy efficiency strategies, achieving our 100% renewable energy goal,3 and offsetting emissions we could not otherwise eliminate.4
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Input: National Bank Investments Inc. National Bank Investments Inc. (NBI), a Bank subsidiary, is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and a member of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA).
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Input: Over the last two years, the CGEN has encouraged the Group to make strong com- mitments when it comes to managing climate-re- lated risks and opportunities, in various ways: re- ducing support for the coal sector, strengthening the Group's climate goals, etc.
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Input: Each presentation includes the following: an overview of the business group, shortand long-term financial performance and goals, an assessment of portfolio growth opportunities, and strategic priorities to drive our Value Model.
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Input: 51 In February 2020, BlackRock made a charitable contribution of its 20% stake in PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. to the BlackRock Foundation, a newly established corporate foundation, and the BlackRock Charitable Fund, a donor- advised fund, which was established in 2013.
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Input: We recognize that there is potentially a lot of uncertainty regarding how to quantify these impacts and that reasonable people can differ in their assessments. As our collective knowledge and understanding of these mechanisms evolve, it is possible that the quantification of these scenarios may also change.
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Input: Compliance Risk Management Compliance risk (a type of operational risk) is the risk resulting from the failure to comply with laws (legislation, regulations and rules) and regulatory guidance, and the failure to appropriately address associated impacts, including to customers. Compliance risk encompasses violations of applicable internal policies, program requirements, procedures, and standards related to ethical principles applicable to the banking industry.
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Input: We anticipate that the potential effects of climate change may impact the decisions and analysis the employees in our Real Estate businesses make with respect to the properties they evaluate or manage on behalf of clients since climate change considerations may impact the relative desirability of locations and the cost of operating and insuring the properties. Future legislation that requires specific performance levels for building operations could make non-compliant buildings more expensive, which could materially affect investments in properties we have made on behalf of clients.
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Input: ACTION PLAN 2020-2023 Given the uncertainties relating to the macroeconomic and political outlook and the complexity of the interaction between measures to combat climate change and energy demand, we maintain a prudent financial approach in investment decisions. The four-year investment plan, focused on high-value projects with short pay-back period, provides for investments of around €32 billion in 2023 and is characterized by a high level of flexibility with around 60% of investments uncommitted in 2022-2023. Eni's investment program has been designed to achieve high-returns and resiliency even in a challenging scenario. In particular, the current portfolio of upstream projects in execution has a break-even price of 23 $/bbl (25 $/bbl in the previous plan) and an overall IRR of approximately 25%. These projects remain competitive even in a low carbon scenario. Adopting the IEA SDS scenario, which foresees a huge increase in the costs of emitting CO
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Input: These exercises highlight that not enough data are available for a bottom-up approach, assessing the vulnerabilities specific to Group clients and incorporating their response and remediation functions on a forward-looking basis.
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Input: Changes in precipitation patterns and extreme weather conditions such as floods, storms, droughts and fires may impact our plantations and the forests we source wood from and could result in fibre supply chain interruptions and higher fibre costs. Higher temperatures may also increase the vulnerability of forests to pests and disease. Increased severity of extreme weather events may also interrupt our operations. In water-scarce countries, we may see an impact on our production process as a result of limited water availability.
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Input: 4. While Canadian financial regulations are considered to be best in kind, they may pose an obstacle for financial institutions in adapting to the fintech ecosystem. The study found that there is a growing disconnect between regulations and the latest technological advances. Current regulations make it difficult for Financial Firms to undertake the low-level, rapid experimentation required to develop safe, useful fintech products and services.
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Input: The inte- rest rate on the loan is tied to two key perfor- mance indicators: (i) achieving a net positive impact on biodiversity in UPM's Finnish forests; (ii) reducing Carbon dioxide emissions generated from pur- chased fuel and electricity 65% by 2030 (com- pared to 2015 levels), in accordance with UPM's commitment to aligning its business with the 1.5 C climate scenario.
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Input: It is essential that risk assessment and risk-informed decision-making is integrated across all levels of our organization - from the board of directors through oversight of the risk management policy and program to executive leadership through the Risk Management Committee and to business operations.
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Input: Environmental, Social, and Governance Evaluation In April 2019, Ratings launched a comprehensive Environmental, Social, and Governance Evaluation that enables companies to measure their long term preparedness to manage Environmental, Social, and Governance exposure and opportunities. The Environmental, Social, and Governance Evaluation combines quantitative and qualitative analysis and considers both near-term and longer-term Environmental, Social, and Governance risks and risk mitigants for the subject company/entity. Our criteria for evaluating Environmental, Social, and Governance risks will vary by issuer type depending on the issuer's sensitivities; corporate analysis considers risks in the context of the company's business risk profile, financial risk profile, and management and governance assessment; sovereign analysis considers an assessment of institutional quality and governance effectiveness, while U.S. public finance analysis will typically consider Environmental, Social, and Governance factors in the context of management effectiveness and planning. In addition, Ratings has also added Environmental, Social, and Governance sections to its credit ratings reports on corporate entities, increasing transparency into how it incorporates Environmental, Social, and Governance factors.
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Input: Sector restrictions For the sector specific restrictions, the following definitions should be applied: i) 'Financing': all lending, underwriting, issuance of debt and equity, trade and working capital finance; ii) 'Directly finance projects' refers to project finance or other lending/ underwriting where the use of proceeds is known to be for a particular project. http://home.barclays/annualreport
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Input: Enhancing our responsible screening criteria Negative screening is used by institutional investors to exclude or to limit certain types of investments usually based on a set of defined industry criteria. Responsible investment screening can also include evaluation and identification of companies which are managing their ESG issues poorly, which in turn may coincide with the loss of shareholder value.
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Input: It is also used to identify what are known as emerging risks, in other words risks which could potentially have an adverse impact on the Group’s future performance, although their result and horizontal time frame are uncertain and difficult to predict (for further details see section ‘Emerging risks’ from chapter C. Background and upcoming challenges).
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Input: IAG is committed to be the leading airline group in sustainability. This means that environmental considerations are integrated into the business strategy at every level and the Group uses its influence to drive progress across the industry. • IAG Climate Change strategy to meet target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. • British Airways plans to offset UK domestic flight carbon emissions from 2020. • Fleet replacement plan introducing aircraft into the fleet that are up to 40 per cent more carbon efficient. • IAG investment in sustainable aviation fuels of $400 million in the next 20 years, including British Airways’ partnership with Velocys. • Management incentives under development to align to IAG’s new targets. • Partnering with Mosaic Materials to explore carbon capture technology. • Participating in CORSIA, the ICAO global aviation carbon offsetting scheme.
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Input: An additional advantage of these programs is increased pilot diversity, something the industry currently lacks (see 'Case Study: JetBlue Foundation'). Across all of our above mentioned programs, 7% of pilots are women, almost double the national average for airline transport. In Gateway Select, 20% of the pilots in our program are from underrepresented groups, about five times the national average.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate-related physical risks Changes are expected in the frequency, severity and geographical distribution of extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones and extreme rainfall and associated flooding or heat waves in the event that society fails to limit climate change to well below an increase of two degrees Celsius. Scientific consensus suggests society is likely to experience devastating impacts as a result of these changes. Current climate models, such as the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) model upon which Zurich bases its internal climate scenarios, indicate that physical climate-change risk will begin to rise more materially after the next two decades if left unmitigated.
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Input: Through these initiatives, Konica Minolta is aiming to achieve the business targets of more than ¥75 billion in operating profit, ¥50 billion in profit attributable to owners of the company, and ROE of 9.5% by fiscal 2019, the final year of the Medium Term Business Plan. Beyond this, we are looking to achieve a medium-term target of more than ¥100 billion in operating profit and more than ¥70 billion in profit attributable to owners of the company by fiscal 2021.
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Input: Member of the Green Bond Principles TD continues to enhance its Green Bond Framework, with the most recent issuance aligned with the 2017 Green Bond Principles, the most up to date at time of issuance. We align with internationally recognized frameworks such as the Green Bond Principles to guard against greenwashing. For TD's green bonds specifically, we also employ third parties for both assurance and second opinions to ensure the validity of our measured impacts and green criteria. TD Bank is a proud member of the Green Bond Principles and an active participant on the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Social Bonds and Green Projects Eligibility working groups for 2019-20.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The enterprise risks were categorized as an external, operational or strategic risk. External risks emerge from outside the organization, operational risks arise from within the organization, and strategic risks are associated with our strategic initiatives. The identified risks can significantly affect the Association’s finance, relevancy and reputation if mitigations are not in place.
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Input: Mizuho Bank (formerly Mizuho Corporate Bank) became the first Asian financial institution to adopt the Equator Principles in 2003. Since our adoption of the Equator Principles in October 2003, Mizuho Bank has remained actively engaged with the Equator Principles Association as a member of the Steering Committee, which consists of 10 international financial institutions. Mizuho Bank has also played a leadership role, serving as Chair of the Steering Committee, the first Asian bank to do so, from 2014 to 2015 and serving currently as regional representative for Asia & Oceania.
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Input: Offsetting our emissions Australian Ethical offsets emissions by purchasing carbon credits in worthwhile projects. Emissions of 149.5 tCO2-e will be offset during FY15. Total emissions calculated include greenhouse gases emissions from energy and from travel. Projects that our carbon offset credits will assist are ‘Cookstove’ projects in Mali and Cambodia. The projects replace high polluting traditional cookstoves with fuel efficient stoves. Large volumes of wood and charcoal are required for the traditional cookstoves, which contribute to CO2 emissions from burning these fuels, but also increased desertification. The traditional stoves also contribute to indoor air pollution, which is linked to respiratory and eye diseases.
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Input: In 2020, the EBRD signed a US$ 100 million project to finance Louis Dreyfus Company's (LDC) subsidiaries operating in Bulgaria, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey and Ukraine. The transaction will finance working capital needs for the trading activities of LDC's subsidiaries in these countries.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Identifying, quantifying and managing risk is complex and challenging. Although it is our policy and practice to identify and, where appropriate and practical, actively manage such risks to support objectives in managing capital and future financial security and flexibility, our policies and procedures may not adequately identify, monitor and quantify all risks.
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Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2020, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
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Input: For NN Group’s own assets, too, we look for investments that have a positive impact on society while still meeting our investment criteria. For instance, we invest in green bonds, and finance infrastructure debt projects in the area of renewable energy and resource efficiency (specifically: solar and windfarms, district heating projects, and water and wastewater treatment facilities). In total, these investments amounted to EUR 821 million at year-end 2019.
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Input: In 2019, CAPCO issued a HK$170 million, 25-year New Energy Bond to fund the construction of the West New Territories Landfill energy-from-waste project, which was an inaugural green bond for Scheme of Control-regulated business. This waste-to-energy project allows CAPCO to use landfill gas as energy source, offsetting emissions from some of its coal-fired power generation units and achieving significant environmental benefits.
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Input: Plants. This methodology is forward-looking and uses the IEA's 2 C scenario. This has allowed the Group to set target and transition away from coal power generation and extraction. Output from this analysis shows that the credit portfolio in these two sectors is aligned and below a 2 C scenario. - Societe Generale has also tested a credit portfolio alignment methodology developed by the 2 C Investing
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Input: The CFO convened a Scenario Discussion Workshop where members of senior leadership discussed the Company's current state, considered possible future scenarios, identified different risks and opportunities within these scenarios, and discussed the financial implication of these impacts on the Company.
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Input: ING issued a dual tranche five-year EUR 500 million and three-year USD 800 million green bond. This is ING’s first-ever green bond transaction. The money raised will go to projects in six categories eligible under ING’s newly established green bond framework, including renewable energy, green buildings, public transport, waste, water and energy efficiency. We have chosen a broad selection of sectors, which reflects our ambition to support sustainability across all industries and sectors.
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Input: 5.2.11 Conflict minerals: issues further down the chain In line with Philips’ commitment to supply-chain sustainability, we are concerned about the situation in eastern DRC (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), where proceeds from the mining sector are used to finance rebel conflicts in the region. Philips does not directly source minerals from the DRC and the mines are typically seven or more tiers away from our direct suppliers. Philips nevertheless feels obliged to address this issue through the means and influencing mechanisms available to us.
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Input: We have enhanced our Environmental, Social, and Governance heat map to include proxy climate risk metrics. This heat map is available to our analysts and fund managers and updated on a monthly basis. It includes a composite carbon exposure metric based on the carbon-intensity of business activities, the extent of operations in jurisdictions with stringent carbon emissions regulations and the quality of a company’s carbon management. We targeted a £500 million annual investment in low-carbon infrastructure from 2015-2020, and an associated carbon saving target of 100,000 CO2e tonnes annually. In 2017, we signed £527.5 million of new investment into wind, solar, biomass and energy efficiency. Aviva holds over £744 million in green bonds.
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Input: Citi is on track to meet our climate-related targets. We will continue to set new goals and report new metrics as the need and opportunity arises to help us manage our climate change risks, opportunities and responsibilities. We will also continue to evaluate how we can create new and better metrics and targets to review and report on our climate- related strategy as it evolves.
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Input: In May 2020, BBVA was the first private financial institution in Europe to issue a COVID-19-related social bond and, two months later, the Bank was the first financial institution to issue contingent convertible perpetual bonds (CoCos) classified as green bonds, for EUR 1 billion. The funds will be used to finance eligible green assets in BBVA's portfolio. The portfolio is diversified into assets from different green sectors: energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transportation, waste management and water management.
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Input: 3.3 Building on Intrinsic Business Model Strengths A pillar of the NorthEdge business is the principle of active partnership and influence to deliver on our core purpose. We enable this through relationship building with our target and existing portfolio company management teams. Then, formally known as 'active ownership', we leverage our nonexecutive Director role on investee company Boards, combined with our informal relationship(s), to steer a focus on value creation.
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Input: DRAFT 1 d4a Changing regulatory requirements AnnualReport- We take our regulatory obligations seriously and manage non-compliance with regulatory requirements as a risk, with supporting risk appetite statements set by the Board.
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Input: 64 exclusion lists of companies and countries, drawn up and updated periodically, with the help of an independent expert advisor. These lists include companies involved in controversial weapons and countries with high risk of violating human rights, which are automatically excluded from the list of companies in which BBVA can invest.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Operational risk involves the risk of a positive, negative or potential loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, human behaviour and systems or from external incidents. Business continuity risk, financial reporting risk, model risk and HR risk are within the scope of the Group’s operational risk management. Operational incidents and losses in all (risk) areas are recorded in the Operational Incident Database.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: CLIMATE SOLUTIONS change. “When we think about livelihoods at risk from climate change impacts, we know that people living in developing countries, and especially the least-developed countries and small island states, are often most vulnerable and yet have the fewest financial resources to adapt,” says chief climate change expert Nancy Saich.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Fundamental shifts in the industry, like the transition from traditional lighting to LED lighting, may drastically change the business environment. If Philips is unable to recognize these changes in good time, is late in adjusting its business models, or if circumstances arise such as pricing actions by competitors, then this could have a material adverse effect on Philips’ growth ambitions, financial condition and operating result.
Symbol:
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Input: Data: Advancements in new technologies and new services, an increasing external threat landscape, and changing regulatory requirements increase the need for the Group to effectively govern, manage, and protect its data (or the data shared with third-party suppliers). Failure to manage data risk effectively can result in unethical decisions, poor customer outcomes, loss of value to the Group and mistrust.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Global climate change could exacerbate certain of the threats facing our business, including the frequency and severity of weather-related events referred to in Performance of critical infrastructure in this section 9. In addition, increases in energy prices are partly influenced by government policies to address climate change which, combined with a growing data demand that increases our energy requirements, could increase our energy costs beyond our current expectations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk, as it will not be in line with our vision and values.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Exposure to Extractives Industries It is important to identify exposure to business activities in extractives industries in order to assess the potential risk of ‘stranded assets’. ‘Stranded assets’ are assets that may suffer from premature write-downs and may even become obsolete due to changes in policy or consumer behaviour. This is a real potential risk for assets in extractives industries as we transition to a lower carbon future.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In developing our scenario analysis, we used internal data sets and assumptions made in our existing business models. We considered the views of departments across the business to better understand risks and time horizons. We also took the time to consider impacts and dependencies. This helped us to report on the risks and opportunities that are most material to our organization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Sustainability risks HSEC incidents or accidents may adversely affect our people or neighbouring communities, operations and reputation or licence to operate. The potential physical impacts and related responses to climate change may impact the value of our Company, and operations and markets. Given we operate in a challenging global environment straddling multiple jurisdictions, a breach of our governance processes may lead to regulatory penalties and loss of reputation.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: To prepare for more electric vehicles on our roads, we’re testing new business models, working with New York City on curbside charging stations, building fast-charging depots—imagine a “gas” station for electric vehicles—plus supporting school bus and transit electrification. Earlier this year, our regulators approved another $52 million for electric vehicle programs. The efforts are part of a larger strategy to support the shift to electric vehicles and combat climate change.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In late 2017, CN committed to purchasing 200 new alternating current traction locomotives over the next three years to accommodate future growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across the system. CN’s order is the largest among Class I railways since 2014. These high-horsepower engines are equipped with advanced digital technologies to optimize power distribution, train handling, brake control and fuel utilization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: If Philips is unable to ensure effective supply chain management, e.g. facing an interruption of its supply chain, including the inability of third parties to deliver parts, components and services on time, and if it is subject to rising raw material prices, it may be unable to sustain its competitiveness in its markets.
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Input: 51 In February 2020, BlackRock made a charitable contribution of its 20% stake in PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. to the BlackRock Foundation, a newly established corporate foundation, and the BlackRock Charitable Fund, a donor- advised fund, which was established in 2013.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: As members of the British Venture Capital Association ('BVCA'), we have held a role on the BVCA's Responsible Investment Advisory Group ('RIAG') since 2017. Our Director, George Potts, was appointed its Chair in 2019. As part of this role, we are engaged in the provision of advice, technical guidance and expertise to the 700+ members of the BVCA - often through consultations on public policy matters, regularly involving climate.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In general, the Group's strategic risks were stable during the year with competitor capacity being monitored and assessed within the Group. IAG continues to support deregulation, manage its supplier base and explore opportunities for consolidation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: DEFINITIONS Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from owned or operated facilities. Cenovus accounts for emissions on a gross operatorship basis. This includes fuel combustion, venting, flaring and fugitive emissions. It does not include emissions from the 50% non-operated ownership in the company’s refineries or emissions from non-operated Deep Basin assets.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Business Risk Business risk describes the risk we assume due to potential changes in general business conditions, such as our market environment, client behavior and technological progress. This can affect our results if we fail to adjust quickly to these changing conditions. Business risk consists of strategic risk, tax risk and refinancing risk, of which only strategic risk is assessed as material.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Fundamental shifts in the industry, like the transition from traditional lighting to LED lighting, may drastically change the business environment. If Philips is unable to recognize these changes in good time, is late in adjusting its business models, or if circumstances arise such as pricing actions by competitors, then this could have a material adverse effect on Philips’ growth ambitions, financial condition and operating result.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: For example, in 2019 CN spent $0.9 billion on the acquisition of 154 efficient highhorsepower locomotives, as well as fuel conservation practices, such as locomotive shutdowns in yards, streamlined railcar handling, train pacing, coasting and braking strategies.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our new policy measures outlined on page 1 will play a key role in shaping our portfolio over the coming years and help ensure we stay on track to meet our longer term goal.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Philips’ supply chain is exposed to fluctuations in energy and raw material prices. Commodities such as oil are subject to volatile markets and significant price increases from time to time. If Philips is not able to compensate for, or pass on, its increased costs to customers, such price increases could have an adverse impact on its financial condition and operating results.
Symbol:
| Not Climate Event |
Input: In addition to participating in international working groups associated with the Principles for Responsible Banking, the Bank participates in the work of the Canadian Bankers Association on the following issues: Scenario analysis Integrating climate-related concepts into risk management Defining a Canadian taxonomy Monitoring key developments and best practices Standardizing of calculation methodologies Peer-to-peer comparison exercises Increasing the Efficiency of Our Operations In addition to its efforts to develop sustainable products and services, the Bank has identified opportunities to be greener in its operations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The initiative has four working groups; government bonds, listed equities and corpo- rate bonds real estate and strategic asset alloca- tion. Representatives from AP2 participate in the steering group and in the working groups for government bonds and real estate.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: For separate account clients, we make this data available directly to the client upon request. In addition to supporting our clients in considering climate and other sustainability-related risks to which a given fund may be subject, making this data available to our clients supports our clients' abilities to report Greenhouse gas emissions data for their investments. On pages 39 and 40, we provide an example of the product-level disclosure provided to clients.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We are committed to net zero. At the same time, we cannot see a viable path to a 100 percent reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions based on our current or potential asset mix and technologies. Committing to 100 percent carbon- and methane-free operations, without adequate technology and forceful policy and regulatory prescriptions, would jeopardize our mandate to provide safe, reliable, and affordable energy to our customers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The following additional restrictions are in place for clients active in mountaintop removal mining (MTR): Barclays does not directly finance MTR projects or developments; We apply EDD to financing facilities involving clients which practice MTR.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Prior to submission to the Board of Directors for final approval, investment decisions are reviewed by the EBRD Investment Committee (OpsCom). OpsCom is chaired by the First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group and includes representatives of all relevant functions involved in the business activity, including Banking, Legal, Risk Management, and the Economics, Policy and Governance team looking after the mandated objectives of the EBRD.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: 64 exclusion lists of companies and countries, drawn up and updated periodically, with the help of an independent expert advisor. These lists include companies involved in controversial weapons and countries with high risk of violating human rights, which are automatically excluded from the list of companies in which BBVA can invest.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Fund is working to identify governance issues in its underlying investment holding companies which could damage its long-term financial interests. The risk analysis is based upon the following potential adverse impacts on a company’s: i) Reputation. ii) Falling short of its peers on social, environmental or ethical trends. iii) Slow in responding to social changes and trends. iv) Falling short of its peers on meeting reporting standards. v) Comparatively weak board structure in terms of make-up, expertise, independence.
Symbol:
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Input: Accordingly, we have defined the associated risks and opportunities from a medium- to long-term perspective looking to 2030 and beyond rather than based on the short-term timeframe of the three-year medium-term management plan.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Risks are assessed at least annually. Please refer to Section 6.1 Our approach to risk management, 6.2 Risk categories and factors, 6.3 Strategic risks, 6.4 Operational risks, 6.5 Compliance risks, and 6.6 Financial risks.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We participate in the Carbon Disclosure Project Climate Change programme to disclose our climate strategy and performance to a collaboration of institutional investors. In 2019, our score dropped to B from A- in 2018, mainly due to our score for governance of climate-related issues and being unable to report on our full scope 3 inventory at the time of reporting. While disappointing, we now have measures in place to help to restore our score. These measures include strengthened governance through our new Board-level Sustainability Committee, and the work on scope 3 emissions described on page 40.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Climate change Climate change is an external risk factor that is part of environmental risk. It is defined as an entity’s vulnerability to the negative effects of climate change, which could lead to financial losses. It includes: physical risks, namely the risks resulting from damage caused by extreme weather events; transition risks, namely the risks related to implementation of measures to ensure environmental transition.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: DRAFT 1 d4a Changing regulatory requirements AnnualReport- We take our regulatory obligations seriously and manage non-compliance with regulatory requirements as a risk, with supporting risk appetite statements set by the Board.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: One of our We Mean Business commitments was to set a science-based emissions target independently approved by the Science- Based Target initiative (SBTi), and in 2017, we became the first company in Australia to do so. To date, we remain the only company in the Australian energy sector to have validated and approved science-based targets. Our targets cover not only Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions but also Scope 3 emissions. We have also long supported a net-zero emissions target for the electricity sector by 2050 or earlier.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have a climate change policy and implemented strategies aligned with the TCFD recommendations which describe our commitment with doing our part to limit global temperatures below two degrees, among these strategies are the following: • Financial products within our sustainable business strategy, where we offer products that seek to avoid GHG emissions with projects implemented by our clients. (Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Production, Sustainable Building and Electric Mobility) • Reducing our GHG emissions, where we have established a 2030 target in line with the Science Based Targets iniciative. Said target is aligned with all of our Eco-Efficiency reduction targets associated with energy, water, paper and business travel. • Issue of Green Bonds (Focused on sustainable building, and renewable energy projects for 350.000 million Colombian pesos) where we seek to engage with investors to incorporate climate change in their strategies.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The CFO convened a Scenario Discussion Workshop where members of senior leadership discussed the Company's current state, considered possible future scenarios, identified different risks and opportunities within these scenarios, and discussed the financial implication of these impacts on the Company.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Risk and risk management Operational risk and compliance risk Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events including legal risk but excluding strategic and reputation risk. It also includes, among other things, technology risk, model risk and outsourcing risk.
Symbol:
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Input: Insights or commitments we have gained from these early customer conversations include: Energy: our engagement in this sector has initially focused on customers with thermal coal operations; however, we are broadening this to include major upstream oil and gas producing customers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - - A new loan or a subsequent decision for an existing loan is then approved depending on the extent of the risk ('risk exposure') by the relevant decision-making level (Senior Manager, Vice President, Team Head, Head of Division or Head of Department, Group Credit Risk Committee, entire Executive Board, Board of Supervisory Directors).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Among the important risks identified in STEP 1, we recognize rising raw material prices due to a decline in the harvest of agricultural materials and increased costs owing to the introduction of a carbon tax, which have a particularly high impact on our businesses. We therefore evaluated this business impact as follows.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: To help increase access to affordable and sustainable homeownership, in April 2019, we announced the $5 billion Bank of America Community Homeownership Commitment™ to benefit LMI homebuyers over the next five years. The initiative will help more than 20,000 individuals and families achieve homeownership through grants that directly assist homebuyers with their down payments and closing costs. At the end of 2019, the program helped over 9,000 new homeowners with $2.3 billion in mortgage lending.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We are Australia's largest corporate purchaser of electricity from renewable projects connected to the grid under project specific agreements. While the output from these projects goes into the total grid pool, rather than directly into our facilities, these agreements play a role in providing the investment certainty to enable these projects to proceed. As the grid itself increases its proportion of renewable energy due to agreements with us and others, the power that flows into our facilities from the grid also becomes greener. The projects we have agreements with, including the Murra Warra Wind Farm and the Emerald Solar Park, generate renewable energy equivalent to the energy consumption of 255,000 households. We will continue to build on this work and invest in renewable energy generation.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Additional climate variables and related environmental stressors are known to affect production but were assessed more broadly due to data and evidence limitations. These parameters include fire, cyclones, sea level rise, pests and diseases. As a result, our modelling of physical climate risk may understate the potential impact of climate change.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: For asset management companies belonging to a Group (most of the tested sample), inadequate internal supervision of the services (relating to IT, cybersecurity and business continuity) performed by the parent company was identified. But the technical execution of these services by the Group cannot exempt asset management companies from their responsibilities regarding the definition (in priority) of the main risk areas and management of the relevant controls.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: MELBOURNE BACKS BTR In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with developer PDG to deliver 490 purpose-built, BTR apartments as part of the $450 million Munro development in Melbourne’s CBD. The Munro development is a key project within the City of Melbourne’s $250 million renewal of the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: – Omissions Emissions associated with joint ventures and investments are not included in the emissions disclosure as they fall outside the scope of our operational boundary. We do not have any emissions associated with heat, steam or cooling. We are not aware of any other material sources of omissions from our emissions reporting.
Symbol:
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Input: This long-term perspective is reflected in the choice of strategic portfolio, which includes both the long-term distribution of capital over various broad asset classes as well as strategies that determine the distribution within each asset class of individual securities.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Our ESO RIIO-2 plan proposes new activities that will generate net benefits of around £2 billion for consumers over the five-year RIIO-2 period and spend over its two-year price control (2021–2023) of £514 million. The ambitious ESO plan focuses on how the ESO must evolve to meet the challenges of the changing energy landscape. Supported by a new, bespoke regulatory model designed to drive the right behaviours and outcomes, the ESO will facilitate the transition to a zero-carbon power system. Under RIIO-2, the ESO will lower average annual consumer bills by around £3.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addi- tion, analyses of various trends will be performed periodi- cally in the future in order to revise assessments and disclose information on risks and opportunities related to other areas.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At the beginning of 2019, VINCI Airports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese government to extend Lisbon’s airport capacity. It provides for upgrading the existing Humberto Delgado Airport and building a new civil airport on the Montijo Air base opposite the city at the eastern end of the Tagus estuary. VINCI Airports will invest €1.15 billion over the next 10 years in this two-pronged project.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: To advance Science for Community, we unveiled an additional 2025 Sustainability Goal. Through the expansion of 3M Impact, our skills-based employee volunteer program, we committed to 300,000 work hours of service across the globe. We formed a new partnership with the international non-governmental organization Clean Air Asia, which will leverage 3M’s expertise to improve air quality and the lives of people in New Delhi and Metro Manila.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We also invested in solar power generation with a £57 million long-term debt financing agreement to support Hermes Infrastructure, which provides solar photovoltaic systems for over 9,000 residential homes across the UK. This is a great example of how, across the group, we are seeking opportunities to address climate change and required energy transition.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: An event occurred on 3 July 2019, which resulted in an official caution being issued to AGLM on 21 April 2020. The event, which occurred at the Bayswater Power Station, involved oil leaking into the power station cooling water system. The official caution was issued for an alleged failure to comply with a licence condition that required plant and equipment to be maintained and operated in a proper and efficient condition and manner, respectively.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: It is essential that risk assessment and risk-informed decision-making is integrated across all levels of our organization - from the board of directors through oversight of the risk management policy and program to executive leadership through the Risk Management Committee and to business operations.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Concerns regarding global climate change may result in more international, regional and/or federal requirements to reduce or mitigate global warming and these regulations could mandate even more restrictive standards than the voluntary commitments that we have made or require such changes on a more accelerated timeframe. There continues to be a lack of consistent climate legislation, which creates economic and regulatory uncertainty. Such regulatory uncertainty extends to future incentives for energy efficient buildings and vehicles and costs of compliance, which may impact the demand for our products, obsolescence of our products and our results of operations.
Symbol:
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Input: Loan Business In line with the Group Credit Policy adopted based on the Board of Directors resolution, 'Our Fundamental Stance of Loan Business' clarifies the Group's intention to maintain a dialogue with customers who have not yet fully committed to addressing social and environmental issues with the purpose of encouraging their involvement. In addition, it explains the Group policy of abstaining from extending new loans to projects deemed to be exerting a major negative impact on the environment. Specifically, the Group will no longer finance projects associated with coal-fired thermal power generation, except when it finds compelling reasons for financing such projects, such as to realize economic restoration following a disaster. The Group is engaged in the screening and selection of candidate projects accordingly.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, we have been gradually introducing RPA, which uses robots to automate a series of tasks previously performed by employees, resulting in a reduction in work hours of approximately 300,000 hours in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Going forward, we will continue to promote automation and labor savings in data input operations to improve administrative efficiency.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Additional information about these factors can be found in the Risk Management section of the Bank's 2019 Annual Report. This information may be updated in our quarterly Shareholder Reports. Investors and others who rely on the Bank's forward-looking statements should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In late 2017, CN committed to purchasing 200 new alternating current traction locomotives over the next three years to accommodate future growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across the system. CN’s order is the largest among Class I railways since 2014. These high-horsepower engines are equipped with advanced digital technologies to optimize power distribution, train handling, brake control and fuel utilization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: $500 million 30-year bonds were priced with a coupon interest rate of 4.25 percent. The net proceeds from the issuance were used to finance or re-finance eligible projects as defined under OPG’s Green Bond Framework, namely, the November 2018 acquisition of Eagle Creek. OPG’s Green Bond Framework encompasses projects that offer tangible environmental benefits.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In general, the Group's strategic risks were stable during the year with competitor capacity being monitored and assessed within the Group. IAG continues to support deregulation, manage its supplier base and explore opportunities for consolidation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Failure to comply with environmental regulations may result in the imposition of fines, penalties and environmental protection orders. The costs of complying with environmental regulations in the future may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Non-compliance with environmental regulations could have an adverse impact on Cenovus’s reputation. There is also a risk that Cenovus could face litigation initiated by third parties relating to climate change or other environmental regulations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Initiatives to mitigate or respond to adverse impacts of climate change may impact market and asset prices, economic activity, and customer behaviour, particularly in geographic locations and industry sectors adversely affected by these changes. Failure to effectively manage these transition risks could adversely affect our business, prospects, reputation, financial performance or financial condition.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We want to contribute to the transition to a circular economy. The linear economy is not sustainable. We discard a great deal (waste and therefore raw materials, experience, social capital and knowledge) and are squandering value as a result. This is not tenable from an economic and ecological perspective. As investor we can ‘direct’ companies and with our network, our scale and our influence we can help the movement towards a circular future (creating a sustainable society) further along.
Symbol:
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Input: Managing our emissions We emit greenhouse gases both directly and indirectly. Our direct (scope one) emissions primarily come from our industrial businesses, including the use of natural gas, refrigerants, diesel and fugitive emissions from coal mining. Our main source of indirect (scope two) emissions is electricity used by our operations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Risk committees Effective risk management requires company-wide risk governance. ING's risk and control structure is based on the 'three lines of defence' governance model, whereby each line has a specific role and defined responsibilities and the execution and control of tasks are separated. At the same time, the three lines have to work closely together to identify, assess and mitigate risks. This governance framework is designed to manage risk in line with ING's overall risk appetite as approved by the Management Board Banking, Executive Board and Supervisory Board.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: AGL's Risk Management Policy, which has been approved by AGL's Board, mandates that management utilise risk management principles in decision-making, and requires all AGL people to consider their functions and roles and how to manage risks arising from their business decisions and activities. AGL's Statement of Risk Appetite, reviewed annually by the ARMC, sets out AGL's risk appetite in relation to strategic, financial, market and operational risks, as well as AGL's risk tolerance (which in turn identifies activities for which AGL has no appetite).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Fluctuations in weather and other environmental conditions, including temperature and precipitation levels, may affect consumer demand for electricity. In addition, the potential physical effects of climate change, such as increased frequency and severity of storms, floods and other climatic events, could disrupt NRG's operations and supply chain, and cause them to incur significant costs in preparing for or responding to these effects. These or other meteorological changes could lead to increased operating costs, capital expenses or power purchase costs. NRG's commercial and residential customers may also experience the potential physical impacts of climate change and may incur significant costs in preparing for or responding to these efforts, including increasing the mix and resiliency of their energy solutions and supply.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 4.3.4 Methods of stakeholder engagement are flexible and can be tailored according to different objectives. They may include surveys, meetings, written communication or any other channels, depending on the types of stakeholders. Given the areas of concerns and expectations may change over time, engagement should be an iterative process.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Aiming to facilitate the creation of a sustainable society and realization of SDGs via its financial services, MUFG has committed to extending a total of ¥20 trillion for sustainable finance over a period spanning from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2030 (of this, ¥8 trillion will be used for environmental finance).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: EMISSIONS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES The Panel recognizes that CEMEX has exposure to the risk of increased costs linked to carbon regulations, based on its focus on cement production, which is clearly highly carbon-intensive. Adding to this risk, the Panel asserts that ca. 80% of the company’s assets are located in locations with existing or impending carbon regulations. This reality elevates CEMEX’s overall level of risk in this area relative to peers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, our businesses and the markets in which we operate are continuously evolving. We may fail to fully understand the implications of changes in our businesses or the financial markets or fail to adequately or timely enhance our risk framework to address those changes. If our risk framework is ineffective because it fails to keep pace with changes in the financial markets, regulatory requirements, our businesses, our counterparties, clients or service providers or for other reasons, we could incur losses, suffer reputational damage or find ourselves out of compliance with applicable regulatory or contractual mandates or expectations.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Group and its customers are exposed to climate related events, including climate change. These events include severe storms, drought, fires, cyclones, hurricanes, floods and rising sea levels. The Group and its customers may also be exposed to other events such as geological events (including volcanic seismic activity or tsunamis), plant and animal diseases or a pandemic.
Symbol:
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Input: The Group is focusing its efforts on not only improving the percentage and quality of client coverage, but also gaining a better understanding of projected trends in each sector. The results of these efforts will serve to develop sector strategies and measure their impacts on the alignment of the loan book with the Paris Agreement goals.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: For asset management companies belonging to a Group (most of the tested sample), inadequate internal supervision of the services (relating to IT, cybersecurity and business continuity) performed by the parent company was identified. But the technical execution of these services by the Group cannot exempt asset management companies from their responsibilities regarding the definition (in priority) of the main risk areas and management of the relevant controls.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Validation We established a common understanding between Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and all regions at the global meetings also based on the analyses conducted by overseas affiliates. We also engaged in dialogue with international organizations to validate the issues identified from perspectives outside of the company. The matrix was confirmed by relevant executives.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: United Nations Environment Programme FI LENDING PILOT CASE STUDY: TD and Bloomberg Testing Geospatial Mapping for Physical Risk Assessment1 TD collaborated with Bloomberg and Acclimatise to use an innovative geospatial solution for assessing physical risks of climate change (from both incremental changes and extreme weather events) to borrower credit ratings within the bank's lending portfolio.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: It includes the risk that the Group fails to develop or to execute successful strategies to deliver acceptable returns in the context of the economic, competitive, regulatory / legal and interest rate environments that arise. It also includes non-financial risks such as people risks and risks relating to climate change.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We define short term as up to a year aligned with budget; medium term as 3-4 years aligned with budget planning; long term as 5-7 years aligned with strategic planning; and, for ad hoc analysis, we define longer term as beyond 7 years.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Through these initiatives, Konica Minolta is aiming to achieve the business targets of more than ¥75 billion in operating profit, ¥50 billion in profit attributable to owners of the company, and ROE of 9.5% by fiscal 2019, the final year of the Medium Term Business Plan. Beyond this, we are looking to achieve a medium-term target of more than ¥100 billion in operating profit and more than ¥70 billion in profit attributable to owners of the company by fiscal 2021.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Building on our history of energy efficiency improvements, we substantially increased our commitment to renewable energy in 2020, committing to 100% renewable electricity for US operations which accounts for over half of our global electrical load.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Climate change is a challenge faced by the entire P&C insurance industry. In particular, our home insurance business has been affected due to changing climate patterns and an increase in the number and cost of claims associated with severe storms. Water damages now make up more than half of our home insurance claims.
Symbol:
| Not Climate Event |
Input: Zurich could be exposed to transition risks if it fails to manage changing market conditions and customer needs as part of the transition to a low-carbon economy, resulting in asset impairment, opportunity cost and lost market share. In a transition scenario, industries unable to de-carbonize could experience declining profitability and lack of re-financing, which could lead to a lack of maintenance with increasing rates of outages and equipment break-downs that translate into higher insurance losses. Failure to manage transition risk could also lead to reputational impacts, both internal and external, resulting from a failure to deliver on publicly stated commitments. Although not considered material in the near-term, the increasing frequency of climate-related legal action suggests climate-related litigation could represent a significant potential risk in the long term.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We ensure that all airport operations, flight, and inflight crewmembers are equipped with the knowledge to identify and respond to potential cases of human trafficking through their initial training and subsequent annual recurrent training. In addition, all crewmembers can take an online human trafficking course. Crewmembers are taught what human trafficking is, who the victims typically are, what signs to look for, and how to report information of suspected human trafficking.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In the US gas distribution businesses, we are focused on decarbonising our gas networks and the heating sector. We are doing this by reducing emissions related to natural gas through energy efficiency and demand response, continued investment in our leaking pipe replacement programmes and advancement of the future of heat. For example, we included a $90 million future of heat proposal in our April 2019 KEDNY/ KEDLI filing which combined expanded energy efficiency and demand response programmes, renewable natural gas interconnection investments, geothermal investments, and a hydrogen blending study. We plan to include future of heat proposals and continued pipe replacement programmes in our next Niagara Mohawk and Massachusetts gas rate filings. This work aligns with the Rhode Island Heating Sector Transformation, launched by the Governor in July 2019 to identify how the heating sector needs to change to meet the state’s climate objectives. This initiative concluded in April 2020 with recommendations provided to the Governor. Those recommendations included increased energy efficiency, electrification through air and ground source heat pumps, and fuel decarbonisation through renewable natural gas and renewable oil.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The EBRD is financing the delivery of energy supplies from Azerbaijan to Europe along the Southern Gas Corridor with a US$ 500 million (€417 million equivalent) loan that will help fund completion of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline. Bank engagement in the project will ensure that it meets the highest environmental standards.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have devoted significant resources to develop our risk management capabilities and expect to continue to do so in the future. Nonetheless, our risk management strategies, models and processes, including our use of various risk models for assessing market exposures and hedging strategies, stress testing and other analysis, may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that are unidentified or unanticipated.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: That’s why making these assets as strong as they can be will always be the bedrock of growth – as reflected in the investment we have committed to upgrading the Bayswater and Loy Yang A power stations (without increasing carbon emissions) and the $420 million we have invested in the past three years in customer experience and other digital transformation programs.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The initiative has four working groups; government bonds, listed equities and corpo- rate bonds real estate and strategic asset alloca- tion. Representatives from AP2 participate in the steering group and in the working groups for government bonds and real estate.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We meet the financing needs of our customers with a broad and modern product range. The focus of the portfolio is on traditional owner-occupied home financing and the financing of real estate capital investments (residential mortgage loans and investment properties with a total EaD of €61bn). We provide our business customers with credit in the form of individual loans with a volume of €14bn. In addition, we meet our customers’ day-to-day demand for credit with consumer loans (consumer and instalment loans, credit cards to a total of €10bn).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Sustainability: The Group is subject to stringent and evolving laws, regulations, standards and best practices in the area of sustainability (comprising corporate governance, environmental management and climate change (specifically capping of emissions), health and safety management and social performance) which may give rise to increased ongoing remediation and/or other compliance costs and may adversely affect the Group’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or prospects.
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Input: The Group Compliance SU (CPLE) is responsible for the definition and consistency of the compliance risk prevention and control framework, and for coordinating the framework aimed at preventing, identifying, assessing and controlling reputational risk across the entire Group.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to its businesses and pursuit of its strategic objectives. The risks noted below are not exhaustive, but outline the material risks faced by the Group as identified in the RMS: strategic risk – the risk that internal or external factors compromise our ability to execute our strategic objectives or our strategy;
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change potentially has multiple effects that could harm the Group’s operations. The increasing scarcity of water resources may negatively affect the Group’s operations in some regions of the world, high sea levels may harm certain coastal activities, and the multiplication of extreme weather events may damage offshore and onshore facilities. These climate risk factors are continually assessed in the risk management and prevention plans.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The aggregated estimate for the ve selected segments of the Group's Australian lending portfolio indicates that the Group lends approximately $23,320 to these sectors in Australia for every tonne of Greenhouse gas emissions released to the atmosphere by customers in these industry segments.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our offerings are designed to meet the specific needs of IFC clients in different industries — with a special focus on infrastructure, manufacturing, agribusiness, services, and financial markets. In FY18, we made $11.6 billion in long-term investments in 366 projects. In addition, we mobilized nearly $11.7 billion to support the private sector in developing countries.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In development, too, we must harmonise the desire to create jobs and growth with a serious approach to climate investment. After all, our EU climate action will not stop global warming by itself, because 90% of emissions are generated outside the European Union. If the growing demand for energy in Africa, for example, is addressed through coal- and gas-fired power plants, our climate ambitions will literally go up in smoke.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In April 2018, the Group successfully completed a refinancing to convert floating to fixed debt and to extend the debt maturity out to November 2025. The Group issued a US$300 million bond with a fixed interest rate of 6.625%, which was swapped back to sterling upon issuance at an effective interest rate of 5%. The proceeds of the new issue were used to repay in full the £200 million floating rate bond issued in 2017 which had a maturity of 2022.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Equator Principles (EP) within the scope covered by this initiative. Moreover, Societe Generale has voluntarily expanded the scope of application of the EP to include a range of transactions likely to present E&S challenges, such as equity capital market transactions, debt capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and acquisition financing. Even beyond this scope, any financial transaction entered into by Corporate and Investment Banking involves the identification of any E&S risks relating to the client, other than financial institutions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Environmental risk Environmental risk is the risk of loss to financial, operational or reputational value resulting from the impact of environmental issues. It arises from the business activities and operations of both us and our clients. For example, the environmental issues associated with our clients’ purchase and sale of contaminated property or development of large-scale projects may give rise to credit, regulatory and reputation risk. Operational and legal risks may arise from environmental issues at our branches, offices or data processing centres.
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Input: Risk and risk management Operational risk and compliance risk Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events including legal risk but excluding strategic and reputation risk. It also includes, among other things, technology risk, model risk and outsourcing risk.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Under the Strategic Plan 2018-2022, the company continues to optimise the businesses through additional efciency measures, with the commitment to cut annual operating expenses by Euros 500 million in 2022. These efciencies are focused on an analysis of the company's non-core activities and on the assignment of operational functions within each of the business units, all supported by the ongoing digitalisation processes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The EBRD provided a total of €98 million to finance windfarm projects in Poland and invested 14 billion tenge (€63 million equivalent) in a wind farm in Kazakhstan, considered a highly promising country for renewable energy development. The Bank signed wind and solar energy projects in Romania and financed the construction of a new hydropower plant in Georgia that will be one of the country’s few privately owned, greenfield hydropower plants.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: This broad, detailed study found BNP Pari- bas' business model to be resilient to these risks, with respect to: o its businesses, and the sector and geographic classifications of its portfolios; o the measures taken to mitigate these risks.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Ping An owns multiple working premises and properties in China, and the majority of resource consumption comes from the use of electricity, water, and paper in daily operations. Thus, the effective implementation of green office program and promotion of energy conservation and emission reduction at these workplaces and properties are emphasized in Ping An's sustainability transformation. Ping An constantly promotes innovative measures in business operations. It ensures that its operations would not result in direct damage to the environment by means of energy-saving renovations and behavioral change. In addition, it realizes energy and carbon reduction through directly curbing emissions (e.g. Ping An's smart office) and indirect offset. Ping An is committed to adhering to relevant laws and regulations in operations and services, as well as advocating green operation to minimize the direct impacts towards the environment. This includes:
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In an effort to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions produced by our company, we are promoting investments in energy-efficiency, operational improvements, and energy-saving activities undertaken by all our employees. In FY 2018, we made energy-efficiency related investments of approximately 300 million yen (based on our company's Environmental Accounting Guideline). With this, we improved productivity by updating and automating production equipment and realized greater efficiency by updating major equipment such as lights, pumps, air conditioning and transformers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Initial insights The majority of the residential properties in our portfolio have a very low probability of experiencing damage from flooding or drought in the next 30 years. A relatively small number of properties, however, have a high probability of experiencing damage from flooding or drought in that period. Therefore, the impact on an individual household may be significant, even more so if the quality of the property is already low or the household’s response capacity is low (e.g. insufficient wealth or mortgage headroom). Nevertheless this initial analysis does not suggest a significant impact at either a portfolio or bank level.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each risk type supports preventing adverse reputation outcomes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We recognise that global warming is an existential threat to humanity and one that we collectively can take steps to address. However, this is not a simple issue and we wish to take action that both meets our legislative requirements and is effective. We note that carbon dioxide produced from coal is not the only, or even the most potent, source of greenhouse gas emissions. Any company that sources energy from coal fired (or gas fired for that matter) energy generation is to some extent complicit in and contributing to the problem. This also extends to governments that do not regulate or factor in the costs from the damage that greenhouse gas emissions cause. As such, the list of contributors to the problem extends to almost the full range of our potential investment universe. Further, shutting down all coal supplies to coal fired power plants overnight would cause blackouts in many countries around the world and severely affect energy infrastructure. Electric grid systems that can only manage with a high percentage of base load power are another contributing factor.
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Input: As stockholders, we encourage transparency and accountability in the use of corporate funds to influence legislation and regulation. Nucor does not disclose its trade association memberships, or its payments used for lobbying. Nucor also does not disclose its membership in or payments to tax-exempt organizations that write and endorse model legislation, such as the Heartland Institute, a proponent of climate-change denial, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a proponent of numerous controversial pieces of model legislation. We are concerned that Nucor’s lack of trade association and ALEC disclosure presents reputational risks. Over 100 companies have publicly left ALEC, including 3M, Deere, Emerson Electric and International Paper.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Except as required by law, the Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, by it or on its behalf.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: For example, in 2019 CN spent $0.9 billion on the acquisition of 154 efficient highhorsepower locomotives, as well as fuel conservation practices, such as locomotive shutdowns in yards, streamlined railcar handling, train pacing, coasting and braking strategies.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 2020 in solutions for four social issues, namely . climate change, water shortage, food security and healthcare. These targeted investments - which we call ‘investments in solutions’ - not only contribute financially to the returns for our clients, but also create social added value. At the end of 2019, a total of 18.3 billion euros had been invested in solutions for these themes.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Business Risk Business risk describes the risk we assume due to potential changes in general business conditions, such as our market environment, client behavior and technological progress. This can affect our results if we fail to adjust quickly to these changing conditions. Business risk consists of strategic risk, tax risk and refinancing risk, of which only strategic risk is assessed as material.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: - The investments in our own investment portfolio ($4.4bn; including cash) are mainly concentrated in government bonds and fixed income instruments issued by European financial institutions; see our annual report 2019, pp.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The impact of climate change may over time affect the operations of the Group and the markets in which the Group operates. This could include physical risks such as acute and chronic changes in weather and/or transitional risks such as technological development, policy and regulatory change, and market and economic responses. Efforts to address climate change through laws and regulations, for example by requiring reductions in emissions of GHGs such as CO2, can create economic risks and uncertainties for the Group’s businesses. Such risks could include the cost of purchasing allowances or credits to meet GHG emissions caps, the cost of installing equipment to reduce emissions to comply with GHG limits or required technological standards, decreased profits or losses arising from decreased demand for the Group’s goods and higher production costs resulting directly or indirectly from the imposition of legislative or regulatory controls. Manifestation of these increased costs may increase the underlying cost of production of the Group’s products which may adversely impact the financial performance of the Group.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Dominion East Ohio Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement Program In 2008, our local natural gas distribution company serving 1.2 million customer accounts in Ohio began replacing bare steel, cast iron, wrought iron and copper pipe. Over the next 20 years, we plan to spend at least $160 million annually—also recovered in customer rates—to both replace aging pipes and reduce methane emissions into the air.
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Input: An inclusive culture at 3M is built on our Be Respectful Principles - to respect the dignity and worth of individuals; encourage the initiative of each employee; challenge individual capabilities; and provide equal opportunity.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: A material portion of this network is still relatively immature and there are risks that may develop over time. For example, it is possible that branches may not be able to sustain the level of revenue or profitability that they currently achieve (or that it is forecasted that they will achieve).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Should there be any local special conditions that are not sufficiently addressed by the group or parent strategy, the AI should either raise them with the group or parent for a possible solution or address them locally. In this regard, communication channels should be in place to facilitate the process.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Sasol promotes effective management and achievement of climate-related targets and objectives through appropriate performance incentives. With the exception of Mining employees below management levels who participate in production bonus plans, short-term incentives are distributed through the single short-term incentive (STI) structure, which applies to all other employees globally. Corporate performance targets are set in relation to the long-term incentive plan and are measured over a period of 3 years.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 1.4.2 Health, safety and security of employees and subcontractors Health and safety Employees of VINCI companies and subcontracting companies are required to work on the increasingly complex projects and operations that the Group carries out. This can threaten their health, safety, hygiene and the quality of their life at work. The health and safety coordinators of the Group’s business lines have identified several types of risk considered as major (see the column “Identifying risks” in the table below).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Assessing our portfolios in relation to the Paris Agreement on climate During 2019 we started implementing measures to fulfil the Collective Commitment on Climate Action. A key action was our participation, along with 16 other banks, in the PACTA (Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment)3 pilot led by 2 Investment Initiative (2Dii). This internationally recognised methodology allows banks to compare the alignment of their corporate lending portfolios with 2 C benchmarks.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have made significant progress towards the goals we set out, including achieving our 100% Environmental, Social, and Governance integration goal for active strategies. For more detail on our progress, see 2020 sustainability actions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: (2018: €4.6bn, 2017: €4.6bn). mBank in Poland also wants to step up its commitment to environmentally friendly product solutions, with an initial investment of around €118m (PLN 500m) in renewable energy projects at the end of 2018. In July 2019, mBank decided to double this financing pool. To date, around three-quarters of the funds for investments have gone to the wind sector, with the rest supporting the development of solar parks.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: South West Water has maintained its investment in renewable energy, bringing the total expenditure for K5 to over £4 million. This has included the installation of the company’s largest solar panel array to date at its Exeter headquarters. Along with hydro generation, combined heat and power (CHP) and the wind turbine at Lowermoor Water Treatment Works, South West Water’s 34 solar panel schemes now bring the total capacity for renewable energy generation to over 10MW.
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Input: An important consideration in the assessment of each risk was the relevant timeframe where the risk may be realised. In each case, the relevant scenario was documented and the most likely time horizon was identified. The likelihood and consequence was then assigned based on those parameters.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Protecting our clients' assets: We offer innovative products and services in investment, financing and research. Examples include: - Our Asset Management (AM) business has developed the capability for equity portfolio managers to examine the carbon footprint of their portfolios and comparing the relative carbon footprints of their company holdings to that of the benchmark. Carbon emissions data is also made available to all equity portfolio managers through the Portfolio Optimization Platform, which allows portfolio managers and analysts to download carbon and carbon intensity data on over 6,000 companies. - In 2018, AM followed its successful UK Climate Aware rules-based fund with an Irish based fund that is available for international investors outside of the UK. The port folio is oriented towards companies that are better prepared for a low carbon future while reducing exposure to, rather than excluding, companies with higher carbon risk, in order to pursue strategic engagement with these companies. The strategy involves not only a reduction of the CO
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In a local context, over the short term, changes to events such as hailstorms and bushfires will need to be reflected in technical pricing assumptions. In the medium term, cyclones are expected to extend southward to more populated parts of Australia, potentially adversely impacting assets and infrastructure that were not built to withstand such events.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The inability to reform mortgage markets has dramatically reduced mortgage availability. In fact, our analysis shows that, conservatively, more than $1 trillion in additional mortgage loans might have been made over a five-year period had we reformed our mortgage system. J.P. Morgan analysis indicates that the cost of not reforming the mortgage markets could be as high as 0.2% of GDP a year.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At the beginning of 2019, VINCI Airports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese government to extend Lisbon’s airport capacity. It provides for upgrading the existing Humberto Delgado Airport and building a new civil airport on the Montijo Air base opposite the city at the eastern end of the Tagus estuary. VINCI Airports will invest €1.15 billion over the next 10 years in this two-pronged project.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Group has divested from. Therefore, AXA also restricts insurance coverage for coal and oil sands-related assets (as well as in the other industries mentioned in the previous section), and arctic drilling. Since 2017, the underwriting restrictions ban Property and Construction covers for coal mines, coal plants, oil sands extraction sites or associated pipeline.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The ability to enable a fast and effective response to, and recovery from, disruptive events. The effectiveness of this element is determined by the thoroughness of efforts to plan, prepare and exercise in advance of events.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change is a long-term risk associated with high uncertainty regarding timing, scope and severity of potential impacts. Climate risks can be grouped into physical risks and transition risks. Physical risks relate to losses from overall climate changes (i.e. changing weather patterns and sea level rise) and acute climate events (i.e. extreme weather and natural disasters). These physical risks impact property & casualty (P&C) insurance, but also life insurance, for instance through higher than expected mortality rates. Losses can also follow from credit risk and collateral linked to the mortgage portfolio. Aegon is exposed to mortality risk and mortgage underwriting
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The EBRD provided a total of €98 million to finance windfarm projects in Poland and invested 14 billion tenge (€63 million equivalent) in a wind farm in Kazakhstan, considered a highly promising country for renewable energy development. The Bank signed wind and solar energy projects in Romania and financed the construction of a new hydropower plant in Georgia that will be one of the country’s few privately owned, greenfield hydropower plants.
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Input: We could suffer losses and our business has been and could be adversely affected by the failure to adopt and implement effective risk management We have implemented risk management strategies, policies and internal controls involving processes and procedures intended to identify, monitor and manage risks facing the Group. However, our risk management framework has not always been, or may not in the future prove to be, effective.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2018, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We define short term as up to a year aligned with budget; medium term as 3-4 years aligned with budget planning; long term as 5-7 years aligned with strategic planning; and, for ad hoc analysis, we define longer term as beyond 7 years.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Group is exposed to multiple risks relating to the conduct of its general insurance business. The following risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but the risks faced by the Group that have been identified by the RMS process: strategic risk: the risk of not achieving corporate or strategic goals;
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Based on these metrics, BNP Paribas set interme- diate targets for itself. The long-term ambition is clear (to align its businesses with the Paris Agree- ment goals), but to achieve that ambition calls for short and medium-term targets in more specific bu- siness lines, allowing the Group to steer its various business operations with greater precision.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, a dedicated team within Group Risk Management analyses Emerging Risks (oft en related to long term Environmental, Social, and Governance issues) via a specifi c framework, tools and local network in order to monitor their materiality and manage their potential impact on the AXA Group in the next 5 to 10 years. Regular reviews and in-depth analyses of emerging risk topics are shared with the Group-wide Emerging Risks community.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Anticipated major impacts on the Group There are risks that the Group becomes unable to continue its business operations due to a disaster that strikes our head office or branch offices and a risk of the increase in costs due to countermeasures and recoveries.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Trustees believe that while these factors are sources of risks to be mitigated where possible, they may also create opportunities. The Trustees have therefore allocated a portion of the DB Fund's assets (a 2.5% commitment) to specifically targeting opportunities created by ESG risk factors including climate change. Examples of these opportunities include companies involved in the generation of renewable energy, and the manufacture of zero-emission electric commuter buses.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: (€165 million equivalent) loan to finance the construction of a high-efficiency combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant near the city of Kirikkale in Turkey. The loan is part of a US$ 1 billion (€823 million equivalent) package arranged by the EBRD that brings together international financial institutions and commercial banks.
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Input: The Group is connected to all parts of the economy through its lending and other banking activities and considers it has an important role to play in financing the low-carbon transition. Therefore, in the 2020 financial year, the Group sought to calculate the Scope 3 emissions associated with key segments of its lending portfolio - residential mortgages, commercial real estate (office and retail), agriculture, power generation and resources (including coal, oil and gas). The objective was to better understand what might be required to align the Group's lending portfolio to the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement and a net zero emissions economy by 2050.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: It is also used to identify what are known as emerging risks, in other words risks which could potentially have an adverse impact on the Group’s future performance, although their result and horizontal time frame are uncertain and difficult to predict (for further details see section ‘Emerging risks’ from chapter C. Background and upcoming challenges).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to its businesses and pursuit of its strategic objectives. The risks noted below are not exhaustive, but outline the material risks faced by the Group as identified in the RMS: strategic risk – the risk that internal or external factors compromise our ability to execute our strategic objectives or our strategy;
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Sustainability risks HSEC incidents or accidents may adversely affect our people or neighbouring communities, operations and reputation or licence to operate. The potential physical impacts and related responses to climate change may impact the value of our Company, and operations and markets. Given we operate in a challenging global environment straddling multiple jurisdictions, a breach of our governance processes may lead to regulatory penalties and loss of reputation.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The strategy involves not only a reduction of the Carbon dioxide footprint of the portfolio but also an innovative approach to aligning the portfolio with the two degree carbon reduction scenario in the future.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - - A new loan or a subsequent decision for an existing loan is then approved depending on the extent of the risk ('risk exposure') by the relevant decision-making level (Senior Manager, Vice President, Team Head, Head of Division or Head of Department, Group Credit Risk Committee, entire Executive Board, Board of Supervisory Directors).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have also signed up to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) and will be evaluating our balance sheet on an asset class basis to understand our climate resilience to various climate risk scenario's. We have committed to work with our clients to fully understand the climate sensitivity of their business and to support them in implementing carbon reduction strategies.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Each presentation includes the following: an overview of the business group, shortand long-term financial performance and goals, an assessment of portfolio growth opportunities, and strategic priorities to drive our Value Model.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Romania’s OMV Petrom SA. The project will result in considerable water savings and carbon emission reductions. In Georgia, meanwhile, a US$ 40 million (€33 million equivalent) loan was provided to support the expansion of gas filling stations that offer compressed natural gas (CNG), an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fuels.
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Input: We also anticipate that the potential effects of climate change will increasingly impact our own operations and those of client properties we manage, especially when they are located in coastal cities. For example, in 2018, the impact of natural disasters was significant with a series of devastating wildfires in the U.S. as well as floods in several geographies around the globe.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, our businesses and the markets in which we operate are continuously evolving. We may fail to fully understand the implications of changes in our businesses or the financial markets or fail to adequately or timely enhance our risk framework to address those changes. If our risk framework is ineffective because it fails to keep pace with changes in the financial markets, regulatory requirements, our businesses, our counterparties, clients or service providers or for other reasons, we could incur losses, suffer reputational damage or find ourselves out of compliance with applicable regulatory or contractual mandates or expectations.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The COO's Employee Performance Scorecard (EPS) includes improvements in CN's fuel efficiency, in line with the Canadian rail industry medium-term emission intensity reduction target of 6% by 2022 from a 2017 baseline and the company's long-term sciencebased target to reduce Greenhouse gas emission intensity (tCO2 kilometres) by 29% by 2030, based on 2015 levels.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2018, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Group carried out a variety of initiatives with investment clients throughout 2019: - The Group launched 10 Climate indices which raised over $750 million in 2019, and the green funds managed by BNP Paribas Asset Management (primarily invested in alternative energies and energy efficiency) totalled $11.6 billion in AuM at 31 December 2019. - BNP Paribas Cardif, the insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, more than doubled its green investments in the general funds of its domestic countries (France, Italy, Luxembourg).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Should there be any local special conditions that are not sufficiently addressed by the group or parent strategy, the AI should either raise them with the group or parent for a possible solution or address them locally. In this regard, communication channels should be in place to facilitate the process.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: During 2015, we emitted 23.4 million tonnes of Scope 1 (direct) CO2e emissions mainly from fuel usage. Our Scope 2 (indirect) CO2 emissions, totalled 13.7 million tonnes. Our Scope 3 emissions include emissions from a broad range of sources, including shipping, land transportation by third parties and the use of our energy products.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In Europe, as new legislative initiatives have been brought in, we have sought to maximize the opportunities for digital dissemination. BlackRock produces approximately 50,000 Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities ('UCITS') Key Investor Information Documents a year in multiple languages and we use our website as our primary delivery mechanism. We have also consistently advocated for key information disclosure documents, including UCITS, packaged retail investment, and insurance-based investment products and pan European personal pension products to be designed on a digitally friendly basis rather than on a paper basis.65
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We also invested €4.3 million in energy efficiency projects which reduced energy consumption by 300 million MJ. Projects that contributed to this achievement include cooling improvements in eight countries, improvements in lighting efficiency in 12 countries, electrical power optimisation in three countries and heat recovery from ground water in Hungary. Air and steam leakage prevention programmes were also implemented at all 66 of our production sites during the year.
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Input: The quantitative investment strategies focus mainly on stock picking based on quality and valuation. It is precisely these strategies, which yield long-term value and are suitable for large portfolios, that tend to perform poorly in a context of highly accommodative central bank monetary policies. In 2019, all major quantitative investment styles performed poorly; stock picking based on valuation and quality and stock picking based on recent price trends both yielded negative returns. This combination is seldom seen.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In Jordan, we arranged $207.5 million for a solar-power project — the largest private sector–led solar initiative in the Middle East and North Africa. Of that amount, $116 million was mobilized from other lenders. Under the project, seven solar photovoltaic plants will be built, cutting carbon emissions and providing 102 megawatts of power.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has issued a report helping UPM to predict the future physical long-term impacts of climate change on its business in Finland, Uruguay, Southern Germany and Eastern China. The Institute incorporated three alternative emission scenarios in the report. The biggest risks in the company's business are related to more frequent and severe extreme weather conditions such as heavy rainfall, storms and drought.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: – Commonly used benchmarks are the current climate or the pre-industrial climate situation. Norway will probably experience increased precipitation, more flooding, more frequent landslips and rising sea level, and these physical changes and the uncertainty associated therewith constitute risk factors. Many of the physical processes happen very slowly, from a human perspective. Even if net global emissions were to be reduced to zero within a short space of time, it may therefore take a very long time for the climate system to arrive at a new equilibrium.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: PROHIBIT COAL GENERATION: There is no denying that coal is on the decline around the world. Even with artificial incentives being set up to extend the lives of coal plants in supply-strapped regions, it is clear that no amount of subsidies or lobbying will slow the global transition. The problem is with the laggards, certain regions that have been too slow in realizing the true cost of coal to their citizens and natural environment, and therefore have dangerously prolonged the decline.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Given how essential bonds are to the global economy — as a source of risk management and returns for investors, as a source of capital for companies and governments — the lack of structural innovations to the bond market for many years was surprising. For decades, bond markets largely stayed the same. And in fact, investing in bonds became more difficult following the global financial crisis, as greater regulatory oversight and capital restrictions significantly reduced banks’ balance sheets and as a result, bond inventories.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In developing our scenario analysis, we used internal data sets and assumptions made in our existing business models. We considered the views of departments across the business to better understand risks and time horizons. We also took the time to consider impacts and dependencies. This helped us to report on the risks and opportunities that are most material to our organization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Regulatory risk is the risk of failure to meet new or existing regulatory and / or legislative requirements and deadlines, or a failure to embed compliant procedures into processes. It also includes the risk to the Group's capital, liquidity and profitability from the impact of future legislative and regulatory changes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: BlackRock offers a range of investment strategies that incorporate environmental or social considerations, and currently manages more than $225 billion in strategies designed to align clients’ portfolios with their social and environmental objectives and values, including recent launches like CRBN, our Low Carbon iShares ETF. And, this year, BlackRock has unified its approach to elevate investing through the launch of BlackRock Impact, a dedicated platform that enables investors to target specific, measurable social or environmental objectives in addition to their financial goals.
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Input: Offsetting our Greenhouse gas emissions In addition to continuously investing in projects that mitigate our impact on climate change, in 2015 we launched the Itau Unibanco's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Offset Program.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In 2019, HSBC participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) working group to develop financial sector disclosure. We also partnered with climate change experts at MIT to produce exploratory transition scenarios. These scenarios were used to raise internal awareness of the different speeds with which transition could occur, the resulting investment requirements, the implications for energy system configuration and the broad macroeconomic costs.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC) of the ESRB carried out an analysis of systemic risks that can arise from the transition to a low-carbon economy. Three channels that could affect the financial sector were identified: • sudden changes in energy use, characterized by price shocks that could have a significant macroeconomic impact; • the revaluation of carbon-intensive assets: companies in the oil and gas sectors, which are financed in large part by debt, could sustain considerable decreases in value; • an increase in the physical risks associated with climate change: a rise in the incidence of natural disasters could have a significant impact on the insurance sector.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: These exercises highlight that not enough data are available for a bottom-up approach, assessing the vulnerabilities specific to Group clients and incorporating their response and remediation functions on a forward-looking basis.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Group carried out a variety of initiatives with investment clients throughout 2019: - The Group launched 10 Climate indices which raised over $750 million in 2019, and the green funds managed by BNP Paribas Asset Management (primarily invested in alternative energies and energy efficiency) totalled $11.6 billion in AuM at 31 December 2019. - BNP Paribas Cardif, the insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, more than doubled its green investments in the general funds of its domestic countries (France, Italy, Luxembourg).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: An additional advantage of these programs is increased pilot diversity, something the industry currently lacks (see 'Case Study: JetBlue Foundation'). Across all of our above mentioned programs, 7% of pilots are women, almost double the national average for airline transport. In Gateway Select, 20% of the pilots in our program are from underrepresented groups, about five times the national average.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require assumptions to be made and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific. Assumptions about the performance of the Canadian and U.S. economies in 2020, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that affect the Bank's business are among the main factors considered in setting the Bank's strategic priorities and objectives.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In this document, section 4.3.1.3 (1) Financing and Investment Transactions Prohibited Regardless of Sector lists projects for which we prohibit any financing or investment. Sections 4.3.1.3 (2) Financing and Investment Transactions which Require Additional Due Diligence Regardless of Sector and 4.3.1.3 (3) Policies on Specific Industrial Sectors describe our practices for determining whether to engage in transactions with clients/projects in subject sectors, accounting for the degree to which the client has taken steps to avoid or mitigate risk and other due diligence as appropriate, based on the characteristics of the services we are providing.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: A key part of our progress to meet our target, was the allocation of £250 million to real assets covering real estate, infrastructure, forestry and agricultural land to Townsend Group. The mandate places a high priority on long term responsible investments that meet our financial targets, with a preference to invest positively in sustainable real assets such as energy efficient buildings, renewable energy projects, public transport, water treatment facilities, eco-friendly farming, and sustainable forestry. A case study on our investment in the Threadneedle Low Carbon Workplace Fund is illustrated below.
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Input: Based on these market developments, we continue to focus on policy and legal risks, as well as technology risks, as we mainly expect changes within these two dimensions to potentially impact asset values. In this way, we aim to capture those industries and groups of companies that are most exposed to these risks and may therefore require adjustments in the near to medium term.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Regulatory compliance can divert management attention and increase capacity needed to make changes to comply, thereby reducing the aptitude to pursue strategic objectives. It often tends to increase the size of risk, compliance and assurance functions which monitor, maintain and report on compliance. Regulatory compliance can introduce complexity and inefficiencies into ordinary business processes, which drive up cost and impact customers who do not always appreciate the value of regulations.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: This USD 310 million green bond carries a coupon rate of 4.75% and a 5-year maturity due 2023. The proceeds from the green bond are used to finance the following two green projects in the Greater Bay Area, both due for completion by the end of 2021. The “New World China
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: AGL's Risk Management Policy, which has been approved by AGL's Board, mandates that management utilise risk management principles in decision-making, and requires all AGL people to consider their functions and roles and how to manage risks arising from their business decisions and activities. AGL's Statement of Risk Appetite, reviewed annually by the ARMC, sets out AGL's risk appetite in relation to strategic, financial, market and operational risks, as well as AGL's risk tolerance (which in turn identifies activities for which AGL has no appetite).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The inte- rest rate on the loan is tied to two key perfor- mance indicators: (i) achieving a net positive impact on biodiversity in UPM's Finnish forests; (ii) reducing Carbon dioxide emissions generated from pur- chased fuel and electricity 65% by 2030 (com- pared to 2015 levels), in accordance with UPM's commitment to aligning its business with the 1.5 C climate scenario.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Reputation: In managing our reputation we seek to avoid the loss of credibility due to internal or external factors. Many types of risk have the potential to negatively impact our corporate reputation. Internal business practices, or those of our business partners or the companies in which we invest, may generate reputation harm. Consequences include diminished brand efficacy in commercial markets, impeding our ability to execute our strategy and our status as investor, partner and employer of choice.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In addition, in June 2019 Gold Fields and global energy group, EDL, announced a A$112m investment in a world-leading energy microgrid, which combines wind, solar, gas and battery storage and will result in over 50% of Agnew’s energy requirements being supplied from renewable and low-carbon sources. The 23MW power station that integrates solar with gas and diesel was commissioned in November 2019, while construction of the five wind turbines was completed in February 2020 (p69).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: A global product line was co-built with other Group business lines (Arval, BNP Paribas Rental Solutions and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, and the Group's partner Economie D'Energie (EDE)) centred on three of the company's areas of focus in order to reduce energy use: real estate, transport and mobility, and non-real es- tate assets.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Group considers risk management to be the key point in the financing business. We are therefore establishing a specialized risk management system that includes risk assessment standards specific to asset types, portfolio management, and monitoring methods. Under this management system, we will prioritize increasing transaction diversification as a concrete method of increasing operating assets exceeding ¥100 billion over the coming three years.
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Input: The initiative has four working groups; government bonds, listed equities and corpo- rate bonds real estate and strategic asset alloca- tion. Representatives from AP2 participate in the steering group and in the working groups for government bonds and real estate.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Debut EBRD green covered bond investment The EBRD invested the Polish zloty equivalent of €11.7 million in the issuance by Poland’s PKO Bank Hipoteczny of green covered bonds. They will help the mortgage bank to finance residential buildings that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fund green mortgages and diversify its investor base. The project also promotes capital market development in Poland. A second investment for the same amount was made later in 2019.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Reputation: In managing our reputation we seek to avoid the loss of credibility due to internal or external factors. Many types of risk have the potential to negatively impact our corporate reputation. Internal business practices, or those of our business partners or the companies in which we invest, may generate reputation harm. Consequences include diminished brand efficacy in commercial markets, impeding our ability to execute our strategy and our status as investor, partner and employer of choice.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: More recently, we have seen some shift in rhetoric on environmental and social issues by the mainstream financial community. However, the voting records of many fund managers tell a different story. Nearly across the board, the largest fund managers tend to vote in line with management recommendations and generally support very few shareholder proposals, which typically advocate for sustainable and responsible business practices. For example, a recent study by Ceres found that, particularly around the topics of climate change, some of the largest managers have among the worst voting records in the fund industry.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: At this stage the assessment is still considered qualitative, as further studies and research are yet to be completed, however it does indicate which risks may potentially have a material impact on Transurban's business. Each of these risks will be assessed further to confirm the scope and relative impact of the different consequences to better inform the management approach and reporting for future years.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Four years ago, we began to significantly increase our exposure to the credit asset class which now stands at $18.3 billion at the end of 2019. We believe that rotating capital away from low-yielding, long-dated government bonds into higher-yielding credit investments provides for a better return on risk in the current low interest rate environment.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Our Integris Global Equity portfolios exclude companies that have material connections to certain controversial industries, e.g. fossil fuels, tobacco and weapons. We also exclude companies that score the worst overall ESG score (‘CCC’) as calculated by an independent external ESG research company, MSCI ESG Research, and at the end of December 2018, there were 174 companies excluded from the portfolios as a result of this ESG screen.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In May 2020, BBVA was the first private financial institution in Europe to issue a COVID-19-related social bond and, two months later, the Bank was the first financial institution to issue contingent convertible perpetual bonds (CoCos) classified as green bonds, for EUR 1 billion. The funds will be used to finance eligible green assets in BBVA's portfolio. The portfolio is diversified into assets from different green sectors: energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transportation, waste management and water management.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: It is also used to identify what are known as emerging risks, in other words risks which could potentially have an adverse impact on the Group’s future performance, although their result and horizontal time frame are uncertain and difficult to predict (for further details see section ‘Emerging risks’ from chapter C. Background and upcoming challenges).
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Input: Under the Strategic Plan 2018-2022, the company continues to optimise the businesses through additional efciency measures, with the commitment to cut annual operating expenses by Euros 500 million in 2022. These efciencies are focused on an analysis of the company's non-core activities and on the assignment of operational functions within each of the business units, all supported by the ongoing digitalisation processes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Dominion Energy is investing in strategic partnerships valued at $700 million to capture methane from hog-farming and dairy operations in seven states. With our partners — Smithfield Foods and Vanguard Renewables, and an alliance with the Dairy Farmers of America — we will process the methane from animal waste, and put it into the pipeline systems serving those states. This process captures methane emissions from waste ponds and reuses that methane in home heating, manufacturing, and more. Renewable natural gas is carbon-beneficial because it captures more emissions from the farms than are released when customers use the gas.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: These exercises highlight that not enough data are available for a bottom-up approach, assessing the vulnerabilities specific to Group clients and incorporating their response and remediation functions on a forward-looking basis.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: $15-20 billion in projected savings for the banking sector by 2022 thanks to blockchain technology* in manufacturing efficiency over the next five years, contributing $500 billion in annual added value to the global economy. To helps its clients secure these benefits, Capgemini offers a Digital Manufacturing service line that improves efficiencies and productivity through smart, connected services (see page 60).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: 2020 has been one of the most challenging and volatile years in recent history. In the first half of the financial year Australia experienced serious and prolonged drought conditions; the bush fires in early 2020 caused devastation along the eastern seaboard, and since then, the global COVID-19 pandemic has been causing unprecedented disruption and significant distress to many Australians.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: At the announcement of the business plan for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, as for investments and loans, we are setting the target at ¥2.1 trillion, which is within the three-year cumulative range announced already, and there is no change to our forecasts for asset recycling and shareholder returns.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Another loan went to REC Solar, where DNB and three other banks financed a green loan of USD 150 million related to solar panels that are 20 per cent more efficient than traditional panels. The sustainable product framework will be updated in 2020 to include more products, and will also be adapted to the EU's coming classification system for sustainable economic activities (taxonomy) as this is further developed.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Mizuho Bank (formerly Mizuho Corporate Bank) became the first Asian financial institution to adopt the Equator Principles in 2003. Since our adoption of the Equator Principles in October 2003, Mizuho Bank has remained actively engaged with the Equator Principles Association as a member of the Steering Committee, which consists of 10 international financial institutions. Mizuho Bank has also played a leadership role, serving as Chair of the Steering Committee, the first Asian bank to do so, from 2014 to 2015 and serving currently as regional representative for Asia & Oceania.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: There is also increased public focus, including by governmental and non-governmental organizations, on these and other environmental sustainability matters, including deforestation and land use. Our reputation could be damaged if we or others in our industry do not act, or are perceived not to act, responsibly with respect to our impact on the environment.
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Input: Prior to submission to the Board of Directors for final approval, investment decisions are reviewed by the EBRD Investment Committee (OpsCom). OpsCom is chaired by the First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group and includes representatives of all relevant functions involved in the business activity, including Banking, Legal, Risk Management, and the Economics, Policy and Governance team looking after the mandated objectives of the EBRD.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Physical risks from climate change arise from a number of factors and relate to specific weather events and longer-term shifts in the climate. The nature and timing of extreme weather events are uncertain but they are increasing in frequency and their impact on the economy is predicted to be more acute in the future. The potential impact on the economy includes, but is not limited to, lower GDP growth, higher unemployment and significant changes in asset prices and profitability of industries. Damage to the properties and operations of borrowers could impair asset values and the creditworthiness of customers leading to increased default rates, delinquencies, write-offs and impairment charges in the Barclays Bank Group’s portfolios. In addition, the Barclays Bank Group’s premises and resilience may also suffer physical damage due to weather events leading to increased costs for the Barclays Bank Group.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: This transition does not, however, automatically translate into a financial risk for us. For example, motor insurance is the most important business line of the re/insurance sector globally. According to Swiss Re's sigma database, it currently represents approximately 33% of global non-life gross written premiums and is expected to grow further, albeit at a lower rate.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Since November 2019, Aviva France has committed to not invest in companies developing new coal mining projects or are planning a substantial increase of its annual (thermal) coal production volume; companies with 20% of their revenue coming from coal-related Aviva Investors' $44bn Real Assets platform comprises equity and debt investments in both real estate and infrastructure, with a concentration of assets in Europe and a growing interest in developing countries.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: R I S K - I N F O R M E D D E C I S I O N M A K I N G To achieve our business objectives and performance goals, we must ensure that our business strategies are aligned with the risks we face.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Low Carbon Fuel Standards Existing and proposed environmental legislation and regulation developed by certain U.S. states, Canadian provinces, the Canadian federal government and members of the European Union, regulating carbon fuel standards could result in increased costs and reduced revenue. The potential regulation may negatively affect the marketing of Cenovus’s bitumen, crude oil or refined products, and may require us to purchase emissions credits in order to affect sales in such jurisdictions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: R$1.745 billion) in bonds distributed in the U.S. market and maturing in 2027. In addition to the green bonds mentioned above, we carried out a social and environmental due diligence process to enable the issue of R$7.67 billion in bonds to be used for long-term investments in specific projects.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In April 2020, we announced our A$20 million Community Support Fund which is supporting our host communities with the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since launching the Fund, a number of health, livelihood and economic recovery initiatives have been funded such as a partnership with the University of Queensland to support COVID-19 vaccine research, a contribution to the cost of new lost-cost ventilators and partnering with international organisations to deliver medical supplies, equipment, infrastructure and services in Papua New Guinea.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: What about the challenges and risks? The challenge of delivering what our customers want is always there – and we’re in a highly competitive market. We’ve got to be more efficient and competitive year on year, delivering what our customers want and how they want it – not least because disrupters will enter the market and beat us if we don’t. I’m the Chair of Climatewise – the insurance industry’s body on climate change. The risks of unmitigated global warming are pretty stark, for individuals, for business and for communities. We need to do all we can to address this challenge. For insurers, a temperature increase of four degrees effectively means insurers will have to bow out. Insurers will not be able to cover the risks. Climate change would be the greatest market failure of all time, the greatest inequality of all time, and it will represent a social catastrophe.
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Input: An additional 15 head counts are spread into the Group's business units acting as entry points for Corporate Social Responsibility issues across the Group's 3 pillars of Global Banking and Investor Solutions, French Retail Banking, and International Retail Banking and Financial Services.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: If Philips is unable to ensure effective supply chain management, e.g. facing an interruption of its supply chain, including the inability of third parties to deliver parts, components and services on time, and if it is subject to rising raw material prices, it may be unable to sustain its competitiveness in its markets.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: There is an increased focus by foreign, federal, state and local regulatory and legislative bodies regarding environmental policies relating to climate change, regulating greenhouse gas emissions, energy policies and sustainability, including single use plastics. This new or increased focus may result in new or increased laws and regulations that could cause significant increases in our costs of operation and delivery. In particular, increasing regulation of fuel emissions could substantially increase the distribution and supply chain costs associated with our products. Lastly, consumers and customers may put an increased priority on purchasing products that are sustainably grown and made, requiring us to incur increased costs for additional transparency, due diligence and reporting. As a result, climate change could negatively affect our business and operations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Impacts of Risks are consequences of risks, both quantitative and qualitative. There may be many consequences of risks manifesting, such as a reduction in earnings and capital, liquidity outflows, and fines or penalties, or qualitative impacts such as reputation damage, loss of clients and customers, and regulatory and enforcement actions.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: While the transformation of our systems will continue beyond 2021, we are committed to remaining within the guided transformation investment spend of €1.4 billion equating to an average of 50 to 60 basis points of Common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital annually until 2021. We expect that investment in transformation beyond 2021 will be at a lower level.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change is a long-term risk associated with high uncertainty regarding timing, scope and severity of potential impacts. The risks for insurers can be grouped into physical risks and transition risks. Physical risks relate to losses from climate trends (i.e. changing weather patterns and sea level rise) and climate events (i.e. extreme weather and natural disasters). These physical risks impact property & casualty (P&C) insurance, but also life insurance, for instance through higher than expected mortality rates. Losses can also follow from credit risk and collateral linked to the mortgage portfolio. Aegon is exposed to mortality risk and mortgage underwriting risks and has limited exposure to P&C risk, including catastrophic risk. Beyond insured losses from physical climate damages, climate change can increase uninsured damages and losses and may have disrupting and cascading effects on the wider economy and across the financial system. The second category of risks is associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy. These transition risks can affect the value of assets and impact the investments portfolios of insurers. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that Aegon itself is unable to adjust to environmental and sustainability goals. The transition risks are determined by largely uncertain factors such as policy and regulatory changes, political, social and market dynamics and technological innovations. Linked to both the physical and the transition risks, there could be litigation and reputational risks following from not fully considering or responding to the impacts of climate change, or not providing appropriate disclosure of current and future risks. The risks can relate both to Aegon and the companies in which it invests.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: IAG is committed to be the leading airline group in sustainability. This means that environmental considerations are integrated into the business strategy at every level and the Group uses its influence to drive progress across the industry. • IAG Climate Change strategy to meet target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. • British Airways plans to offset UK domestic flight carbon emissions from 2020. • Fleet replacement plan introducing aircraft into the fleet that are up to 40 per cent more carbon efficient. • IAG investment in sustainable aviation fuels of $400 million in the next 20 years, including British Airways’ partnership with Velocys. • Management incentives under development to align to IAG’s new targets. • Partnering with Mosaic Materials to explore carbon capture technology. • Participating in CORSIA, the ICAO global aviation carbon offsetting scheme.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Compliance risk Compliance risk is the risk of failure to comply with applicable rules and regulations, and in so doing, exposing the group to penalties and reputational damage. Penalties received or due for non-compliance are an example of this risk. As a leading financial services group, the group faces complex challenges to ensure that its activities comply with local legislation, regulations and supervisory requirements and the relevant international standards and requirements.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We also assess risks on the basis of their potential impact on the value of our franchise, which is supported by our reputation, brand and good customer relationships. Conduct and operational risks, such as cyber security breaches, data loss and IT systems failure, in particular have the potential to significantly impact our franchise value.
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Input: Over the last two years, the CGEN has encouraged the Group to make strong com- mitments when it comes to managing climate-re- lated risks and opportunities, in various ways: re- ducing support for the coal sector, strengthening the Group's climate goals, etc.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Should there be any local special conditions that are not sufficiently addressed by the group or parent strategy, the AI should either raise them with the group or parent for a possible solution or address them locally. In this regard, communication channels should be in place to facilitate the process.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Ensuring our business is resilient to long-term supply and demand requirements is a stretching target but critical to fulfil our customers’ needs. Climate change is a major challenge to our business that can impact our assets and service to our customers. We operate in the driest region of the UK, classed as ‘water stressed’ by the Environment Agency, and our low-lying landscape makes us particularly vulnerable to localised flooding during severe weather events. We see the inherent risk continuing to increase for the business, with the effects of climate change, customer demand and environmental challenges, hence an Amber status.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Its main priorities in 2019 were initiating investigations into new opportunities, reviewing existing proposals, examining and challenging our quarterly climate change reports and ensuring Trafigura is positioned to adapt as the world transitions to a low carbon economy.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In developing our scenario analysis, we used internal data sets and assumptions made in our existing business models. We considered the views of departments across the business to better understand risks and time horizons. We also took the time to consider impacts and dependencies. This helped us to report on the risks and opportunities that are most material to our organization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Since 2017, we have been advancing our capabilities in climate scenario analysis: In 2018, RBC and 15 other financial institutions participated in a United Nations-led project to develop and publish methodologies for assessing the impact of future climate scenarios on our clients and loan portfolios.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: DRAFT 1 d4a Changing regulatory requirements AnnualReport- We take our regulatory obligations seriously and manage non-compliance with regulatory requirements as a risk, with supporting risk appetite statements set by the Board.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: - CaixaBank voluntarily applies this procedure to sy - ndicated operations with a term of 3 years or more and when CaixaBank's individual commitment is between $7 million and $35 million.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The sensitivity analysis does not show a comprehensive picture of all potential scenarios. Further, variables do not tend to move in isolation, nor in a uniform or consistent manner, and the analysis does not show the potentially infinite number of permutations, and resultant impacts, that might arise in reality as a consequence.
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Input: 25II. STRATEGY: ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES ON BNP PARIBAS' BUSINESSES, STRATEGY AND FINANCIAL PLANNING nus. A total of 1,057 Auto Ecologiques loan were issued in 2019 amounting to $27 million. - BDDF also launched EnergiBio, a lower-rate consumer loan used to fund energy renovation projects. - In Belgium, BNP Paribas Fortis offers green mortgage loans to make homes more energy ef- ficient (construction of new homes or renovations of existing homes), which amounted to $3.6 billion at end-2019. - In the United States, Bank of the West offers lower rates on certain home loans to promote en- ergy efficiency renovations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Audit Committee Charter states that the committee will 'discuss policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the company's major risk exposures, and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures.' The Vice President and General Auditor, Corporate Auditing, whose appointment and performance is reviewed and evaluated by the Audit Committee, is responsible for leading the formal risk assessment and management process within the company.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: (€165 million equivalent) loan to finance the construction of a high-efficiency combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant near the city of Kirikkale in Turkey. The loan is part of a US$ 1 billion (€823 million equivalent) package arranged by the EBRD that brings together international financial institutions and commercial banks.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addi- tion, analyses of various trends will be performed periodi- cally in the future in order to revise assessments and disclose information on risks and opportunities related to other areas.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Moreover, without expanding their risk profile, it is becoming increasingly difficult for insurers to obtain a return on invested premiums that will cover their future commitments. This pressure on business models has resulted in a swelling wave of mergers and acquisitions, now also involving non-traditional actors such as private equity funds.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have developed a Climate Policy Position Statement which outlines our role in limiting climate change to well below two degrees and the way in which we will support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. This includes undertaking a climate scenario analysis and setting a $15 billion target for financing low carbon projects by 2025.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In July 2019, the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a credit line with a total value of €250m for mBank and its subsidiary mLeasing to support Polish SMEs and mid-caps with climate protection measures focusing on photovoltaic systems. A new coal guideline has been in force at mBank since April 2019, according to which no new coal mines or coal-fired power plants will be financed. In addition, mBank will not establish any new relationships with companies for which the share of electricity generated from coal exceeds 50%. Furthermore, in October 2019 mBank adopted a new lending policy geared to the mining, energy and transport sectors in particular, based on the EU’s climate and energy policy.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - The investments in our own investment portfolio ($4.4bn; including cash) are mainly concentrated in government bonds and fixed income instruments issued by European financial institutions; see our annual report 2019, pp.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Our success in business depends on our ability to meet a range of environmental and social challenges. We must show we can operate safely and manage the effect our activities can have on neighbouring communities and society as a whole. If we fail to do this, we may incur liabilities or sanctions, lose business opportunities, harm our reputation, or our licence to operate may be impacted (see “Risk factors” on page 10).
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Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We also anticipate that the potential effects of climate change will increasingly impact our own operations and those of client properties we manage, especially when they are located in coastal cities. For example, in 2018, the impact of natural disasters was significant with a series of devastating wildfires in the U.S. as well as floods in several geographies around the globe.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In April 2018, the Group successfully completed a refinancing to convert floating to fixed debt and to extend the debt maturity out to November 2025. The Group issued a US$300 million bond with a fixed interest rate of 6.625%, which was swapped back to sterling upon issuance at an effective interest rate of 5%. The proceeds of the new issue were used to repay in full the £200 million floating rate bond issued in 2017 which had a maturity of 2022.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change can pose material risks to sovereign debt due to its impact on national expenditures associated with disaster recovery from extreme weather events or preparedness through climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. Emerging market countries are particularly vulnerable since they often lack capital or have higher funding costs, which exacerbates the myriad risks that they already face. For example, many of these countries are vulnerable to food insecurity from both the impact of climate change on their own agricultural production and higher prices for imports. Our investment team members are increasingly focused on deepening their understanding of environmental risk in sovereigns and its complex links to fiscal and monetary conditions, which in turn affect bond yields and credit ratings.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Physical risks from climate change arise from a number of factors and relate to specific weather events and longer-term shifts in the climate. The nature and timing of extreme weather events are uncertain but they are increasing in frequency and their impact on the economy is predicted to be more acute in the future. The potential impact on the economy includes, but is not limited to, lower GDP growth, higher unemployment and significant changes in asset prices and profitability of industries. Damage to the properties and operations of borrowers could impair asset values and the creditworthiness of customers leading to increased default rates, delinquencies, write-offs and impairment charges in the Barclays Bank Group’s portfolios. In addition, the Barclays Bank Group’s premises and resilience may also suffer physical damage due to weather events leading to increased costs for the Barclays Bank Group.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Based on these market developments, we continue to focus on policy and legal risks, as well as technology risks, as we mainly expect changes within these two dimensions to potentially impact asset values. In this way, we aim to capture those industries and groups of companies that are most exposed to these risks and may therefore require adjustments in the near to medium term.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In 2020/21 we are investing €4.9m to improve the Erne and Derg cross border river catchments that are a source of our drinking water, piloting changes in land management techniques such as fencing to exclude livestock and replacing boom spraying of the herbicide MCPA for rush control, with weed wipers, which helps to reduce the amount of herbicide running off into our rivers and streams. It is hoped these initiatives will help restore nature and improve the water quality before it reaches our works.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The enterprise risks were categorized as an external, operational or strategic risk. External risks emerge from outside the organization, operational risks arise from within the organization, and strategic risks are associated with our strategic initiatives. The identified risks can significantly affect the Association’s finance, relevancy and reputation if mitigations are not in place.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: As energy demand increases and easily accessible oil and gas resources decline, we are developing resources that require more energy and advanced technologies to produce. As our production becomes more energy intensive, this could result in an associated increase in direct GHG emissions from our Upstream facilities. See “Risk factors” on pages 09-10.
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Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The potential impact of climate change as an environmental, social and governance challenge for the region is significant. The SADC region is particularly vulnerable to increased frequency of floods, cyclones and droughts which may damage infrastructure, destroy agricultural crops, disrupt livelihoods and cause loss of life. These impacts will increasingly influence investment and insurance decisions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Governments alone also cannot address the challenges laid out in the SDGs. The U.S. operating budget is the largest in the world at about $4.5 trillion. If all of it were dedicated to the SDGs only —meaning not funding national security, basic research, basic services for the U.S. taxpayers, and not paying the federal debt —we still would fall short of the annual need.
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Input: Businesses subject to this policy and implementation methods In this document, section 4.3.1.3 (1) Financing and Investment Transactions Prohibited Regardless of Sector lists projects for which we prohibit any financing or investment.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: There are, however, many potential environmental and social impacts associated with the extraction of unconventional oil and gas. Agricultural landowners and communities have expressed concerns regarding the future impacts on farm production and the impacts on human health. The increased focus on climate change impacts and a transition to a low-carbon economy is also challenging the sector.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: An internal analysis of the generation fuel mix associated with our power utilities portfolio indicates approximately a third of our exposure is low-carbon, not inclusive of our $9.4 billion portfolio of tax equity investments 16F 17 in wind and solar projects throughout the U.S. We have dramatically reduced exposure to companies focused on coal extraction, as evidenced by the fact that pure play coal extraction now only represents $155 million of our energy sector exposure (or 0.4%), down nearly 80% from $762 million at FYE 2015.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Creating value Measuring our reputation KPI FY19 FY18 FY17 FY16 FY15 AGL‘s Reptrak score declined since FY18. The drop in AGL‘s reputation over the past year has been driven by declining scores on three important dimensions of reputation – leadership, workplace and citizenship. This decline in reputation was consistent with scores across the energy industry as a whole.
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Input: BBVA is focusing on increasing its activity in telecommunications infrastructures, given the social importance they have as facilitators of access to new technologies ('narrowing the digital divide'), digitization and contribution to economic development: ADAMO: Acquisition by the Swedish fund EQT of the fastest growing independent fiber supplier in Spain, whose main focus is rural communities.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Managing our emissions We emit greenhouse gases both directly and indirectly. Our direct (scope one) emissions primarily come from our industrial businesses, including the use of natural gas, refrigerants, diesel and fugitive emissions from coal mining. Our main source of indirect (scope two) emissions is electricity used by our operations.
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Input: Lidl raises environmental standards in retail sector Financing worth €110 million will help Schwarz Group, owner of the Lidl supermarket chain, improve the environmental performance of its stores in Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania. The project also supports the development of sustainable building-certification regimes in these countries and will cut the company’s CO2 emissions by 26,000 tonnes per year.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Strategy and objectives In relation to the risks and opportunities described above, Eni has defined a path to decarbonization and pursues a clear and well-defined climate strategy, integrated with its business model, which is based on the following drivers: - reduction in direct GHG emissions; from 2014 to 2017 the actions taken have enabled the GHG emission intensity index of the upstream sector to be reduced by 15%; the goal is to reduce this rate by 43% by 2025 compared to 2014 through projects to eliminate process flaring, reduce fugitive emissions of methane (for the upstream segment, by 80% in 2025 compared to 2014) and energy efficiency projects; in total the investments in support of these targets add up to an expenditure of about €0.6 billion in 2018-2021, at 100% and with reference only to upstream operated activities;
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Finally, prolonged and multiple periods of heatwaves or other consequences of rising temperatures may result in increased mortality and morbidity, thereby impacting our life and income insurance liabilities. Long-term threats are difficult to predict, but at this time, we expect this to have less impact on our life and income insurance liabilities than other risks, such as changes in demographics or pandemics. It should be noted though that whilst pandemic outbreaks can be attributed to a number of interrelated factors, climate change is likely to increase the risks by spreading of disease vectors into areas that formerly did not experience these.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Regulatory risk is the risk of failure to meet new or existing regulatory and / or legislative requirements and deadlines, or a failure to embed compliant procedures into processes. It also includes the risk to the Group's capital, liquidity and profitability from the impact of future legislative and regulatory changes.
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Input: At the beginning of 2019, VINCI Airports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese government to extend Lisbon’s airport capacity. It provides for upgrading the existing Humberto Delgado Airport and building a new civil airport on the Montijo Air base opposite the city at the eastern end of the Tagus estuary. VINCI Airports will invest €1.15 billion over the next 10 years in this two-pronged project.
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Input: MELBOURNE BACKS BTR In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with developer PDG to deliver 490 purpose-built, BTR apartments as part of the $450 million Munro development in Melbourne’s CBD. The Munro development is a key project within the City of Melbourne’s $250 million renewal of the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: One of the commitments we assume in our Sustainability Plan is to invest a total of R$ 350 million in network automation by 2024. This will allow us to achieve significant reductions in supply interruptions and in dispatching teams on maintenance calls, benefiting customers with better quality and speed, at the same time that we reduce the environmental impacts of vehicle use and fuel consumption.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We also assess risks on the basis of their potential impact on the value of our franchise, which is supported by our reputation, brand and good customer relationships. Conduct and operational risks, such as cyber security breaches, data loss and IT systems failure, in particular have the potential to significantly impact our franchise value.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Failure to comply with environmental regulations may result in the imposition of fines, penalties and environmental protection orders. The costs of complying with environmental regulations in the future may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Non-compliance with environmental regulations could have an adverse impact on Cenovus’s reputation. There is also a risk that Cenovus could face litigation initiated by third parties relating to climate change or other environmental regulations.
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Input: At this stage the assessment is still considered qualitative, as further studies and research are yet to be completed, however it does indicate which risks may potentially have a material impact on Transurban's business. Each of these risks will be assessed further to confirm the scope and relative impact of the different consequences to better inform the management approach and reporting for future years.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: UBS is also involved in other activities to reduce gaps in climate-related financial data. We support the CDP, as an investor member as well as a questionnaire respondent, in their aim to improve company disclosure of risks and opportunities related to natural resources. We are also on the advisory panel of the Natural Capital Finance Alliance's advancing environmental management project.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: JPMorgan Chase believes that companies must do even more to help solve today’s biggest challenges and create economic opportunity for more people. To do so, they must invest in communities the same way they invest in their own businesses. As announced in early 2018, our firm will deploy $1.75 billion by 2023 to drive inclusive growth in communities around the world. Generating Return on Community is one of our core objectives because we know that the future of our company depends on the well-being of our communities.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The COO's Employee Performance Scorecard (EPS) includes improvements in CN's fuel efficiency, in line with the Canadian rail industry medium-term emission intensity reduction target of 6% by 2022 from a 2017 baseline and the company's long-term sciencebased target to reduce Greenhouse gas emission intensity (tCO2 kilometres) by 29% by 2030, based on 2015 levels.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2020, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We worked with the UK government to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles to cut carbon emissions and improve air quality for communities the length and breadth of the country. We were pleased to see a £500 million commitment in the 2020 Budget to support the rollout of new rapid-charging hubs so drivers are never more than 30 miles from a charging point.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, BlackRock's operations are carbon neutral. This achievement includes Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 employee business travel, serviced offices,2 and co-located data center emissions. We have achieved this milestone by employing energy efficiency strategies, achieving our 100% renewable energy goal,3 and offsetting emissions we could not otherwise eliminate.4
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Input: An important consideration in the assessment of each risk was the relevant timeframe where the risk may be realised. In each case, the relevant scenario was documented and the most likely time horizon was identified. The likelihood and consequence was then assigned based on those parameters.
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Input: 4. While Canadian financial regulations are considered to be best in kind, they may pose an obstacle for financial institutions in adapting to the fintech ecosystem. The study found that there is a growing disconnect between regulations and the latest technological advances. Current regulations make it difficult for Financial Firms to undertake the low-level, rapid experimentation required to develop safe, useful fintech products and services.
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Input: The common goal set by the Paris Climate Agreement is to limit the rise in global average temperature to less than 2°C by the end of the century. Following this trajectory, VINCI aims to reach the target of carbon neutrality (i.e. net zero emissions) by 2050 in its direct scope of business activities. As such, the Group is engaged in a proactive approach to achieve a 40% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030 compared with 2018 levels (see page 228). That comes out to a decrease of 940,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent relative to the scope of business activities in 2018. As an absolute value, this target will be updated in line with any significant changes to the Group’s scope, such as acquisitions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: An important consideration in the assessment of each risk was the relevant timeframe where the risk may be realised. In each case, the relevant scenario was documented and the most likely time horizon was identified. The likelihood and consequence was then assigned based on those parameters.
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Input: However, Iberdrola has plans, technology and predictive systems that allow for the impacts arising from these events to be minimised, some of which we describe below: o Meteoflow predictive system, the main purpose of which is to predict the electricity production of renewable facilities, which, as part of their continuous improvement, has included the functionalities of predicting extreme meteorological phenomena, which allows for the activation of emergency plans sufficiently in advance and better management of maintenance equipment and emergency retainers to increase their resiliency. o The importance of smart grids to respond to extreme events like what occurred in
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Risks are assessed at least annually. Please refer to Section 6.1 Our approach to risk management, 6.2 Risk categories and factors, 6.3 Strategic risks, 6.4 Operational risks, 6.5 Compliance risks, and 6.6 Financial risks.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: It is also used to identify what are known as emerging risks, in other words risks which could potentially have an adverse impact on the Group’s future performance, although their result and horizontal time frame are uncertain and difficult to predict (for further details see section ‘Emerging risks’ from chapter C. Background and upcoming challenges).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Fails to assess a portfolio’s total climate risks, such as the physical risks of extreme weather, flooding and drought or the consequences of more stringent legislation governing energy efficiency. Nor is a carbon footprint a reliable measure of a portfolio’s overall climate potential or how well it is positioned for transition to a carbon-efficient society.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 42_ Scope 1 concerns direct emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels, such as gas, oil, coal, etc. Scope 2 covers indirect emissions related to the consumption of electricity, heat or steam required to manufacture a product. Scope 3 concerns other indirect emissions, such as the extraction of materials purchased by the company to manufacture a product or the transport-related emissions of employees and of customers who buy the product. This is the largest share of a company’s emissions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: If we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel or fail to maintain our company culture, our business could be harmed. We compete against other major U.S. airlines for pilots, mechanics, and other skilled labor; some of them offer wage and benefit packages exceeding ours. As more pilots in the industry approach mandatory retirement age, the U.S. airline industry may be affected by a pilot shortage. We may be required to increase wages and/or benefits in order to attract and retain qualified personnel or risk considerable crewmember turnover. If we are unable to hire, train, and retain qualified crewmembers, our business could be harmed and we may be unable to implement our growth plans.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We want to contribute to the transition to the circular economy. The linear economy is not sustainable: we throw out a great deal (waste and therefore raw materials, experience, social capital and knowledge) and therefore discard value. This is not viable from an economic and ecological perspective. As investor we can ‘direct’ companies and with our network, our scale and our influence we can help the movement towards a circular future (creating a sustainable society) further along.
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Input: In this document, section 4.3.1.3 (1) Financing and Investment Transactions Prohibited Regardless of Sector lists projects for which we prohibit any financing or investment. Sections 4.3.1.3 (2) Financing and Investment Transactions which Require Additional Due Diligence Regardless of Sector and 4.3.1.3 (3) Policies on Specific Industrial Sectors describe our practices for determining whether to engage in transactions with clients/projects in subject sectors, accounting for the degree to which the client has taken steps to avoid or mitigate risk and other due diligence as appropriate, based on the characteristics of the services we are providing.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Reinvestment in the business In 2019, CN spent approximately $3.9 billion in its capital program, with $1.6 billion invested to maintain the safety and integrity of the network, particularly track infrastructure. CN's capital spending also included $1.2 billion on strategic initiatives to increase capacity, enable growth and improve network resiliency, including line capacity upgrades and information technology initiatives, $0.9 billion on equipment capital expenditures, including the acquisition of 154 new high-horsepower locomotives and 560 new grain hopper cars, and $0.2 billion on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the safety technology system mandated by the U.S. Congress.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Give investors an understanding of the implications of developing portfolios in accordance with the Paris Agreement by testing approaches and methodologies for real portfolios and to analyse financial characteristics, risks and opportunities associated with developing portfolios in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The quantitative investment strategies focus mainly on stock picking based on quality and valuation. It is precisely these strategies, which yield long-term value and are suitable for large portfolios, that tend to perform poorly in a context of highly accommodative central bank monetary policies. In 2019, all major quantitative investment styles performed poorly; stock picking based on valuation and quality and stock picking based on recent price trends both yielded negative returns. This combination is seldom seen.
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Input: Cities account for 75 per cent of worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. EBRD Green Cities, a programme that supports sustainable urban planning and investment, is central to Bank efforts to curb climate change. Under the initiative in 2018, the EBRD invested €265 million in 10 projects which together are expected to reduce GHG emissions by 319,000 tonnes annually. Donors help to fund the action plans that are the centrepiece of EBRD Green Cities and other aspects of the programme.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Bank also signed a €19 million deal in 2019 in Poland with BNP Paribas Bank Polska to improve energy efficiency in existing homes. The Polish bank will use the money to give loans to farmers and homeowners to install solar panels. The money also will help housing associations improve energy efficiency.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: No changes have been made to the Bank Windhoek exclusion list, which is used to assess clients against activities that are not permitted due to unacceptable environmental and social impacts. No applications were declined on account of high risk, the exclusion list or any other environmental or social related reasons. No loans were turned down on account of the ESMS and there are no clients at risk of material breaches of environmental laws and regulations or unacceptable social and environmental impacts.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Group is exposed to multiple risks relating to the conduct of its general insurance business. The following risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but the risks faced by the Group that have been identified by the RMS process: strategic risk: the risk of not achieving corporate or strategic goals;
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Input: Regulatory developments Globalization affects the insurance industry as well as its customers. Although many of today’s risks are globally interconnected and the largest insurers operate globally, insurance regulation is still mainly focused on national markets. From a global perspective, the regulatory framework is fragmented. This threatens the efficient use of capital and makes it harder for global insurers to fulfil their potential as bearers of risk. As a global insurer, Zurich advocates a consolidated group-wide approach to regulation, such as the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups initiative.
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Input: 4.3.4 Methods of stakeholder engagement are flexible and can be tailored according to different objectives. They may include surveys, meetings, written communication or any other channels, depending on the types of stakeholders. Given the areas of concerns and expectations may change over time, engagement should be an iterative process.
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Input: Another loan went to REC Solar, where DNB and three other banks financed a green loan of USD 150 million related to solar panels that are 20 per cent more efficient than traditional panels. The sustainable product framework will be updated in 2020 to include more products, and will also be adapted to the EU's coming classification system for sustainable economic activities (taxonomy) as this is further developed.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Regulatory developments Globalization affects the insurance industry as well as its customers. Although many of today’s risks are globally interconnected and the largest insurers operate globally, insurance regulation is still mainly focused on national markets. From a global perspective, the regulatory framework is fragmented. This threatens the efficient use of capital and makes it harder for global insurers to fulfil their potential as bearers of risk. As a global insurer, Zurich advocates a consolidated group-wide approach to regulation, such as the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups initiative.
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Input: Additional Details on Electric Vehicles In addition to being preferred by crewmembers, eGSE also: - Reduces energy costs - Reduces emissions and noise - Increases safety due to less aircraft damage and reduces fire risk from fuel Going forward, our strategy is to expedite conversion to electric vehicle alternatives in locations where governmental funding is available and where we expect regulation.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In April 2020, we announced our A$20 million Community Support Fund which is supporting our host communities with the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since launching the Fund, a number of health, livelihood and economic recovery initiatives have been funded such as a partnership with the University of Queensland to support COVID-19 vaccine research, a contribution to the cost of new lost-cost ventilators and partnering with international organisations to deliver medical supplies, equipment, infrastructure and services in Papua New Guinea.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: From a business continuity standpoint, MGC has identified production downtime due to drought or flooding of production facilities as a water-related risk, formulated the business continuity plan (BCP) that addresses this risk and implemented measures to mitigate it. None of the areas in which MGC’s plants are located has experienced either adverse impacts on production activities due to water stress or conflicts with stakeholders regarding use of water resources.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions Scope 3 emissions are indirect greenhouse gas emissions as a consequence of the operations of the Company, but are not owned or controlled by the Company, such as emissions from third-party logistics providers, waste management suppliers, travel suppliers, employee commuting, and combustion of sold gas by customers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to its businesses and pursuit of its strategic objectives. The risks noted below are not exhaustive, but outline the material risks faced by the Group as identified in the RMS: strategic risk – the risk that internal or external factors compromise our ability to execute our strategic objectives or our strategy;
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: This is due to the diversity of our business. The scope and range of our products make it impossible to calculate a single production figure and our financial results are affected by commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, which are outside our control. As a result of the nature of the exploration, development and production cycle, our CO2 emissions do not necessarily correlate to our employee headcount.
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Input: 2020 has been one of the most challenging and volatile years in recent history. In the first half of the financial year Australia experienced serious and prolonged drought conditions; the bush fires in early 2020 caused devastation along the eastern seaboard, and since then, the global COVID-19 pandemic has been causing unprecedented disruption and significant distress to many Australians.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: This broad, detailed study found BNP Pari- bas' business model to be resilient to these risks, with respect to: o its businesses, and the sector and geographic classifications of its portfolios; o the measures taken to mitigate these risks.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In addi- tion, analyses of various trends will be performed periodi- cally in the future in order to revise assessments and disclose information on risks and opportunities related to other areas.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: As a leader in the index investing and asset management industry, BlackRock has been the subject of commentary citing concerns about the growth of index investing, as well as perceived competition issues associated with asset managers managing stakes in multiple companies within certain industries, known as “common ownership”. The commentators argue that index funds have the potential to distort investment flows, create stock price bubbles, or conversely, exacerbate a decline in market prices.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: A top risk is defined as having: (i) the potential to have a material impact, across a business area or geographical area, on the financial results, reputation or sustainability of the Group; (ii) the potential of occurring in the near future.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: There is also increased public focus, including by governmental and non-governmental organizations, on these and other environmental sustainability matters, including deforestation and land use. Our reputation could be damaged if we or others in our industry do not act, or are perceived not to act, responsibly with respect to our impact on the environment.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Energy efficient by design We focus on achieving high sustainability standards on our developments, optimising energy efficiency and generating renewable energy on site, rather than buying offsets for carbon neutrality. Our approach delivers cost savings for occupiers, well managed buildings for the people who work, shop and live in them and better assets for investors. We have delivered energy savings for occupiers of £13 million over six years, at the same time as optimising lighting, temperatures and air quality for wellbeing and efficiency. We are also improving energy modelling and piloting Soft Landings to close the gap between efficient design and performance.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: AXA and the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, announced the launch of a $500 million partnership supporting an infrastructure fund that will notably finance green infrastructures in emerging countries, including renewable energy, water, green transport and telecoms. There will be no investments in coal and oil-sands related projects. Our policies are applied consistently.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: During 2015, we emitted 23.4 million tonnes of Scope 1 (direct) CO2e emissions mainly from fuel usage. Our Scope 2 (indirect) CO2 emissions, totalled 13.7 million tonnes. Our Scope 3 emissions include emissions from a broad range of sources, including shipping, land transportation by third parties and the use of our energy products.
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Input: Transition risk: IFC uses carbon pricing to address transition risk and avoid stranded assets. Since May 2018, a carbon price is included in the economic analysis of project finance and corporate loans with defined use of proceeds in the cement, chemicals, and thermal power generation sectors, where estimated annual project emissions are over 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. These are IFC's most greenhouse gas-intensive projects and cover over half of our investments' greenhouse gas footprint. IFC includes the impact of the carbon price on the project's economic performance in Board papers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: To bring focus to operational performance, we undertook a pilot certification of seven assets under BREEAM In Use. We will certify a further 30 assets over the next 24 months and have underpinned this goal with the announcement in March of a £450m ESG linked Revolving Credit Facility that requires a continual increase in green building certifications.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Dominion Energy is investing in strategic partnerships valued at $700 million to capture methane from hog-farming and dairy operations in seven states. With our partners — Smithfield Foods and Vanguard Renewables, and an alliance with the Dairy Farmers of America — we will process the methane from animal waste, and put it into the pipeline systems serving those states. This process captures methane emissions from waste ponds and reuses that methane in home heating, manufacturing, and more. Renewable natural gas is carbon-beneficial because it captures more emissions from the farms than are released when customers use the gas.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In this document, section 4.3.1.3 (1) Financing and Investment Transactions Prohibited Regardless of Sector lists projects for which we prohibit any financing or investment. Sections 4.3.1.3 (2) Financing and Investment Transactions which Require Additional Due Diligence Regardless of Sector and 4.3.1.3 (3) Policies on Specific Industrial Sectors describe our practices for determining whether to engage in transactions with clients/projects in subject sectors, accounting for the degree to which the client has taken steps to avoid or mitigate risk and other due diligence as appropriate, based on the characteristics of the services we are providing.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: To help increase access to affordable and sustainable homeownership, in April 2019, we announced the $5 billion Bank of America Community Homeownership Commitment™ to benefit LMI homebuyers over the next five years. The initiative will help more than 20,000 individuals and families achieve homeownership through grants that directly assist homebuyers with their down payments and closing costs. At the end of 2019, the program helped over 9,000 new homeowners with $2.3 billion in mortgage lending.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: e/million tonne The Employee Performance Scorecards (EPS) of the CFO and VicePresident Financial Planning include improvements in CN's fuel efficiency, in line with the Canadian rail industry medium-term emission intensity reduction target and the company's long-term science-based target.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: For asset management companies belonging to a Group (most of the tested sample), inadequate internal supervision of the services (relating to IT, cybersecurity and business continuity) performed by the parent company was identified. But the technical execution of these services by the Group cannot exempt asset management companies from their responsibilities regarding the definition (in priority) of the main risk areas and management of the relevant controls.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Unfortunately, current energy market and policy settings are inhibiting investment in new large-scale renewable electricity generation projects as projects are unlikely to receive sufficient revenue over their lives to be economically sustainable. Electricity markets are substantially oversupplied due to both a decline in electricity demand and government policies incentivising new capacity to enter the market. Despite recent developments, uncertainty persists in relation to new investment to meet the Renewable Energy Target, which has been the subject of numerous reviews in recent years. Complementary policies will be required to address barriers to exit for ageing emission-intensive power stations to facilitate the transition to a clean, modern power system.
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Input: Since November 2019, Aviva France has committed to not invest in companies developing new coal mining projects or are planning a substantial increase of its annual (thermal) coal production volume; companies with 20% of their revenue coming from coal-related Aviva Investors' $44bn Real Assets platform comprises equity and debt investments in both real estate and infrastructure, with a concentration of assets in Europe and a growing interest in developing countries.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Developments in these and other external factors may affect customers’ use of EVs and, therefore, our EV transition goals. These may have a material adverse effect on the market prices of certain vehicle types in certain jurisdictions, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Sudden changes in the market can also make it harder for LeasePlan to have the right resources, people and stock in place to meet demand.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At the announcement of the business plan for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, as for investments and loans, we are setting the target at ¥2.1 trillion, which is within the three-year cumulative range announced already, and there is no change to our forecasts for asset recycling and shareholder returns.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: 53 respectively, through ASE Cultural and Educational Foundation to fund various environmental projects, and our board of directors have resolved in a resolution in January 2018 to contribute NT$100.0 million (US$3.4 million) through ASE Cultural and Educational Foundation in environmental projects in 2018. Our estimated environmental capital expenditures for 2018 will be approximately US$13.3 million, of which 3.9% will be used in climate change adaptation.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each type of risk helps reduce such threats.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In addition, we have been gradually introducing RPA, which uses robots to automate a series of tasks previously performed by employees, resulting in a reduction in work hours of approximately 300,000 hours in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Going forward, we will continue to promote automation and labor savings in data input operations to improve administrative efficiency.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: BNP Paribas work together withe banks having signed the Katowice Commitment to test and recom- mend to test and recommend ways to improve the general methodology developed by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Should oil and gas prices remain at current levels or continue to decline we expect, in addition to the direct impact on the value of our oil and gas assets, there may be negative impacts on our other investments (including our debt and real estate portfolio) which are difficult to estimate.
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Input: IFC partners with more than 30 governments, 20 foundations and corporations, and a variety of multilateral and institutional entities. In FY20, our development partners committed $288 million for IFC’s Upstream and advisory services and $22 million for blended finance initiatives to support private sector investments in countries most affected by fragility and conflict, as well as projects related to gender, climate, financial inclusion, sustainable infrastructure, agribusiness, and manufacturing.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Projects with potential limited adverse social or environmental impacts that are few in number, generally site specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures. Issues relating to these risks may lead to fines, penalties or legal non-compliance and reputational damage. Examples could include increased use of energy or increased atmospheric emissions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Creating value Measuring our reputation KPI FY19 FY18 FY17 FY16 FY15 AGL‘s Reptrak score declined since FY18. The drop in AGL‘s reputation over the past year has been driven by declining scores on three important dimensions of reputation – leadership, workplace and citizenship. This decline in reputation was consistent with scores across the energy industry as a whole.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: If Philips is unable to ensure effective supply chain management, e.g. facing an interruption of its supply chain, including the inability of third parties to deliver parts, components and services on time, and if it is subject to rising raw material prices, it may be unable to sustain its competitiveness in its markets.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Business interruption An external hazardous event (floods, riots, fires etc.) or internal disruption (e.g. availability of critical spare parts, global supply chain complexity etc.) may result in a significant period of plant shutdown or disruption and hence in delayed/non-delivery of our products to internal and/or external customers, ultimately leading to adverse financial and reputational consequences.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Creating markets for certified green buildings IFC has identified an investment opportunity of almost $25 trillion for green buildings in emerging markets, because of high population growth, urbanization trends, and deployment of existing technologies for resource efficiency. To tap into this potential, IFC created EDGE — Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies — a green building certification program for more than 150 countries.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Regulatory developments Globalization affects the insurance industry as well as its customers. Although many of today’s risks are globally interconnected and the largest insurers operate globally, insurance regulation is still mainly focused on national markets. From a global perspective, the regulatory framework is fragmented. This threatens the efficient use of capital and makes it harder for global insurers to fulfil their potential as bearers of risk. As a global insurer, Zurich advocates a consolidated group-wide approach to regulation, such as the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups initiative.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Impacts of Risks are consequences of risks, both quantitative and qualitative. There may be many consequences of risks manifesting, such as a reduction in earnings and capital, liquidity outflows, and fines or penalties, or qualitative impacts such as reputation damage, loss of clients and customers, and regulatory and enforcement actions.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: ■ In addition, failure to adequately prepare for the potential impacts of climate change may have a negative impact on our financial position or our ability to operate. Potential impacts may be direct or indirect and may include business losses or disruption resulting from extreme weather conditions; the impact of changes in legal or regulatory framework made to address climate change; or increased mortality or morbidity resulting from environmental damage or climate change.
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Input: This long-term perspective is reflected in the choice of strategic portfolio, which includes both the long-term distribution of capital over various broad asset classes as well as strategies that determine the distribution within each asset class of individual securities.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: If we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel or fail to maintain our company culture, our business could be harmed. We compete against other major U.S. airlines for pilots, mechanics, and other skilled labor; some of them offer wage and benefit packages exceeding ours. As more pilots in the industry approach mandatory retirement age, the U.S. airline industry may be affected by a pilot shortage. We may be required to increase wages and/or benefits in order to attract and retain qualified personnel or risk considerable crewmember turnover. If we are unable to hire, train, and retain qualified crewmembers, our business could be harmed and we may be unable to implement our growth plans.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We may be subject to unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or increased labor costs and the unionization of the Company’s pilots and inflight crewmembers could result in increased labor costs. Our business is labor intensive and the unionization of any of our crewmembers could result in demands that may increase our operating expenses and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Any of the different crafts or classes of our crewmembers could unionize at any time, which would require us to negotiate in good faith with the crewmember group’s certified representative concerning a collective bargaining agreement. In addition, we may be subject to disruptions by unions protesting the non-union status of our other crewmembers. Any of these events would be disruptive to our operations and could harm our business.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Laws, regulations, policies, obligations, social attitudes and customer preferences relating to climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy could have an adverse impact on our business (including increased costs from compliance, litigation, and regulatory or litigation outcomes), and could lead to constraints on production and supply and access to new reserves and a decline in demand for certain products.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have already achieved our 2020 operational target set in 2010 by reducing our carbon emissions by 66% and we have a long-term reduction target of 70% by 2030. Now, 67% of electricity used by our global operations is from renewable resources and we are committed to using 100% renewable electricity by 2025 (aligned to the RE100 commitment). Across the UK, more than 400 employees have signed up to our car share programme and there are 180 active car sharing groups. We have also introduced twenty electric vehicle charging points at eight UK office locations and moved 30% of our car fleet to hybrid. More details of this analysis can be found on www.aviva.com/social- purpose.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: For separate account clients, we make this data available directly to the client upon request. In addition to supporting our clients in considering climate and other sustainability-related risks to which a given fund may be subject, making this data available to our clients supports our clients' abilities to report Greenhouse gas emissions data for their investments. On pages 39 and 40, we provide an example of the product-level disclosure provided to clients.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: IFC expands the availability of such technologies by channeling investments toward private companies that build modern communications infrastructure and information-technology businesses. In FY18, we invested $376 million in initiatives related to technology, including funds mobilized from other investors — expanding our portfolio in this sector to more than $2.4 billion.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Our capital expenditure programme is focused on maintaining and improving our assets and services, ensuring we can deal with growth, and on meeting water quality and environmental standards. In AMP6, we completed a £2.2 billion programme of investment, delivered by our alliance partners, which will help provide our services until 2030.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Sustainability risks HSEC incidents or accidents may adversely affect our people or neighbouring communities, operations and reputation or licence to operate. The potential physical impacts and related responses to climate change may impact the value of our Company, and operations and markets. Given we operate in a challenging global environment straddling multiple jurisdictions, a breach of our governance processes may lead to regulatory penalties and loss of reputation.
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Input: Regulatory risk is the risk of failure to meet new or existing regulatory and / or legislative requirements and deadlines, or a failure to embed compliant procedures into processes. It also includes the risk to the Group's capital, liquidity and profitability from the impact of future legislative and regulatory changes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We are subject to a wide range of international, national and local environmental laws and regulations, as well as the requirements of our customers and expectations of our broader stakeholders. Costs of continuing compliance, potential restoration and clean-up activities, and increasing costs from the effects of emissions could have an adverse impact on our profitability.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Future Opportunities from Product Development As a leading provider of data & analytics, S&P Global recognizes the role they play in designing products and solutions that will help our clients mitigate the challenges from climate change and drive opportunities as the world transitions to a low carbon economy.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have been investing our £200 million corporate ‘green’ loan in ongoing energy security and carbon reduction initiatives such as installing solar panels on our roofs, switching to natural refrigerants and generating green gas using combined heat and power (CHP) plants. We have also partnered with General Electric to install LED lighting in our stores, reducing our lighting energy consumption by around 58 per cent for the stores included in the rollout – a three per cent annual reduction in carbon emissions once the programme is completed. Currently, 17 per cent of our electricity comes from on-site renewables generation and renewable power purchase agreements.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In our outlook for impacts on our clients' business, we employed two scenarios: a static scenario which assumes that no attempt is made to transform the present business structure, and a dynamic scenario under which the business structure is transformed.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Equator Principles (EP) within the scope covered by this initiative. Moreover, Societe Generale has voluntarily expanded the scope of application of the EP to include a range of transactions likely to present E&S challenges, such as equity capital market transactions, debt capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and acquisition financing. Even beyond this scope, any financial transaction entered into by Corporate and Investment Banking involves the identification of any E&S risks relating to the client, other than financial institutions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our new policy measures outlined on page 1 will play a key role in shaping our portfolio over the coming years and help ensure we stay on track to meet our longer term goal.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Fails to assess a portfolio’s total climate risks, such as the physical risks of extreme weather, flooding and drought or the consequences of more stringent legislation governing energy efficiency. Nor is a carbon footprint a reliable measure of a portfolio’s overall climate potential or how well it is positioned for transition to a carbon-efficient society.
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Input: In 2018, we committed to halving our scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 2030, from a 2017 baseline. We use a carbon intensity target per person, as headcount is closely linked to levels of business activity and this allows us to reflect the impact of acquisitions and disposals without needing to adjust our baseline. Our target was developed to align with climate science using a methodology aligned to the Science Based Target Initiative.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for ensuring that IAG has an appropriate risk management framework, including the determination of the nature and extent of risk it is willing to take to achieve its strategic objectives. The Board has oversight of the Group's operations to ensure that internal controls are in place and operate effectively. Management is responsible for the execution of the agreed plans.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to its general insurance business. The risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but outline the material risks faced by the Group as identified in the RMS: strategic risk – the risk that internal or external factors compromise our ability to execute our strategic objectives or our strategy;
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: An additional advantage of these programs is increased pilot diversity, something the industry currently lacks (see 'Case Study: JetBlue Foundation'). Across all of our above mentioned programs, 7% of pilots are women, almost double the national average for airline transport. In Gateway Select, 20% of the pilots in our program are from underrepresented groups, about five times the national average.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: An important consideration in the assessment of each risk was the relevant timeframe where the risk may be realised. In each case, the relevant scenario was documented and the most likely time horizon was identified. The likelihood and consequence was then assigned based on those parameters.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: €4m invested annually to support innovation via the Seed’Innov and E-Face funds. instruments. Both are available to all business lines, without exception.The first of these funds, Seed’Innov, provides assistance from the earliest stages of R&D and proof-of-concept activities, continuing to support projects through to commercial launch. Its role is to cut the time-to-market. The second fund, E-Face, supports innovative low-carbon solutions by offering financial compensation to offset the difference in cost between a conventional carbon dioxide-emitting solution and an alternative low-carbon solution, which tends to be more costly. —
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Aiming to facilitate the creation of a sustainable society and realization of SDGs via its financial services, MUFG has committed to extending a total of ¥20 trillion for sustainable finance over a period spanning from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2030 (of this, ¥8 trillion will be used for environmental finance).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Of this, ¥8 trillion will be used for environmental finance aimed at helping counter climate change and otherwise addressing environmental concerns. Specifically, we will help popularize renewable energy via project finance while issuing Green Bonds whose net proceeds are allocated to Eligible Green Projects. We will also deliver other products and services designed to help reduce the environmental burden, with the aim of supporting the transition to a decarbonized society. (Please also refer to page 58 for details.)
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Business travel accounted for 88% of the operations’ total carbon emissions, with air travel accounting for 63% of this figure. One of the reasons for the increase in carbon emissions from travel was the outsourcing of IT services to companies abroad, compared with former Swedish companies, resulting in longer travel required in the business operations.
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Input: Sector restrictions For the sector specific restrictions, the following definitions should be applied: i) 'Financing': all lending, underwriting, issuance of debt and equity, trade and working capital finance; ii) 'Directly finance projects' refers to project finance or other lending/ underwriting where the use of proceeds is known to be for a particular project. http://home.barclays/annualreport
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Impacts of Risks are consequences of risks, both quantitative and qualitative. There may be many consequences of risks manifesting, such as a reduction in earnings and capital, liquidity outflows, and fines or penalties, or qualitative impacts such as reputation damage, loss of clients and customers, and regulatory and enforcement actions.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Reinvestment in the business In 2019, CN spent approximately $3.9 billion in its capital program, with $1.6 billion invested to maintain the safety and integrity of the network, particularly track infrastructure. CN's capital spending also included $1.2 billion on strategic initiatives to increase capacity, enable growth and improve network resiliency, including line capacity upgrades and information technology initiatives, $0.9 billion on equipment capital expenditures, including the acquisition of 154 new high-horsepower locomotives and 560 new grain hopper cars, and $0.2 billion on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the safety technology system mandated by the U.S. Congress.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Based on these market developments, we continue to focus on policy and legal risks, as well as technology risks, as we mainly expect changes within these two dimensions to potentially impact asset values. In this way, we aim to capture those industries and groups of companies that are most exposed to these risks and may therefore require adjustments in the near to medium term.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In 2013, Nationwide identified a gap in how and when lenders collect data regarding the mortgage security property, which impacts risk management and the customer journey. This often means that consideration of environmental risks on the property is limited and only takes place after the mortgage offer has been issued through the conveyancing process, which can be inconsistent and is reviewed by a professional who is not qualified in this area.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have made significant progress towards the goals we set out, including achieving our 100% Environmental, Social, and Governance integration goal for active strategies. For more detail on our progress, see 2020 sustainability actions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our investors also expect that we stand for something far more than providing economic returns. To facilitate the change towards net zero, in January 2020, we also announced the launch of our first green bond, issued by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc. The €500 million proceeds from the bond issuance will finance electricity transmission projects with environmental benefits.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our Integris Global Equity portfolios exclude companies that have material connections to certain controversial industries, e.g. fossil fuels, tobacco and weapons. We also exclude companies that score the worst overall ESG score (‘CCC’) as calculated by an independent external ESG research company, MSCI ESG Research, and at the end of December 2018, there were 174 companies excluded from the portfolios as a result of this ESG screen.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Over the past several years, changing weather patterns and climatic conditions, including as a result of global warming, have added to the unpredictability, frequency and severity of natural disasters and created additional uncertainty as to future trends and exposures. In particular, the consequences of climate change are expected to significantly impact the insurance industry, including with respect to risk perception, pricing and modeling assumptions, and need for new insurance products, all of which may create unforeseen risks not currently known to us.
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Input: In Europe, as new legislative initiatives have been brought in, we have sought to maximize the opportunities for digital dissemination. BlackRock produces approximately 50,000 Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities ('UCITS') Key Investor Information Documents a year in multiple languages and we use our website as our primary delivery mechanism. We have also consistently advocated for key information disclosure documents, including UCITS, packaged retail investment, and insurance-based investment products and pan European personal pension products to be designed on a digitally friendly basis rather than on a paper basis.65
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Creating value also means helping address environmental challenges including climate change. Your Board is actively engaging with management on this critical task. This year, CIBC committed to support $150 billion in environmental and sustainable finance activities by 2027, underscoring our focus on enabling sustainable growth and helping make Canada and North America global leaders in environmental stewardship.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - The investments in our own investment portfolio ($4.4bn; including cash) are mainly concentrated in government bonds and fixed income instruments issued by European financial institutions; see our annual report 2019, pp.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: (changes in consumption behavior, failure of investments in new technologies, etc.), policy and regulatory system risks (tightening of regulations on greenhouse gas emissions, etc.), and reputational risks (criticism of industry, changes in consumer choices, etc.), which are associated with the transition to a low carbon society • Impacts could increase under the scenario of reductions in long-term increase in temperatures due to adequate climate change countermeasures, such as the development of new technologies and utilization of carbon recovery and storage technology • Decrease in corporate value of companies with inadequate responses to environmental change, including the introduction of carbon taxes, damage to assets due to market and social environment changes, development of new technologies, response to changes in consumer behavior, etc.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In 2020, the EBRD signed a US$ 100 million project to finance Louis Dreyfus Company's (LDC) subsidiaries operating in Bulgaria, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey and Ukraine. The transaction will finance working capital needs for the trading activities of LDC's subsidiaries in these countries.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: To achieve these figures, we have increased the procurement of energy from renewable certified sources to a total of 733,8671 MWh in our buildings in Spain, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Holland, Turkey, Belgium, Luxembourg, and its LEED Stores in the US, France, Italy, Switzerland and India, preventing 258,409 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Thanks to this effort, the use of electricity from renewable sources in the company’s facilities multiplied by 17 since 2014.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Additional climate variables and related environmental stressors are known to affect production but were assessed more broadly due to data and evidence limitations. These parameters include fire, cyclones, sea level rise, pests and diseases. As a result, our modelling of physical climate risk may understate the potential impact of climate change.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, our businesses and the markets in which we operate are continuously evolving. We may fail to fully understand the implications of changes in our businesses or the financial markets or fail to adequately or timely enhance our risk framework to address those changes. If our risk framework is ineffective because it fails to keep pace with changes in the financial markets, regulatory requirements, our businesses, our counterparties, clients or service providers or for other reasons, we could incur losses, suffer reputational damage or find ourselves out of compliance with applicable regulatory or contractual mandates or expectations.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: ■ liability risks: risks that could potentially arise from claims by parties who have allegedly suffered losses from climate change, and who seek to recover these losses from third parties who they believe may have been responsible (or are otherwise liable) for these losses. This is considered as an emerging risk at this stage given the paucity of relevant judicial precedent and the many open questions surrounding potential liability including the applicable duty of care, standards of proof and causality.
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Input: 3.3 Building on Intrinsic Business Model Strengths A pillar of the NorthEdge business is the principle of active partnership and influence to deliver on our core purpose. We enable this through relationship building with our target and existing portfolio company management teams. Then, formally known as 'active ownership', we leverage our nonexecutive Director role on investee company Boards, combined with our informal relationship(s), to steer a focus on value creation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have a climate change policy and implemented strategies aligned with the TCFD recommendations which describe our commitment with doing our part to limit global temperatures below two degrees, among these strategies are the following: • Financial products within our sustainable business strategy, where we offer products that seek to avoid GHG emissions with projects implemented by our clients. (Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Production, Sustainable Building and Electric Mobility) • Reducing our GHG emissions, where we have established a 2030 target in line with the Science Based Targets iniciative. Said target is aligned with all of our Eco-Efficiency reduction targets associated with energy, water, paper and business travel. • Issue of Green Bonds (Focused on sustainable building, and renewable energy projects for 350.000 million Colombian pesos) where we seek to engage with investors to incorporate climate change in their strategies.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly introduced an array of new and elevated risks to the safety of our people, the resilience of our operations, the strength of our balance sheet and the financial security of our customers and the community. Action has been required to address these risks, particularly in the following areas:
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The British Columbia Carbon Tax Act sets a carbon price of $30 per tonne of CO2e on fuel combustion. Beginning April 1, 2018, the provincial carbon tax is expected to increase by $5 per tonne of CO2e per year, reaching the federal target carbon price of $50 on April 1, 2021. The tax may also be expanded to fugitive and vented emissions from the oil and gas sector. The Government of British Columbia has also introduced measures to reduce upstream
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: AGL's Risk Management Policy, which has been approved by AGL's Board, mandates that management utilise risk management principles in decision-making, and requires all AGL people to consider their functions and roles and how to manage risks arising from their business decisions and activities. AGL's Statement of Risk Appetite, reviewed annually by the ARMC, sets out AGL's risk appetite in relation to strategic, financial, market and operational risks, as well as AGL's risk tolerance (which in turn identifies activities for which AGL has no appetite).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At Karnataka, we produced and sold 2.2 million tonnes during FY2018, in line with the allocated environmental clearance (EC) limits. The Honourable Supreme Court has increased the cap on production of iron ore for the state from 30 to 35 million tonnes, and accordingly increase in our allocation for Karnataka from 2.3 to 4.5 million tonnes in May 2018.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Over the past several years, changing weather patterns and climatic conditions, including as a result of global warming, have added to the unpredictability, frequency and severity of natural disasters and created additional uncertainty as to future trends and exposures. In particular, the consequences of climate change are expected to significantly impact the insurance industry, including with respect to risk perception, pricing and modeling assumptions, and need for new insurance products, all of which may create unforeseen risks not currently known to us.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC) of the ESRB carried out an analysis of systemic risks that can arise from the transition to a low-carbon economy. Three channels that could affect the financial sector were identified: • sudden changes in energy use, characterized by price shocks that could have a significant macroeconomic impact; • the revaluation of carbon-intensive assets: companies in the oil and gas sectors, which are financed in large part by debt, could sustain considerable decreases in value; • an increase in the physical risks associated with climate change: a rise in the incidence of natural disasters could have a significant impact on the insurance sector.
Symbol:
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Input: Given the significant impact of this period of uncertainty on both Canadian businesses and companies and governments around the world, and the resulting volatility in financial markets, we expect to see significant effects on several of our financial statement line items and on our financial results in 2020. The timing and size of those impacts is not possible to forecast at this time.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change exacerbates existing risks in some areas, while also posing new risks. We identified a number of transitional risks as the world adapts to a new climate, including effects on the New Zealand electricity market, which is largely dependent on weather to provide fuel, increased pressure on our business to reduce our emissions and transition to lower carbon options, and potential costs resulting from regulatory interventions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - CaixaBank voluntarily applies this procedure to sy - ndicated operations with a term of 3 years or more and when CaixaBank's individual commitment is between $7 million and $35 million.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Scope 3 Data Centres Scope 3 Data Centres Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Australia operations) relate to the electricity and diesel Greenhouse Gas Emissions consumption in our Australian data centres not under our operational control as defined under NGER. CBA has (Australia operations) not had operational control of any data centres since FY18. Source of emissions factors: NGA (2018).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In terms of physical risks, extreme weather events such as typhoons and floods have the potential to become more serious. Such events could lower production capacity at the Group’s manufacturing bases and trigger an increase in costs from damages. Moreover, in regions where there is a heightened water risk owing to fluctuations in rainfall, production activity at our manufacturing bases may be limited by restrictions on water use as a result of drought.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In 2019, we: - incorporated conduct risk management into our risk culture framework and stepped up risk culture communication efforts Group-wide, with an emphasis on the Tone from the Top and Tone from Above; - implemented a risk culture dashboard to provide regular updates to the Board and senior management; - introduced measures to assess the results of the various risk culture initiatives, including feedback from senior management committees and an annual self-assessment exercise for key business and support units. We also included more questions on risk culture in the Bank's Employee Engagement Survey. UOB is also a member of the Culture and Conduct Steering Committee, established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to promote sound culture and to raise conduct standards among banks in Singapore; - benchmarked our Three Lines of Defence (3LOD) framework against industry best practices to strengthen our current approach further. We also established a new 3LOD Working Group to drive and to implement identified key initiatives, which aim to define ownership for new areas of risks, to harmonise risk management and controls across the 3LOD, to integrate the assurance methodology and to create a single robust governance, risk and compliance reporting framework; - replaced the Value-at-Risk (VaR) measure with Expected Shortfall (ES) limits monitoring. The latter takes into account the spread of the tail losses in the process of historical simulation and can provide a more accurate picture of risk and capture large movements in the event of financial market stress, which the VaR measure was unable to do. We also enhanced our Market Risk Aggregation Limits system to automate fully the market risk limits monitoring for all market risk asset types and limits; and - tightened our Responsible Financing Policy in relation to the financing of carbon-intensive sectors in recognition of the rising threat posed by climate change. We established a Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Working Group to oversee and to drive the adoption of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations. We endeavour to build our capability on climate risk management and stress-testing through active engagement with regulators, industry associations and climate specialists. We also maintained a strong focus on our capacity-building efforts, of which a key initiative was the successful roll-out of the ABS e-learning module on responsible finance to our colleagues in Singapore.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The inability to reform mortgage markets has dramatically reduced mortgage availability. In fact, our analysis shows that, conservatively, more than $1 trillion in additional mortgage loans might have been made over a five-year period had we reformed our mortgage system. J.P. Morgan analysis indicates that the cost of not reforming the mortgage markets could be as high as 0.2% of GDP a year.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each type of risk helps reduce such threats.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: There are, however, many potential environmental and social impacts associated with the extraction of unconventional oil and gas. Agricultural landowners and communities have expressed concerns regarding the future impacts on farm production and the impacts on human health. The increased focus on climate change impacts and a transition to a low-carbon economy is also challenging the sector.
Symbol:
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Input: Application - Projects with high and irreversible risks and po - tential impact, where it is not deemed possible to establish a viable action plan, or projects that con - travene the Bank's corporate values, are rejected.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly introduced an array of new and elevated risks to the safety of our people, the resilience of our operations, the strength of our balance sheet and the financial security of our customers and the community. Action has been required to address these risks, particularly in the following areas:
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In 2019, CAPCO issued a HK$170 million, 25-year New Energy Bond to fund the construction of the West New Territories Landfill energy-from-waste project, which was an inaugural green bond for Scheme of Control-regulated business. This waste-to-energy project allows CAPCO to use landfill gas as energy source, offsetting emissions from some of its coal-fired power generation units and achieving significant environmental benefits.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In late 2017, CN committed to purchasing 200 new alternating current traction locomotives over the next three years to accommodate future growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across the system. CN’s order is the largest among Class I railways since 2014. These high-horsepower engines are equipped with advanced digital technologies to optimize power distribution, train handling, brake control and fuel utilization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: No changes have been made to the Bank Windhoek exclusion list, which is used to assess clients against activities that are not permitted due to unacceptable environmental and social impacts. No applications were declined on account of high risk, the exclusion list or any other environmental or social related reasons. No loans were turned down on account of the ESMS and there are no clients at risk of material breaches of environmental laws and regulations or unacceptable social and environmental impacts.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - - A new loan or a subsequent decision for an existing loan is then approved depending on the extent of the risk ('risk exposure') by the relevant decision-making level (Senior Manager, Vice President, Team Head, Head of Division or Head of Department, Group Credit Risk Committee, entire Executive Board, Board of Supervisory Directors).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change exposes us to physical risks which may challenge our ability to effectively underwrite, model and price catastrophe risk particularly if the frequency and severity of catastrophic events such as pandemics, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires and windstorms and other natural disasters continue to increase. For example, losses resulting from actual policy experience may be adverse as compared to the assumptions made in product pricing and our ability to mitigate our exposure may be reduced.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: However, the implementation of a carbon tax may also have a negative impact on the financial health of utilities and corporate entities who also happen to purchase power from renewable energy projects in which we have invested. The credit ratings of these entities may be downgraded due to additional operating expenses resulting from a carbon tax. A credit rating downgrade may reduce the amount of financial leverage we are able to utilize. If this were to occur, our overall profitability could decline.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Projects with potentially limited adverse social or environmental impacts that are few in number, generally site specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures. Issues relating to these risks may lead to fines, penalties or legal non-compliance and reputational damage. Examples could include increased use of energy or increased atmospheric emissions.
Symbol:
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Input: However, while any of these factors may lead to commencement of Engagement, we have decided to particularly focus on companies in relation to which we have particular ESG-related concerns, or which do not publish adequate environmental information, or which are ‘laggards’ with regard to a commitment to address climate change issues.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Uncertainty around the evolution of the wholesale market design, given the current challenges: • Marginal remuneration system not adjusted to the current context of growing penetration of fixed cost technologies (renewables, backup, storage). • Growing penetration of technologies with 0 marginal cost (reducing prices and increasing prices’ volatility). • Uncertainty around the returns of the conventional generation, in particular as backup capacity (relevant in a perspective of ensuring security of supply). • Volatile context, not suitable for long-term investments necessary to the modernization, decarbonization and security of supply.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In 2018, CN spent approximately $3.5 billion in its capital program, with $1.6 billion invested to maintain the safety and integrity of the network, particularly track infrastructure. CN's capital spending also included $1.0 billion on strategic initiatives to increase capacity, enable growth and improve network resiliency, including line capacity upgrades and information technology initiatives, $0.5 billion on equipment capital expenditures, including the acquisition of 500 new centerbeam cars and 65 new high-horsepower locomotives, and $0.4 billion on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the safety technology mandated by the U.S. Congress.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: No changes have been made to the Bank Windhoek exclusion list, which is used to assess clients against activities that are not permitted due to unacceptable environmental and social impacts. No applications were declined on account of high risk, the exclusion list or any other environmental or social related reasons. No loans were turned down on account of the ESMS and there are no clients at risk of material breaches of environmental laws and regulations or unacceptable social and environmental impacts.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: BBVA believes that greater financial inclusion has a favorable impact on the welfare and sustained economic growth of countries. The fight against financial exclusion is therefore consistent with BBVA's ethical and social commitment, as well as its medium-term and long-term business objectives. At the end of 2019, BBVA had 10 million customers in this segment.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: This transition does not, however, automatically translate into a financial risk for us. For example, motor insurance is the most important business line of the re/insurance sector globally. According to Swiss Re's sigma database, it currently represents approximately 33% of global non-life gross written premiums and is expected to grow further, albeit at a lower rate.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to the conduct of its general insurance business. The risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but outline those risks faced by IAG that have been identified in IAG's RMS: strategic risk – the risk of not achieving corporate or strategic goals due to poor business decisions regarding future business plans and strategies and/or a lack of responsiveness to changes in the business environment;
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: A growing percentage of customers want to reduce their carbon footprint not only in their homes or businesses, but in the vehicles they drive as well. Electric vehicles are a growing consumer choice, and we are taking a three-pronged approach to help our customers seamlessly make the transition. We have several pilots underway in Minnesota to provide home charging options and public charging infrastructure, and to partner with communities and business customers to convert their fleets from traditional to electric vehicles. We recently announced a $25 million investment in electric vehicle infrastructure and believe these pilots will help our customers reduce energy and meet their sustainability needs. We expect to expand our electric vehicle efforts to other states in 2019 and beyond (read more on pages 10-11).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: As a manufacturer, Konica Minolta engages in various operations that impact the environment. For instance, it generates CO2 emissions, which contribute to climate change because of the use of materials derived from petroleum, which is a dwindling natural resource, and this affects ecosystems in various ways. • CSR reports, environmental reports, and websites • Community briefings and explanatory meetings • Collaboration with research institutions
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Input: Ultimately, sustainable growth is also about culture and tone from the top. Leaders across the bank promote our efforts, articulate its importance and champion the work needed to deliver sustainable growth well into the future.
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Input: BNP Paribas seizes climate-related opportunities with corporate clients The Group acted on the following climate-related opportunities in the corporate clients segment in 2019: - Renewable energy financing reached $15.9 bil- lion.
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Input: - CaixaBank voluntarily applies this procedure to sy - ndicated operations with a term of 3 years or more and when CaixaBank's individual commitment is between $7 million and $35 million.
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Input: Accordingly, we have defined the associated risks and opportunities from a medium- to long-term perspective looking to 2030 and beyond rather than based on the short-term timeframe of the three-year medium-term management plan.
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Input: DEFINITIONS Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from owned or operated facilities. Cenovus accounts for emissions on a gross operatorship basis. This includes fuel combustion, venting, flaring and fugitive emissions. It does not include emissions from the 50% non-operated ownership in the company’s refineries or emissions from non-operated Deep Basin assets.
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Input: Climate change strategy Climate risks the Commissioners face include: • Transition risk – the risk that our asset allocation, asset managers or individual investment assets prove to be poorly positioned for the investment risks and opportunities associated with the transition to a net zero carbon economy. • Physical risk – the risk that our assets are impacted by the physical risks associated with climate change, such as flooding and fire, particularly our property, rural and forest assets.
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Input: Indirect emissions, known as scope 2 and 3 emissions, result from operational activities we do not own or control. These include emissions produced as a consequence of electricity we purchase to power our treatment plants (scope 2) and other indirect emissions such as travel on company business (scope 3). Emissions from electricity we use are calculated by converting each kilowatt hour purchased into its carbon dioxide equivalent.
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Input: Data: Advancements in new technologies and new services, an increasing external threat landscape, and changing regulatory requirements increase the need for the Group to effectively govern, manage, and protect its data (or the data shared with third-party suppliers). Failure to manage data risk effectively can result in unethical decisions, poor customer outcomes, loss of value to the Group and mistrust.
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Input: Citi is focused on enabling progress in the communities in which we work and live. Together with companies, governments and institutions of all shapes, sizes, scale and scope, we lend, facilitate and invest in products and services that power the global economy. We also recognize that we can play an important role in working with others to address key social and economic challenges facing clients and communities. goal to lend, facilitate and invest $100 billion toward activities that reduce the impacts of climate change and create environmental solutions that benefit people and communities.
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Input: In line with this action plan, in 2014 we set the target of “achieving a five-fold increase in value created in terms of climate change countermeasures through the provision of NEC products and services compared to the CO2 emissions from NEC’s supply chain,” and proceeded to carry out initiatives. During fiscal 2019, the value was six times, with a contribution of 33.58 megatons for an mitigation, targeting a reduction of 23 megatons by fiscal 2021, expanding to 50 megatons by fiscal 2031. Moreover, we will reduce CO2 emissions from our own business operations by improving efficiency and shifting to renewable energy. environmental load of 5.62 megatons, representing a significant improvement from 3.5 times in fiscal 2018. This reflects a stronger approach to our suppliers and an increase in provision of disaster measure-related solutions by domestic subsidiaries.
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Input: AGL's Risk Management Policy, which has been approved by AGL's Board, mandates that management utilise risk management principles in decision-making, and requires all AGL people to consider their functions and roles and how to manage risks arising from their business decisions and activities. AGL's Statement of Risk Appetite, reviewed annually by the ARMC, sets out AGL's risk appetite in relation to strategic, financial, market and operational risks, as well as AGL's risk tolerance (which in turn identifies activities for which AGL has no appetite).
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Input: Climate-related physical risks Changes are expected in the frequency, severity and geographical distribution of extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones and extreme rainfall and associated flooding or heat waves in the event that society fails to limit climate change to well below an increase of two degrees Celsius. Scientific consensus suggests society is likely to experience devastating impacts as a result of these changes. Current climate models, such as the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) model upon which Zurich bases its internal climate scenarios, indicate that physical climate-change risk will begin to rise more materially after the next two decades if left unmitigated.
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Input: In late 2017, CN committed to purchasing 200 new alternating current traction locomotives over the next three years to accommodate future growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across the system. CN’s order is the largest among Class I railways since 2014. These high-horsepower engines are equipped with advanced digital technologies to optimize power distribution, train handling, brake control and fuel utilization.
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Input: Each presentation includes the following: an overview of the business group, shortand long-term financial performance and goals, an assessment of portfolio growth opportunities, and strategic priorities to drive our Value Model.
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Input: ENBW Amounting to EUR 1.5 billion, this deal was the first sustainable finance transaction closed since the COVID-19 crisis began, where BBVA acts as the sole sustainable coordinator, and in which the economic conditions are linked to the performance of three sustainability indicators for the company (two environmental and one social), in addition to the company's credit rating.
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Input: Our risk assessment Rising average annual temperatures could lead to higher cooling costs for our business and our customers. More erratic temperature changes could lead to strain or failure of our mechanical heating and cooling systems. Storms could lead to higher maintenance costs. And flooding, both inland and coastal, could lead to direct damage to our properties. All of these hazards can affect our customers’ business continuity.
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Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to its general insurance business. The risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but outline the material risks faced by the Group as identified in the RMS: strategic risk – the risk that internal or external factors compromise our ability to execute our strategic objectives or our strategy;
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Input: We meet the financing needs of our customers with a broad and modern product range. The focus of the portfolio is on traditional owner-occupied home financing and the financing of real estate capital investments (residential mortgage loans and investment properties with a total EaD of €61bn). We provide our business customers with credit in the form of individual loans with a volume of €14bn. In addition, we meet our customers’ day-to-day demand for credit with consumer loans (consumer and instalment loans, credit cards to a total of €10bn).
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Input: 64 exclusion lists of companies and countries, drawn up and updated periodically, with the help of an independent expert advisor. These lists include companies involved in controversial weapons and countries with high risk of violating human rights, which are automatically excluded from the list of companies in which BBVA can invest.
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Input: In this document, section 4.3.1.3 (1) Financing and Investment Transactions Prohibited Regardless of Sector lists projects for which we prohibit any financing or investment. Sections 4.3.1.3 (2) Financing and Investment Transactions which Require Additional Due Diligence Regardless of Sector and 4.3.1.3 (3) Policies on Specific Industrial Sectors describe our practices for determining whether to engage in transactions with clients/projects in subject sectors, accounting for the degree to which the client has taken steps to avoid or mitigate risk and other due diligence as appropriate, based on the characteristics of the services we are providing.
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Input: In 2019, Olam Cocoa invested in a 30,000m3 quayside terminal within Amsterdam Port Area for bulk cocoa bean storage, using technology for increased efficiency, full traceability and reduced logistics costs. It is powered by solar energy, with the product moved using solar power conveyors instead of diesel trucks, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 80% and power costs by 30%. It has 6 electric vehicle charge points, LED lighting, and hot water powered by an electric heat pump.
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Input: Application - Projects with high and irreversible risks and po - tential impact, where it is not deemed possible to establish a viable action plan, or projects that con - travene the Bank's corporate values, are rejected.
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Input: £3 billion (20 per cent) of the Group’s revenue and our customer facing channels to market are mentioned on page 24. Additional technology investments are aimed at improving execution and efficiency in all areas of our business from warehousing, fleet, inventory and customer relationship management to back-office human resources and financial management and reporting systems.
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Input: For many investors, climate change poses significant financial challenges and opportunities. The expected transition to a lower carbon economy is estimated to require around £2.7 trillion, on average, in energy sector investments a year for the foreseeable future, generating new investment opportunities. At the same time, the risk return profile of companies exposed to climate-related risks may change significantly because of physical impacts of climate change, climate policy or new technologies.
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Input: That’s why making these assets as strong as they can be will always be the bedrock of growth – as reflected in the investment we have committed to upgrading the Bayswater and Loy Yang A power stations (without increasing carbon emissions) and the $420 million we have invested in the past three years in customer experience and other digital transformation programs.
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Input: With our "green" line of credit, we provided COP 140 thousand million in financing for a total of 69 environmental projects focusing on cleaner production, energy efficiency and renewable energy. We have also extended our range of products with a new line of credit funded by the Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) for a total of USD 60 million, which is due to be launched in 2016.
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Input: To test the resilience of new projects, we assess potential costs associated with GHG emissions when evaluating all new investments. Our approach applies a uniform project screening value (PSV) of $40 (real terms) per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent to the total GHG emissions of each investment. This PSV is generally applied when evaluating our new projects around the world to test their resilience across a range of future scenarios. The project development process features a number of checks that may require development of detailed GHG and energy management plans. High-emitting projects undergo additional sensitivity testing, including the potential for future CCS projects. Projects in the most GHG-exposed asset classes have GHG intensity targets that reflect standards sufficient to allow them to compete and prosper in a more CO2 regulated future. These processes can lead to projects being stopped, designs being changed, and potential GHG mitigation investments being identified, in preparation for when regulation would make these investments commercially compelling.
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Input: We plan on aiding economic development efforts in the Carolinas by keeping electric and gas bills affordable and by working with current and prospective employers to show them how we can provide them with on-demand energy. And through philanthropic giving, which will increase SCANA’s community giving by $1 million per year over the next five years, we expect to focus on education, environmental stewardship and community needs.
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Input: Given how essential bonds are to the global economy — as a source of risk management and returns for investors, as a source of capital for companies and governments — the lack of structural innovations to the bond market for many years was surprising. For decades, bond markets largely stayed the same. And in fact, investing in bonds became more difficult following the global financial crisis, as greater regulatory oversight and capital restrictions significantly reduced banks’ balance sheets and as a result, bond inventories.
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Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
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Input: The Group faces many other risks which, although important and subject to regular review, have been assessed as less significant and are not listed here. These include, for example, natural catastrophe and business interruption risks and certain financial risks. A summary of financial risks and their management is provided on page 33.
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Input: We want to contribute to the transition to a circular economy. The linear economy is not sustainable. We discard a great deal (waste and therefore raw materials, experience, social capital and knowledge) and are squandering value as a result. This is not tenable from an economic and ecological perspective. As investor we can ‘direct’ companies and with our network, our scale and our influence we can help the movement towards a circular future (creating a sustainable society) further along.
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Input: The CFO convened a Scenario Discussion Workshop where members of senior leadership discussed the Company's current state, considered possible future scenarios, identified different risks and opportunities within these scenarios, and discussed the financial implication of these impacts on the Company.
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Input: There is also increased public focus, including by governmental and non-governmental organizations, on these and other environmental sustainability matters, including deforestation and land use. Our reputation could be damaged if we or others in our industry do not act, or are perceived not to act, responsibly with respect to our impact on the environment.
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Input: At the beginning of 2019, VINCI Airports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese government to extend Lisbon’s airport capacity. It provides for upgrading the existing Humberto Delgado Airport and building a new civil airport on the Montijo Air base opposite the city at the eastern end of the Tagus estuary. VINCI Airports will invest €1.15 billion over the next 10 years in this two-pronged project.
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Input: Sustainable resources and climate change In 2015 the EBRD pledged its commitment to successful implementation of the historic agreement on fighting global warming adopted by more than 190 countries at the UN climate conference in Paris. With its Green Economy Transition (GET) approach, approved by the Board in September 2015 and due for rollout in 2016, the EBRD aims to raise the level of environmental investment to 40 per cent of its total financing by 2020. This would correspond to a GET investment of €18 billion over the period 2016-20 and bring a major contribution to efforts by the Bank’s countries of investment to move towards a low carbon economy, in line with the Paris accord.
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Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The Group considers risk management to be the key point in the financing business. We are therefore establishing a specialized risk management system that includes risk assessment standards specific to asset types, portfolio management, and monitoring methods. Under this management system, we will prioritize increasing transaction diversification as a concrete method of increasing operating assets exceeding ¥100 billion over the coming three years.
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Input: UBS is also involved in other activities to reduce gaps in climate-related financial data. We support the CDP, as an investor member as well as a questionnaire respondent, in their aim to improve company disclosure of risks and opportunities related to natural resources. We are also on the advisory panel of the Natural Capital Finance Alliance's advancing environmental management project.
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Input: JPMorgan Chase is committed to reporting on our approach to and performance on a range of environmental and social issues. Our annual Environmental, Social, and Governance Report is one of the principal channels through which we discuss how we are addressing Environmental, Social, and Governance matters that we and our stakeholders view as among the most important to our business. We also strive to support industry-led efforts related to Environmental, Social, and Governance disclosure, such as through our participation on the TCFD. https://am.jpmorgan.com/blob-gim/1383499229069/83456/2018-Global%20Procedures%20and%20Guidelines-FINAL.pdf https://am.jpmorgan.com/blob-gim/1383499229069/83456/2018-Global%20Procedures%20and%20Guidelines-FINAL.pdf
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Input: In terms of piloting, we are analysing CIB listed companies sub-portfolio data (about 30 percent of the total in terms of EAD of given portfolio) while for remaining companies we are applying proxies based on sector and size of the company.
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Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
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Input: The very high-risk categories encompass risk exposure to counterparties mainly in Central Asia and Turkey and several countries outside the Bank's regions (mainly in the Gulf). The risk assessment is done based on the key risk counterparty. In particular, where a project has a guarantee, the physical risk assessment is based on the guarantor, which is considered to be the key risk party in such circumstances.
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Input: One of our We Mean Business commitments was to set a science-based emissions target independently approved by the Science- Based Target initiative (SBTi), and in 2017, we became the first company in Australia to do so. To date, we remain the only company in the Australian energy sector to have validated and approved science-based targets. Our targets cover not only Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions but also Scope 3 emissions. We have also long supported a net-zero emissions target for the electricity sector by 2050 or earlier.
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Input: ING participated in a GBP 1.37 billion project finance for Galloper Wind Farm Ltd. for the construction of a 336 megawatt offshore wind farm in the UK. Once completed, the wind farm is expected to generate enough renewable energy per year to meet the electricity needs of around 330,000 homes. It will significantly contribute to meeting the UK’s 2020 target to source 15 percent of its energy for heat, transport and power from renewable sources. ING acted as coordinating bookrunner, MLA and lender.
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Input: NEW SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY In addition to the research projects already mentioned on biofuels and hydrogen, Eni is investing in new fuels produced from waste: in this area a project is currently being assessed at the Livorno Re- finery involving production of methanol by high temperature gasification with oxygen of solid urban waste, made up of non-recyclable plastic waste (Plasmix, a mix of plastics not currently recyclable and SSF, Secondary Solid Fuel). The process is based on production of a synthetic gas from carbon-based material. The synthetic gas produced in this way is first purified so that it can subsequently be used to synthesise methanol or to produce pure hydrogen. Methanol produced using waste as a raw material could be considered as a Recycled Carbon Fuel, as provided for by the RED II European directive on renewable energy, and therefore assimilable to a biofuel. It can be used in petrols by transformation into MTBE, or mixed with experimental high alcohol content petrols together with bioethanol (A20 pet- rol). A new fuel, A20, based on a mix containing 15% methanol and 5% bioethanol has been developed with the FCA Group and subjected to a 13-month test in which five Fiat 500s of the Enjoy fleet travelled about 50,000 km, when rented out for a total of 9,000 times, without encountering any problems. A Waste to Fuel technology has also been developed that is able to convert the organic fraction of solid municipal waste (OFMSW) into bio-oil (see box on p. 39 of Eni for 2019 - A just transition).
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The future is not a faraway place. It’s as near as tomorrow and it will affect us all. As energy consumption soars, how will we meet the demand? Fossil fuels are a finite resource that will gradually disappear. The natural replacement is sweeping freely around the earth – the wind.
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Input: In addition, we have been gradually introducing RPA, which uses robots to automate a series of tasks previously performed by employees, resulting in a reduction in work hours of approximately 300,000 hours in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Going forward, we will continue to promote automation and labor savings in data input operations to improve administrative efficiency.
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Input: While the transformation of our systems will continue beyond 2021, we are committed to remaining within the guided transformation investment spend of €1.4 billion equating to an average of 50 to 60 basis points of Common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital annually until 2021. We expect that investment in transformation beyond 2021 will be at a lower level.
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Input: JPMorgan Chase believes that companies must do even more to help solve today’s biggest challenges and create economic opportunity for more people. To do so, they must invest in communities the same way they invest in their own businesses. As announced in early 2018, our firm will deploy $1.75 billion by 2023 to drive inclusive growth in communities around the world. Generating Return on Community is one of our core objectives because we know that the future of our company depends on the well-being of our communities.
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Input: In addition, the transition to a decarbonized society carries with it the risk of greenhouse gas emission regulations, such as the introduction and strengthening of a carbon tax, and technological improvements or rapid development of renewable energy technologies. There is a possibility that this shift could adversely affect the business performance and financial condition of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, especially those engaged in fossil fuel-related business. The likelihood of these climate-related risks is largely dependent on the status of efforts to prevent climate change under the Paris Agreement.
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Input: Although we have devoted significant resources to develop our risk management policies, procedures and methods, including with respect to market, credit, liquidity, operational as well as reputational and model risk, they may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposures in all economic market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that we fail to identify or anticipate.
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Input: — Commercial successes In December 2019, Eiffage acquired a portfolio of nine small hydro power plants located in south-western France from a private investor. A vast renovation plan (at a cost of about €25 million) and work to bring them into compliance with standards will give these nine plants an installed capacity of 6 MW.
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Input: ING issued a dual tranche five-year EUR 500 million and three-year USD 800 million green bond. This is ING’s first-ever green bond transaction. The money raised will go to projects in six categories eligible under ING’s newly established green bond framework, including renewable energy, green buildings, public transport, waste, water and energy efficiency. We have chosen a broad selection of sectors, which reflects our ambition to support sustainability across all industries and sectors.
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Input: 13. CLIMATE ACTION 13.1. Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. 13.3. Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning. 13.a. Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually from 2020 on from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible. 13.b. Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities.
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Input: Our Integris Global Equity portfolios exclude companies that have material connections to certain controversial industries, e.g. fossil fuels, tobacco and weapons. We also exclude companies that score the worst overall ESG score (‘CCC’) as calculated by an independent external ESG research company, MSCI ESG Research, and at the end of December 2018, there were 174 companies excluded from the portfolios as a result of this ESG screen.
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Input: BlackRock’s Sustainable Investing platform consists of more than $50 billion in dedicated ESG strategies. We also manage more than $440 billion in solutions that eliminate exposure to certain sectors or activities. And we offer our strategies in index and alpha-seeking, with varying levels of customization, from iShares Sustainable Core ETFs to bespoke, institutional client solutions.
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Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: An important consideration in the assessment of each risk was the relevant timeframe where the risk may be realised. In each case, the relevant scenario was documented and the most likely time horizon was identified. The likelihood and consequence was then assigned based on those parameters.
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Input: In December 2019, Eni signed an agreement with Falck Renewables for the joint development of renewable energy projects in the United States, targeting at least 1 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2023. Eni will also acquire a 49% stake in Falck already existing plants in the USA (116 MW capacity, included a storage system of 3 MW).
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Input: By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require assumptions to be made and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific. Assumptions about the performance of the Canadian and U.S. economies in 2020, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that affect the Bank's business are among the main factors considered in setting the Bank's strategic priorities and objectives.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: These exercises highlight that not enough data are available for a bottom-up approach, assessing the vulnerabilities specific to Group clients and incorporating their response and remediation functions on a forward-looking basis.
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Input: In Pakistan, where millions remain cut off from the national grid, we invested $125 million in China Three Gorges South Asia to support a series of privately owned hydro, solar, and wind projects. Once operational, they are expected to provide electricity to more than 11 million people and boost the country’s generation capacity by 15 percent.
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Input: Santander has set a number of targets on climate change. In relation to commercial activity we have set a green finance target to raise and facilitate 120Bn euros between 2019 and 2025 and 220Bn euros between 2019 and 2030. This includes Santander overall contribution to green finance: project finance, syndicated loans, green bonds, capital finance, export finance, advisory and other products to help our clients in the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Input: Moreover, without expanding their risk profile, it is becoming increasingly difficult for insurers to obtain a return on invested premiums that will cover their future commitments. This pressure on business models has resulted in a swelling wave of mergers and acquisitions, now also involving non-traditional actors such as private equity funds.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Application - Projects with high and irreversible risks and po - tential impact, where it is not deemed possible to establish a viable action plan, or projects that con - travene the Bank's corporate values, are rejected.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: On February 8, 2018, the Government of Canada introduced legislation to revise the process for assessing major resource projects. If the legislation is passed in its current form, we believe it would have adverse impacts on pipeline companies, particularly in relation to the regulatory review process for proposed new projects that are “designated projects”, by making overall timelines for the development and execution of these projects longer and significantly increasing uncertainty.
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Input: We ensure that all airport operations, flight, and inflight crewmembers are equipped with the knowledge to identify and respond to potential cases of human trafficking through their initial training and subsequent annual recurrent training. In addition, all crewmembers can take an online human trafficking course. Crewmembers are taught what human trafficking is, who the victims typically are, what signs to look for, and how to report information of suspected human trafficking.
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Input: DEFINITIONS Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from owned or operated facilities. Cenovus accounts for emissions on a gross operatorship basis. This includes fuel combustion, venting, flaring and fugitive emissions. It does not include emissions from the 50% non-operated ownership in the company’s refineries or emissions from non-operated Deep Basin assets.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to its businesses and pursuit of its strategic objectives. The risks noted below are not exhaustive, but outline the material risks faced by the Group as identified in the RMS: strategic risk – the risk that internal or external factors compromise our ability to execute our strategic objectives or our strategy;
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Input: Built in 1924 on the Inn River channel, the run-of-river power plant with output of around 85 MW will be expanded and modernised. Following an investment period lasting around four years and with projected total capital expenditure of approximately €250m, about 32 MW of additional capacity will be available from 2023 onwards. The Gries hydropower plant was also inaugurated in 2019. This facility, which entailed an aggregate investment of around €50m, will supply around 10,000 households with green electricity from hydropower. Over the next three years, we are planning to invest a total of around €650m in the further expansion and maintenance of our hydropower facilities, thereby making a large contribution to mitigating climate change.
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Input: In Jordan, we arranged $207.5 million for a solar-power project — the largest private sector–led solar initiative in the Middle East and North Africa. Of that amount, $116 million was mobilized from other lenders. Under the project, seven solar photovoltaic plants will be built, cutting carbon emissions and providing 102 megawatts of power.
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Input: International political, social and economic risks Equinor has international interests located in regions where political, social and economic instability could adversely affect Equinor’s business. Equinor has assets and operations located in diverse regions globally where potentially negative economic, social, and political developments could occur. These political risks and security threats require continuous monitoring. Uncertainty exists around the UK`s exit from the EU and the potential market impact.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In this environment, there are several the Group, as a global distributor, faces due to climate change. These include physical risks with increased likelihood of more extreme events such as storms, and heatwaves which could affect the business’s physical sites or its distribution process. A further risk is regulatory change, often by governments, designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These may render certain products obsolete whilst increasing demand for others. Other potential impacts include increases, for example, in the costs of air transport of inventory to meet customer demands. There is also reputation risk if the business is not seen to be taking deliberate and tangible actions to reduce its GHG emissions.
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Input: Over the last two years, the CGEN has encouraged the Group to make strong com- mitments when it comes to managing climate-re- lated risks and opportunities, in various ways: re- ducing support for the coal sector, strengthening the Group's climate goals, etc.
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Input: The initiative has four working groups; government bonds, listed equities and corpo- rate bonds real estate and strategic asset alloca- tion. Representatives from AP2 participate in the steering group and in the working groups for government bonds and real estate.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Since 2008, the Fund has invested in green bonds, as part of the listed fixed- income portfolio, which are expected to contribute positively to the climate transition. Since 2015, green bonds have been a separate asset class in the strategic portfolio. In 2019, the Fund also decided to increase its strategic allocation from 1.0 to 3.0 per cent, which is equivalent to more than SEK 11 billion. AP2 has the last few years also invested in social bonds.
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Input: These exercises highlight that not enough data are available for a bottom-up approach, assessing the vulnerabilities specific to Group clients and incorporating their response and remediation functions on a forward-looking basis.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Finally, prolonged and multiple periods of heatwaves or other consequences of rising temperatures may result in increased mortality and morbidity, thereby impacting our life and income insurance liabilities. Long-term threats are difficult to predict, but at this time, we expect this to have less impact on our life and income insurance liabilities than other risks, such as changes in demographics or pandemics. It should be noted though that whilst pandemic outbreaks can be attributed to a number of interrelated factors, climate change is likely to increase the risks by spreading of disease vectors into areas that formerly did not experience these.
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Input: JetBlue's workforce is broadly diversified among several job classifications, with Airport Operations crewmembers as the largest group at 31.3%. Nearly all (99.2%) of JetBlue's workforce is based in the United States. For more information on our workforce and crewmembers, see page 39. (TR0201-05)
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: With our "green" line of credit, we provided COP 140 thousand million in financing for a total of 69 environmental projects focusing on cleaner production, energy efficiency and renewable energy. We have also extended our range of products with a new line of credit funded by the Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) for a total of USD 60 million, which is due to be launched in 2016.
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Input: Reputation Risk: This is the risk of loss of credibility due to internal or external factors and is often related to, or results from, other categories of risk. This risk can arise from our internal business practices or those of our business partners or the companies in which we invest. Business partners include third parties hired to perform some of our administrative functions as well as investment organizations with which we have a contractual arrangement. A loss of reputation could impact our position as a partner, investor and employer of choice and impede our ability to execute our strategy.
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Input: - green business development through: (i) a growing commitment to renewable energy (approximately 1,000 MW installed power in 2021); (ii) development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery and the completion, by the end of 2018, of the Gela biorefinery; (iii) strengthening of green chemistry, with production of bio-intermediates from vegetable oil at Porto Torres, studies and partnerships with other operators. Eni's capex for the 2018-2021 four-year period amount to more than €1.8 billion, including R&D costs to support path to decarbonization.
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Input: For example: The Fuel Management team performance score is tied to the company's Canadian rail industry emission intensity reduction target of 6% by 2022 from a 2017 baseline and we engage with our suppliers to obtain key information on and optimize our fuel blends in alignment with the Canadian Renewable Fuel Standard and impending Clean Fuel Standard.
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Input: Regulatory compliance can divert management attention and increase capacity needed to make changes to comply, thereby reducing the aptitude to pursue strategic objectives. It often tends to increase the size of risk, compliance and assurance functions which monitor, maintain and report on compliance. Regulatory compliance can introduce complexity and inefficiencies into ordinary business processes, which drive up cost and impact customers who do not always appreciate the value of regulations.
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Input: BBVA is focusing on increasing its activity in telecommunications infrastructures, given the social importance they have as facilitators of access to new technologies ('narrowing the digital divide'), digitization and contribution to economic development: ADAMO: Acquisition by the Swedish fund EQT of the fastest growing independent fiber supplier in Spain, whose main focus is rural communities.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
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Input: Among the important risks identified in STEP 1, we recognize rising raw material prices due to a decline in the harvest of agricultural materials and increased costs owing to the introduction of a carbon tax, which have a particularly high impact on our businesses. We therefore evaluated this business impact as follows.
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Input: In May 2020, BBVA was the first private financial institution in Europe to issue a COVID-19-related social bond and, two months later, the Bank was the first financial institution to issue contingent convertible perpetual bonds (CoCos) classified as green bonds, for EUR 1 billion. The funds will be used to finance eligible green assets in BBVA's portfolio. The portfolio is diversified into assets from different green sectors: energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transportation, waste management and water management.
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Input: The Group is also committed to promoting research and education to better understand and protect against climate risk: the AXA Research Fund will dedicate €35 million to climate risk research by 2018. In addition, AXA works on climate issues through its partnership with the humanitarian organization CARE; this partnership is focused in part on disaster risk reduction efforts among vulnerable populations in both Africa and Asia.
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Input: CORPORATE AND HOUSEHOLD DEBT 25 carried out a benchmark study of the banks’ calculated risk weights for exposures to commercial real estate. The results of the two analyses showed that there is a risk that the capital banks have earmarked for lending to commercial real estate will not sufficiently compensate for the credit losses that could arise following a severe financial stress. It is against this background that FI proposes higher capital requirements for lending to commercial real estate (see “Stability in the banking sector”).
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Input: This long-term perspective is reflected in the choice of strategic portfolio, which includes both the long-term distribution of capital over various broad asset classes as well as strategies that determine the distribution within each asset class of individual securities.
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Input: We meet the financing needs of our customers with a broad and modern product range. The focus of the portfolio is on traditional owner-occupied home financing and the financing of real estate capital investments (residential mortgage loans and investment properties with a total EaD of €61bn). We provide our business customers with credit in the form of individual loans with a volume of €14bn. In addition, we meet our customers’ day-to-day demand for credit with consumer loans (consumer and instalment loans, credit cards to a total of €10bn).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Launched by Bill Gates during the Conference of the Parties - Climate Change 21 conference, the coalition combines innovative re- search funded by public-private partnerships; - BNP Paribas helped draft the Charter for Engagement 'Women leading climate action', of the Women's Forum, a charter that has now been signed by nearly 400 corporations, opinion leaders and other organisations.
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Input: Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to continue in operation, meet its liabilities as they fall due and raise financing as required over the period to December 2022.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In technology development, we focus on increasing resource efficiency - aiming to reduce energy and water consumption, emissions, effluents and waste. In 2019, 81% of our R&D projects were related to initiatives targeting sustainability improvements. Our efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts of our products and services are presented in Sustainable technologies and innovations.
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Input: Objectives: Introduce a directive carbon price in 60% of the annual expenditure committed to new projects Introduce a harmonised global circularity indicator for goods and services Systematically offer pay packages partially index-linked to our global performance Raise employee awareness and promote training in emerging models (carbon accounting, new business models, etc.)
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Input: An internal analysis of the generation fuel mix associated with our power utilities portfolio indicates approximately a third of our exposure is low-carbon, not inclusive of our $9.4 billion portfolio of tax equity investments 16F 17 in wind and solar projects throughout the U.S. We have dramatically reduced exposure to companies focused on coal extraction, as evidenced by the fact that pure play coal extraction now only represents $155 million of our energy sector exposure (or 0.4%), down nearly 80% from $762 million at FYE 2015.
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Input: We also offer on-lending through the ABC Program (Low Carbon Agriculture), the agribusiness line from BNDES to finance projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, livestock and deforestation by expanding cultivated forests and recovering degraded areas. In 2015, we signed the amount of, approximately, R$15 million through this program. For more information, please visit: www.bndes.gov.br/apoio/abc.html.
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Input: An additional advantage of these programs is increased pilot diversity, something the industry currently lacks (see 'Case Study: JetBlue Foundation'). Across all of our above mentioned programs, 7% of pilots are women, almost double the national average for airline transport. In Gateway Select, 20% of the pilots in our program are from underrepresented groups, about five times the national average.
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Input: 5.2.11 Conflict minerals: issues further down the chain In line with Philips’ commitment to supply-chain sustainability, we are concerned about the situation in eastern DRC (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), where proceeds from the mining sector are used to finance rebel conflicts in the region. Philips does not directly source minerals from the DRC and the mines are typically seven or more tiers away from our direct suppliers. Philips nevertheless feels obliged to address this issue through the means and influencing mechanisms available to us.
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Input: In addition, a dedicated team within Group Risk Management analyses Emerging Risks (oft en related to long term Environmental, Social, and Governance issues) via a specifi c framework, tools and local network in order to monitor their materiality and manage their potential impact on the AXA Group in the next 5 to 10 years. Regular reviews and in-depth analyses of emerging risk topics are shared with the Group-wide Emerging Risks community.
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Input: Our capital expenditure programme is focused on maintaining and improving our assets and services, ensuring we can deal with growth, and on meeting water quality and environmental standards. In AMP6, we completed a £2.2 billion programme of investment, delivered by our alliance partners, which will help provide our services until 2030.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Climate related risk Climate risk is a risk for the Group. The impacts of climate change have the potential to affect our customers’ ability to service and repay their loans, and the value of collateral the Group holds to secure loans. These impacts include long-term changes in climatic conditions, extreme weather events, and the action taken by governments, regulators or society more generally to transition to a low carbon economy.
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Input: We aim to promote equal opportunities by inspiring underrepresented groups to take up STEM fields by exposing them to aviation employment options and opportunities. By fueling the pipeline today through our support of educational initiatives and STEM programs, we will help to ensure more diverse perspectives in the hangars and boardrooms of the future.
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Input: This strategic plan is based on a number of assumptions, in particular relating to the macroeconomic environment and the development of activities. Failure to achieve these objectives or the occurrence of unexpected events could compromise the achievement of the strategic plan and have a material adverse effect on the Group's business, results of operations and financial position.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In 2020/21 we are investing €4.9m to improve the Erne and Derg cross border river catchments that are a source of our drinking water, piloting changes in land management techniques such as fencing to exclude livestock and replacing boom spraying of the herbicide MCPA for rush control, with weed wipers, which helps to reduce the amount of herbicide running off into our rivers and streams. It is hoped these initiatives will help restore nature and improve the water quality before it reaches our works.
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Input: The Local Government Coastal Hazard Climate Adaptation Fund ($4 million per annum over three years) was established to assist local councils with the development of coastal hazard adaptation strategies and coastal adaptation pilot projects. In addition, $3 million in funding was provided for the development and implementation of a Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy, in collaboration with local councils and other key stakeholder groups ($1 million per annum over three years).
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Input: The inability to reform mortgage markets has dramatically reduced mortgage availability. In fact, our analysis shows that, conservatively, more than $1 trillion in additional mortgage loans might have been made over a five-year period had we reformed our mortgage system. J.P. Morgan analysis indicates that the cost of not reforming the mortgage markets could be as high as 0.2% of GDP a year.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Over the long term, climate change will result in both acute events (e.g. increased severity and frequency of extreme weather phenomena) and chronic environmental changes (e.g. sustained higher temperatures). Resultant risks may manifest as: • operational risk (e.g. fines and penalties due to non- compliance) resulting in one-off losses or broader sustainability challenges (e.g. workforce absenteeism and illness due to extreme weather events) for the group or for clients; or • credit risk for the group due to damage to physical property and infrastructure resulting in productivity losses or supply chain disruptions which impact customers’ cash flows and ability to service existing debt.
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Input: Our ESO RIIO-2 plan proposes new activities that will generate net benefits of around £2 billion for consumers over the five-year RIIO-2 period and spend over its two-year price control (2021–2023) of £514 million. The ambitious ESO plan focuses on how the ESO must evolve to meet the challenges of the changing energy landscape. Supported by a new, bespoke regulatory model designed to drive the right behaviours and outcomes, the ESO will facilitate the transition to a zero-carbon power system. Under RIIO-2, the ESO will lower average annual consumer bills by around £3.
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Input: Compliance risk Compliance risk is the risk of failure to comply with applicable rules and regulations, and in so doing, exposing the group to penalties and reputational damage. Penalties received or due for non-compliance are an example of this risk. As a leading financial services group, the group faces complex challenges to ensure that its activities comply with local legislation, regulations and supervisory requirements and the relevant international standards and requirements.
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Input: We plan to achieve these targets through two key thrusts. 1. Reduce negative impact by reducing emissions; 2. Move towards a balanced portfolio of low-carbon energy assets by growing our renewables capacity
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Input: Operational risks are inherent in the Barclays Bank Group’s business activities and it is not cost effective or possible to attempt to eliminate all operational risks. The Operational Risk Framework is therefore focused on identifying operational risks, assessing them and managing them within the Barclays Bank Group’s approved risk appetite.
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Input: 2 footprint of the portfolio but also an innovative approach to aligning the portfolio with the two degree carbon reduction scenario in the future. - AM engages with companies in which it invests on behalf of clients to discuss approaches to mitigating climate-related risk, as well as actively voting on shareholder resolutions to improve transparency and disclosure around climate-related reporting. Specif- ically in the context of the Climate Aware fund, UBS Asset Management has implemented an engagement program with 50 oil & gas and utilities companies under- weighted in the fund. Dialogue with companies aims at improving companies' disclosure and performance alignment with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations. Engage- ment makes it possible to share the results of the quanti- tative and qualitative assessments included in the fund methodology with investee companies too. This allows for the verification of company performance with additional information collected before and after meetings. It also means AM can collect feedback, explicitly com- municate objectives for change in corporate practices and further enhance the model used to inform the under / overweights in the strategy.
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Input: Until the end of March 2021, a total of 29 institutions, including domestic and foreign automobile manufacturers, automotive component manufacturers, and universities, will participate in these field operation tests to acquire test data, conduct analysis, and report test results. In addition, they are planning to carry out activities such as holding test drives and demonstration events and disseminating information to develop public acceptance of automated driving.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Our environment We continually strive to reduce our direct environmental impacts, focusing specifically on reducing our impact in relation to climate change, waste management and water consumption. We have achieved a year-on-year reduction in our CO2 emissions, which also helps to reduce cost implications under the Carbon Reduction Commitment Taxation scheme. We also continue to identify opportunities to manage our buildings more effectively and in 2015 upgraded all office uplighter systems in our largest office in Wilmslow to LED panels. This is giving us a direct saving on electricity used of approximately £5,000 per month.
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Input: New Chittoor facility During FY20, our eighth manufacturing facility in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh was commissioned with Phase I installed capacity of 0.4 million units. The total Phase I investment for setting up the manufacturing facility is around ` 622 crore for a projected 1.8 million units annual capacity.
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Input: In December 2019, Eni signed an agreement with Falck Renewables for the joint development of renewable energy projects in the United States, targeting at least 1 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2023. Eni will also acquire a 49% stake in Falck already existing plants in the USA (116 MW capacity, included a storage system of 3 MW).
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Input: Disappointingly, the vast majority of companies only make generic references to emerging risks when describing their risk management processes. They provide little insight into whether existing risk management processes were sufficient to identify emerging risks or whether they had to flex or amend these processes to do so. They give little information about how emerging risks, once identified, are treated and monitored.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: A global product line was co-built with other Group business lines (Arval, BNP Paribas Rental Solutions and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, and the Group's partner Economie D'Energie (EDE)) centred on three of the company's areas of focus in order to reduce energy use: real estate, transport and mobility, and non-real es- tate assets.
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Input: Additional Details on Electric Vehicles In addition to being preferred by crewmembers, eGSE also: - Reduces energy costs - Reduces emissions and noise - Increases safety due to less aircraft damage and reduces fire risk from fuel Going forward, our strategy is to expedite conversion to electric vehicle alternatives in locations where governmental funding is available and where we expect regulation.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Deployed our investment strategy to address climate change through concrete actions with conclusive results • A $10-billion increase in low-carbon assets, exceeding the initial target of $8 billion, with a new target set at $32 billion by 2020. • A 10% reduction in our portfolio’s carbon intensity, with a target of a 25% reduction by 2025. • High-quality transactions in renewable electricity in the United States, Europe, India and Latin America. • Consolidating expertise within a team dedicated to stewardship investing and initiatives.
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Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
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Input: This figure included €153 million worth of assets in the Artemis office portfolio which comprises 33 assets, covering 360,000 sqm, in five different European countries. Over the rest of the portfolio, a further €255 million of assets are contracted and currently in the process of being onboarded during the first half of this year and will add to AUM during FY18.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Recent changes in the global climate are unprecedented and are expected to continue. Climate change is increasingly expected to threaten natural ecosystems and their biodiversity, erode global food security, threaten human health and increase inequality. The effects of climate change also present opportunities for our business, such as the impact of Government policy on de-carbonising the UK’s energy supply and the subsequent growth of the UK’s offshore energy industry.
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Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Importance Global warming is causing major changes to our environment. Climate change looks to be increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, damaging critical infrastructure and interrupting the provision of basic services such as food, water, sanitation, education, energy and transport.
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Input: However, in France, employees are involved in the Bank's long-term development through profit-sharing and/or incentive schemes. They are linked to the Company's overall performance (financial and non-financial) and regulated by Societe Generale agreements signed with the trade unions every three years. For Societe Generale SA in France, out of the total amount of profit-sharing and incentives paid in 2018 for the financial year 2017, 4% was relating to
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Input: BlackRock offers a range of investment strategies that incorporate environmental or social considerations, and currently manages more than $225 billion in strategies designed to align clients’ portfolios with their social and environmental objectives and values, including recent launches like CRBN, our Low Carbon iShares ETF. And, this year, BlackRock has unified its approach to elevate investing through the launch of BlackRock Impact, a dedicated platform that enables investors to target specific, measurable social or environmental objectives in addition to their financial goals.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Business Risk Business risk describes the risk we assume due to potential changes in general business conditions, such as our market environment, client behavior and technological progress. This can affect our results if we fail to adjust quickly to these changing conditions. Business risk consists of strategic risk, tax risk and refinancing risk, of which only strategic risk is assessed as material.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Risk committees Effective risk management requires company-wide risk governance. ING's risk and control structure is based on the 'three lines of defence' governance model, whereby each line has a specific role and defined responsibilities and the execution and control of tasks are separated. At the same time, the three lines have to work closely together to identify, assess and mitigate risks. This governance framework is designed to manage risk in line with ING's overall risk appetite as approved by the Management Board Banking, Executive Board and Supervisory Board.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The inte- rest rate on the loan is tied to two key perfor- mance indicators: (i) achieving a net positive impact on biodiversity in UPM's Finnish forests; (ii) reducing Carbon dioxide emissions generated from pur- chased fuel and electricity 65% by 2030 (com- pared to 2015 levels), in accordance with UPM's commitment to aligning its business with the 1.5 C climate scenario.
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Input: One of our We Mean Business commitments was to set a science-based emissions target independently approved by the Science- Based Target initiative (SBTi), and in 2017, we became the first company in Australia to do so. To date, we remain the only company in the Australian energy sector to have validated and approved science-based targets. Our targets cover not only Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions but also Scope 3 emissions. We have also long supported a net-zero emissions target for the electricity sector by 2050 or earlier.
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Input: Thus, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of its Compensation & Governance Committee, and following a comparative review of national, European and industry practices, decided to maintain unchanged, for 2018, the Chief Executive Off icer’s target annual variable compensation, at €1.45 million, i.e. 100% of the amount of his annual fixed compensation.
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Input: Santander has set a number of targets on climate change. In relation to commercial activity we have set a green finance target to raise and facilitate 120Bn euros between 2019 and 2025 and 220Bn euros between 2019 and 2030. This includes Santander overall contribution to green finance: project finance, syndicated loans, green bonds, capital finance, export finance, advisory and other products to help our clients in the transition to a low carbon economy.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In a local context, over the short term, changes to events such as hailstorms and bushfires will need to be reflected in technical pricing assumptions. In the medium term, cyclones are expected to extend southward to more populated parts of Australia, potentially adversely impacting assets and infrastructure that were not built to withstand such events.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: An inclusive culture at 3M is built on our Be Respectful Principles - to respect the dignity and worth of individuals; encourage the initiative of each employee; challenge individual capabilities; and provide equal opportunity.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: DRAFT 1 d4a Changing regulatory requirements AnnualReport- We take our regulatory obligations seriously and manage non-compliance with regulatory requirements as a risk, with supporting risk appetite statements set by the Board.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: During 2018/19 we were informed of plans to carry out a wholesale review of the permitting for biowaste, which is a future challenge for the business. We also face areas of uncertainty about the storage of biosolids and the potential impacts of the Industrial Emissions Directive. These have the potential to impact us significantly.
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Input: 4) After segmentation, a calibration phase is proposed. In this phase, it is necessary to select five clients from each established segment minimally and to estimate the impact on their default probability against the established revenue, cost and investment impacts. There is no single way to apply this step, and it can be constructed either quantitatively or qualitatively.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each risk type supports preventing adverse reputation outcomes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Potential risk Disruptions to operations and client services Actions to mitigate risk - We identify properties that we lease or own, which contain business processes and supporting applications that require enhanced facility infrastructure to mitigate site disruptions, such as those caused by extreme weather events.
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Input: AXA and the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, announced the launch of a $500 million partnership supporting an infrastructure fund that will notably finance green infrastructures in emerging countries, including renewable energy, water, green transport and telecoms. There will be no investments in coal and oil-sands related projects. Our policies are applied consistently.
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Input: Suzano also is involved and spearheads external activities - such as working groups and research partnerships - working with industry associations (e.g., Iba, CEBDS, Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture, etc.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 4.3.4 Methods of stakeholder engagement are flexible and can be tailored according to different objectives. They may include surveys, meetings, written communication or any other channels, depending on the types of stakeholders. Given the areas of concerns and expectations may change over time, engagement should be an iterative process.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: During 2019, we participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project and aligned our responses to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations. Our 2019 score was B (Global average is C), consistent with the previous year but with improvements in scores on a number of dimensions including risk disclosure and risk management processes.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require assumptions to be made and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific. Assumptions about the performance of the Canadian and U.S. economies in 2020, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that affect the Bank's business are among the main factors considered in setting the Bank's strategic priorities and objectives.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Given the significant impact of this period of uncertainty on both Canadian businesses and companies and governments around the world, and the resulting volatility in financial markets, we expect to see significant effects on several of our financial statement line items and on our financial results in 2020. The timing and size of those impacts is not possible to forecast at this time.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Sustainable Development Goals ('SDGs') Analytics In 2020, Trucost launched a Sustainable Development Goal analytics tool allowing financial institutions to assess portfolio alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Trucost's Sustainable Development Goal analysis tool is an extension of Trucost's Sustainable Development Goal Evaluation tool launch in 2018 to help companies align business strategies with the goals. The Sustainable Development Goals are a global blueprint adopted by the world's governments to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for ensuring that IAG has an appropriate risk management framework, including the determination of the nature and extent of risk it is willing to take to achieve its strategic objectives. The Board has oversight of the Group's operations to ensure that internal controls are in place and operate effectively. Management is responsible for the execution of the agreed plans.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: BNP Paribas work together withe banks having signed the Katowice Commitment to test and recom- mend to test and recommend ways to improve the general methodology developed by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative.
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Input: $15-20 billion in projected savings for the banking sector by 2022 thanks to blockchain technology* in manufacturing efficiency over the next five years, contributing $500 billion in annual added value to the global economy. To helps its clients secure these benefits, Capgemini offers a Digital Manufacturing service line that improves efficiencies and productivity through smart, connected services (see page 60).
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Input: We have been investing in videoconferencing and remote working capabilities as part of our IT Transformation Programme. Videoconferencing is integrated into our online collaboration platforms, enabling colleagues to join virtual meetings anytime, anywhere. Our teams can run webcasts with up to 500 participants.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We ensure that all airport operations, flight, and inflight crewmembers are equipped with the knowledge to identify and respond to potential cases of human trafficking through their initial training and subsequent annual recurrent training. In addition, all crewmembers can take an online human trafficking course. Crewmembers are taught what human trafficking is, who the victims typically are, what signs to look for, and how to report information of suspected human trafficking.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: An important consideration in the assessment of each risk was the relevant timeframe where the risk may be realised. In each case, the relevant scenario was documented and the most likely time horizon was identified. The likelihood and consequence was then assigned based on those parameters.
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Input: In Europe, as new legislative initiatives have been brought in, we have sought to maximize the opportunities for digital dissemination. BlackRock produces approximately 50,000 Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities ('UCITS') Key Investor Information Documents a year in multiple languages and we use our website as our primary delivery mechanism. We have also consistently advocated for key information disclosure documents, including UCITS, packaged retail investment, and insurance-based investment products and pan European personal pension products to be designed on a digitally friendly basis rather than on a paper basis.65
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Input: In 2019, we invested a total of R$ 72.4 million in the Energy Efficiency Program, which adheres to ANEEL's regulatory guidelines. The projects we developed have saved approximately 40,000 MWh of energy, enough to serve around 17,000 residential customers for one year. This saved volume also represents emissions of 2,825 tons of CO
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Input: Our business model may also be adversely affected by risks related to the physical impacts of climate change and extreme weather conditions. As the risk of flooding, wildfires, storms or hail increases it could become more difficult for LeasePlan to offer affordable insurance protection and may impact our pricing of these products. These could also impact our RMT services if more vehicles in our fleet are damaged or require more frequent servicing as a result of changing weather patterns. Finally, there is the possibility that extreme weather events will impact our business continuity at certain locations, if our employees are unable to reach their places of work or if office locations and delivery stores are physically damaged.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) accounts for 7% of the total waste generated by Wavestone’s activities in weight. This type of waste represents a major challenge given its large carbon footprint throughout its entire lifespan (use of water, metal and energy resources at all stages from product design through to recycling). We recycle all this waste or channel it for reuse or energy recovery.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our capital expenditure programme is focused on maintaining and improving our assets and services, ensuring we can deal with growth, and on meeting water quality and environmental standards. In AMP6, we completed a £2.2 billion programme of investment, delivered by our alliance partners, which will help provide our services until 2030.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: During the next 15 years, we expect to add thousands of megawatts of solar energy and gas-fired generation capable of ramping up and down quickly to ensure a reliable grid. This includes 300 megawatts of renewable energy that would power a large Facebook data center under development on the outskirts of Richmond. These clean energy investments could total more than $500 million per year.
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Input: Stress testing our portfolio to assess the effect of climate change on the bank's financial position, in 2019 ING carried out an internal climate risk stress test. As there is no standard for climate change stress testing yet, ING has adapted its regular stress testing models while leveraging on insights from supervisory climate stress tests and internal climate (risk) experts.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each type of risk helps reduce such threats.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Disappointingly, the vast majority of companies only make generic references to emerging risks when describing their risk management processes. They provide little insight into whether existing risk management processes were sufficient to identify emerging risks or whether they had to flex or amend these processes to do so. They give little information about how emerging risks, once identified, are treated and monitored.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: MELBOURNE BACKS BTR In June 2019, we entered into an agreement with developer PDG to deliver 490 purpose-built, BTR apartments as part of the $450 million Munro development in Melbourne’s CBD. The Munro development is a key project within the City of Melbourne’s $250 million renewal of the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In the US gas distribution businesses, we are focused on decarbonising our gas networks and the heating sector. We are doing this by reducing emissions related to natural gas through energy efficiency and demand response, continued investment in our leaking pipe replacement programmes and advancement of the future of heat. For example, we included a $90 million future of heat proposal in our April 2019 KEDNY/ KEDLI filing which combined expanded energy efficiency and demand response programmes, renewable natural gas interconnection investments, geothermal investments, and a hydrogen blending study. We plan to include future of heat proposals and continued pipe replacement programmes in our next Niagara Mohawk and Massachusetts gas rate filings. This work aligns with the Rhode Island Heating Sector Transformation, launched by the Governor in July 2019 to identify how the heating sector needs to change to meet the state’s climate objectives. This initiative concluded in April 2020 with recommendations provided to the Governor. Those recommendations included increased energy efficiency, electrification through air and ground source heat pumps, and fuel decarbonisation through renewable natural gas and renewable oil.
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Input: R$1.745 billion) in bonds distributed in the U.S. market and maturing in 2027. In addition to the green bonds mentioned above, we carried out a social and environmental due diligence process to enable the issue of R$7.67 billion in bonds to be used for long-term investments in specific projects.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Recent events On February 25, 2020, JPMorgan Chase announced additional steps in its initiatives to address climate change and further promote sustainable development. This year, JPMorgan Chase commits to facilitate $200 billion to advance the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including $50 billion toward green initiatives. The new commitment is intended to address a broader set of challenges in the developing world and developed countries where social and economic development gaps persist. As part of this commitment, the Firm had previously announced the creation of the J.P. Morgan Development Finance Institution to expand its financing activities for developing countries.
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Input: 4) After segmentation, a calibration phase is proposed. In this phase, it is necessary to select five clients from each established segment minimally and to estimate the impact on their default probability against the established revenue, cost and investment impacts. There is no single way to apply this step, and it can be constructed either quantitatively or qualitatively.
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Input: Because our electric grid will continue to rely on high-voltage and lower-voltage power lines, we expect to invest about $800 million annually for the foreseeable future to build new transmission infrastructure, replace more than 2,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, and upgrade physical security at substations. The rebuilds will increase the capacity on our transmission lines, which in part enhances our ability to transport more renewable energy.
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Input: We define short term as up to a year aligned with budget; medium term as 3-4 years aligned with budget planning; long term as 5-7 years aligned with strategic planning; and, for ad hoc analysis, we define longer term as beyond 7 years.
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Input: In order to finance the entire investment volume of around €6 billion, divestitures amounting to €1.7 billion are planned in the years 2018 to 2020. This includes divestitures in the onshore sector, which will build on our already realised participation models. The remaining divestitures will involve the sale of property, the receipt of construction cost subsidies and the disposal of subsidiaries.
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Input: Funds, launched a Climate Risk Monitoring Service and we also launched our £2.1bn All World Equity Climate Multi Factor Fund. RI will remain a high priority for all stakeholders in the Central Pool in the years ahead and we will continue to develop and enhance our corporate capabilities in this area.
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Input: The enterprise risks were categorized as an external, operational or strategic risk. External risks emerge from outside the organization, operational risks arise from within the organization, and strategic risks are associated with our strategic initiatives. The identified risks can significantly affect the Association’s finance, relevancy and reputation if mitigations are not in place.
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Input: Operational risks are inherent in the Barclays Bank Group’s business activities and it is not cost effective or possible to attempt to eliminate all operational risks. The Operational Risk Framework is therefore focused on identifying operational risks, assessing them and managing them within the Barclays Bank Group’s approved risk appetite.
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Input: 7. OUR R E SIL IE NCE T O CL IM AT E CH A NGE The Group fails to respond appropriately, and sufficiently, to climate change risks or adapt to benefit from the potential opportunities. This could lead to damage to our reputation, loss of income and/or property values, and loss of our licence to operate.
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Input: In recent years the impact of climate change is being felt throughout Japan. Its e ects include higher surface temperature, more frequent heavy rainfall events, declining quality of agricultural products, shifting plant and animal species distributions, and a higher risk of heat illness. �ere is a high probability that these e ects will continue and become more severe over an extended period.
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Input: 4.3.4 Methods of stakeholder engagement are flexible and can be tailored according to different objectives. They may include surveys, meetings, written communication or any other channels, depending on the types of stakeholders. Given the areas of concerns and expectations may change over time, engagement should be an iterative process.
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Input: Collaborating to help communities Our strategic partnerships are building a better future – whether it’s helping vulnerable households with their energy (see page 34), or tackling bad housing and homelessness. To support these issues in 2017, we invested £156 million in mandatory, voluntary and charitable contributions. A further £10 million has been committed to start-ups developing innovative energy ideas that benefit society, helping 38,000 people since 2013.
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Input: The Bank is also a signatory to the Equator Principles III (EPIII) - a global set of principles and guidance to assess, mitigate, manage and monitor environmental and social risks in project-related financing. CBA co-leads the Climate Change Working Group to develop additional climate change assessment requirements in the next iteration of the Equator Principles (EPIV). This will include deeper guidance to support implementation of the principles by global financial institutions.
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Input: An additional 15 head counts are spread into the Group's business units acting as entry points for Corporate Social Responsibility issues across the Group's 3 pillars of Global Banking and Investor Solutions, French Retail Banking, and International Retail Banking and Financial Services.
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Input: MARKE T: As the carbon debate intensifies, cement and concrete could be challenged by our customers as the building material of first choice because of perceived high embodied CO2. In the long term, should regulatory frameworks fail to incentivize consumption of low-carbon products, customers may be unwilling to pay for additional costs and the cement sector’s low-carbon roadmap might be compromised.
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Input: This broad, detailed study found BNP Pari- bas' business model to be resilient to these risks, with respect to: o its businesses, and the sector and geographic classifications of its portfolios; o the measures taken to mitigate these risks.
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Input: ACTION PLAN 2020-2023 Given the uncertainties relating to the macroeconomic and political outlook and the complexity of the interaction between measures to combat climate change and energy demand, we maintain a prudent financial approach in investment decisions. The four-year investment plan, focused on high-value projects with short pay-back period, provides for investments of around €32 billion in 2023 and is characterized by a high level of flexibility with around 60% of investments uncommitted in 2022-2023. Eni's investment program has been designed to achieve high-returns and resiliency even in a challenging scenario. In particular, the current portfolio of upstream projects in execution has a break-even price of 23 $/bbl (25 $/bbl in the previous plan) and an overall IRR of approximately 25%. These projects remain competitive even in a low carbon scenario. Adopting the IEA SDS scenario, which foresees a huge increase in the costs of emitting CO
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Input: 5.2.11 Conflict minerals: issues further down the chain In line with Philips’ commitment to supply-chain sustainability, we are concerned about the situation in eastern DRC (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), where proceeds from the mining sector are used to finance rebel conflicts in the region. Philips does not directly source minerals from the DRC and the mines are typically seven or more tiers away from our direct suppliers. Philips nevertheless feels obliged to address this issue through the means and influencing mechanisms available to us.
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Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each type of risk helps reduce such threats.
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Input: Ultimately, sustainable growth is also about culture and tone from the top. Leaders across the bank promote our efforts, articulate its importance and champion the work needed to deliver sustainable growth well into the future.
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Input: Cornwall’s energy ambitions At the end of 2016, we announced a £19 million local energy market trial in Cornwall, UK. The three-year trial will test how flexible demand, generation and storage can reduce pressure on the electricity grid, enable the growth of renewables and avoid expensive network upgrades. Since then, over 300 homes and businesses registered to get involved and in 2017, we welcomed our first business to the trial – a working farm and holiday retreat. Pioneering battery storage technology was installed to help them better manage the energy generated by their solar panels. In 2018, we expect to roll-out storage and solar panels in 100 homes and commence larger installations of storage, renewables and distributed generation across 15 businesses.
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Input: Emission sources not reported This section of the report details the emission sources on which we have not reported and provides the reasons behind our decisions. Only a minority of the offices we operate directly make use of gas and we have included this in our emissions from combustion of fuel. We do not have distinct data on heat/steam for our other offices as this is most likely embedded in the office service charges that we pay. As a result, we have not currently reported on purchased heat or steam. In future we will devise a methodology to estimate the emissions associated with heating requirements for which we are responsible.
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Input: In general, the Group's strategic risks were stable during the year with competitor capacity being monitored and assessed within the Group. IAG continues to support deregulation, manage its supplier base and explore opportunities for consolidation.
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Input: Businesses subject to this policy and implementation methods In this document, section 4.3.1.3 (1) Financing and Investment Transactions Prohibited Regardless of Sector lists projects for which we prohibit any financing or investment.
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Input: As our activities advance, the metrics and targets we use to monitor our success will likely evolve as well. Through our participation in industry groups, we intend to continue developing appropriate metrics that can be adopted consistently by financial institutions to provide comparable, decision-useful information to investors.
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Input: In Eastern China, the annual average temperature may rise by between 1.6°C and 2.7°C. The FMI predicts that the biggest related risk would be the flooding of the River Yangtze due to a potential increase in rainfall. In Southern Germany, the annual average temperature could rise between 1.6°C and 2.7°C by 2050, depending on the eventual emission scenario. The increase of droughts and forest fires due to higher temperatures constitute the biggest risks for forestry.
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Input: The British Columbia Carbon Tax Act sets a carbon price of $40 per tonne of CO2e on fuel combustion and is expected to increase by $5 per tonne of CO2e per year, reaching the federal target carbon price of $50 on April 1, 2021. The federal government has stated this program meets the requirements of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The CleanBC Program for Industry directs an amount equal to the incremental carbon tax paid by industry above $30/tonne into incentives to reduce emissions. The Government of British Columbia has also introduced measures to reduce upstream methane emissions by 45 percent and establish separate sector-level benchmarks to reduce carbon tax costs for industrial facilities.
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Input: Furthermore, similar to upstream PP&E assets discussed above, E&A assets are also potentially exposed to climate change and the global energy transition. A greater number of projects may be expected not to proceed as a consequence of lower forecast future demand, lower appetite by management and the board to allocate capital to certain projects, or increased objections from stakeholders to the development of certain projects. In response, management has updated its internal controls over its IFRS 6 assessment to reflect the potential impact that climate change and the energy transition may have on E&A assets.
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Input: In terms of piloting, we are analysing CIB listed companies sub-portfolio data (about 30 percent of the total in terms of EAD of given portfolio) while for remaining companies we are applying proxies based on sector and size of the company.
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Input: OPG’s total forecast capital expenditures for the 2018 year are approximately $2.1 billion. This includes amounts for the Darlington Refurbishment project, hydroelectric and other development projects including the Ranney Falls GS redevelopment and construction of the Nanticoke solar facility, and sustaining capital investments across the generating fleet. OPG’s major projects are discussed in the section, Project Excellence.
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Input: $40 trillion in assets. Signatories to Climate Action 100+ are requesting the boards and senior management of companies to: • Implement a strong governance framework which clearly articulates the board’s accountability and oversight of climate change risks and opportunities • Take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, consistent with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global average temperature increase to well below
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Input: The physical risks of climate change are divided into acute and chronic risks. Acute risks include risks related to extreme weather events, such as floods and hurricanes. Chronic risks include, for example, permanently higher temperatures and the ensuing sea level rise. Sectors particularly exposed to physical risks include the forest sector, agriculture and real estate, to name a few.
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Input: Regulatory risk is the risk of failure to meet new or existing regulatory and / or legislative requirements and deadlines, or a failure to embed compliant procedures into processes. It also includes the risk to the Group's capital, liquidity and profitability from the impact of future legislative and regulatory changes.
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Input: In this environment, there are several the Group, as a global distributor, faces due to climate change. These include physical risks with increased likelihood of more extreme events such as storms, and heatwaves which could affect the business’s physical sites or its distribution process. A further risk is regulatory change, often by governments, designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These may render certain products obsolete whilst increasing demand for others. Other potential impacts include increases, for example, in the costs of air transport of inventory to meet customer demands. There is also reputation risk if the business is not seen to be taking deliberate and tangible actions to reduce its GHG emissions.
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Input: Based on these market developments, we continue to focus on policy and legal risks, as well as technology risks, as we mainly expect changes within these two dimensions to potentially impact asset values. In this way, we aim to capture those industries and groups of companies that are most exposed to these risks and may therefore require adjustments in the near to medium term.
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Input: CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change presents immediate and long-term risks to Citi and to its clients and customers, with the risks potentially increasing over time. Climate risk can arise from physical risks (risks related to the physical effects of climate change) and transition risks (risks related to regulatory, legal, technological and market changes from a transition to a low- carbon economy).
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Input: In April 2018, the Group successfully completed a refinancing to convert floating to fixed debt and to extend the debt maturity out to November 2025. The Group issued a US$300 million bond with a fixed interest rate of 6.625%, which was swapped back to sterling upon issuance at an effective interest rate of 5%. The proceeds of the new issue were used to repay in full the £200 million floating rate bond issued in 2017 which had a maturity of 2022.
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Input: While the transformation of our systems will continue beyond 2021, we are committed to remaining within the guided transformation investment spend of €1.4 billion equating to an average of 50 to 60 basis points of Common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital annually until 2021. We expect that investment in transformation beyond 2021 will be at a lower level.
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Input: – The Emu Downs Solar Farm is a 20MW solar farm, being built next to the Emu Downs Wind Farm site. Synergy, the Western Australian energy provider has entered into a 13-year offtake agreement for both the energy and the Large-scale Renewable Generation Certificates (LGCs), commencing January 2018. The estimated $50 million project will be partially funded with a $5.5 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
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Input: Prior to submission to the Board of Directors for final approval, investment decisions are reviewed by the EBRD Investment Committee (OpsCom). OpsCom is chaired by the First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group and includes representatives of all relevant functions involved in the business activity, including Banking, Legal, Risk Management, and the Economics, Policy and Governance team looking after the mandated objectives of the EBRD.
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Input: As a result of this exercise, with data at 30 June 2020, 18.4% of the exposure measured by EAD (equivalent to 9.7% of the Group's EAD) of the wholesale portfolio has been identified as corresponding to sectors defined as 'transition risk sensitive', with a very high, high or intermediate level of exposure to this risk. This calculation was made on a portfolio of EUR 237.4 billion, corresponding to the EAD of the wholesale lending portfolio (EUR 451.7 billion of the Group's EAD).
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Input: Application - Projects with high and irreversible risks and po - tential impact, where it is not deemed possible to establish a viable action plan, or projects that con - travene the Bank's corporate values, are rejected.
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Input: Risks—Transition Risks and Physical Risks Clients to whom MUFG has provided credits may be exposed to risks arising in the course of the transition to a low-carbon society, such as stricter regulation and the introduction of low-carbon technologies (transition risks). They can also be exposed to risks arising from physical damage due to the growing occurrences of climate change-induced natural disasters and abnormal weather (physical risks). If these risks were to impact the clients’ businesses or financial conditions, MUFG’s credit portfolio would also be exposed to substantial risks.
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Input: IAG is exposed to multiple risks relating to the conduct of its general insurance business. The risks noted below are not meant to represent an exhaustive list, but outline those risks faced by IAG that have been identified in IAG's RMS: strategic risk – the risk of not achieving corporate or strategic goals due to poor business decisions regarding future business plans and strategies and/or a lack of responsiveness to changes in the business environment;
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Input: We could suffer losses and our business has been and could be adversely affected by the failure to adopt and implement effective risk management We have implemented risk management strategies, policies and internal controls involving processes and procedures intended to identify, monitor and manage risks facing the Group. However, our risk management framework has not always been, or may not in the future prove to be, effective.
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Input: The two companies and the relevant local authorities had already created 1,088 car-pooling spaces between 2014 and 2018. They will step up their efforts in this area with a motorway investment plan that was approved by the French government in early November 2018. APRR has undertaken to create 1,700 car-pooling spaces at 27 sites by 2021, investing a total of €10.6 million, while AREA will invest €1.7 million to create 250 spaces at five sites in the same timeframe.
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Input: Net CO2 emissions (kg per ton of cementitious material) Net CO2 emissions are CO2 emissions from the calcination process of the raw materials and the combustion of traditional kiln and non-kiln fuels. Cementitious materials refer to clinker production volumes, mineral components consumed in cement production and mineral components processed and sold externally.
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Input: – The Badgingarra Wind Farm is a 130MW wind farm, to be built at an estimated cost of $315 million, on the site adjacent to the existing Emu Downs Wind Farm (final condition precedent expected to be met in August 2017). Alinta Energy has entered into a 12-year offtake agreement for both the energy and the LGCs, commencing January 2019.
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Input: Reputational risk In 2019 and in recent years, there has continued to be a range of material risk events such as service outages and data compromises in the market. These impact the reputation of the financial services industry as a whole and potentially threaten consumer confidence in both the reliability of services and the safety of their data and savings.
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Input: Over the last two years, the CGEN has encouraged the Group to make strong com- mitments when it comes to managing climate-re- lated risks and opportunities, in various ways: re- ducing support for the coal sector, strengthening the Group's climate goals, etc.
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Input: Furthermore, again in 2019, the following plants were completed: - the Adam plant in Tunisia (5 MWp with energy storage, 2.5 MWp Eni share) which will power the facilities at the Adam oilfield operated by Eni; - the photovoltaic plant at Katherine in Australia with a capacity of 34 MWp and energy storage; - 70% of the Badamsha wind farm in Kazakhstan, which is also an absolute first for Eni, with a total capacity of 50 MW (completed in February 2020).
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Input: 5.2.11 Conflict minerals: issues further down the chain In line with Philips’ commitment to supply-chain sustainability, we are concerned about the situation in eastern DRC (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), where proceeds from the mining sector are used to finance rebel conflicts in the region. Philips does not directly source minerals from the DRC and the mines are typically seven or more tiers away from our direct suppliers. Philips nevertheless feels obliged to address this issue through the means and influencing mechanisms available to us.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Over the past several years, changing weather patterns and climatic conditions, including as a result of global warming, have added to the unpredictability, frequency and severity of natural disasters and created additional uncertainty as to future trends and exposures. In particular, the consequences of climate change are expected to significantly impact the insurance industry, including with respect to risk perception, pricing and modeling assumptions, and need for new insurance products, all of which may create unforeseen risks not currently known to us.
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Input: Sasol promotes effective management and achievement of climate-related targets and objectives through appropriate performance incentives. With the exception of Mining employees below management levels who participate in production bonus plans, short-term incentives are distributed through the single short-term incentive (STI) structure, which applies to all other employees globally. Corporate performance targets are set in relation to the long-term incentive plan and are measured over a period of 3 years.
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Input: Data: Advancements in new technologies and new services, an increasing external threat landscape, and changing regulatory requirements increase the need for the Group to effectively govern, manage, and protect its data (or the data shared with third-party suppliers). Failure to manage data risk effectively can result in unethical decisions, poor customer outcomes, loss of value to the Group and mistrust.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have devoted significant resources to develop our risk management capabilities and expect to continue to do so in the future. Nonetheless, our risk management strategies, models and processes, including our use of various risk models for assessing market exposures and hedging strategies, stress testing and other analysis, may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that are unidentified or unanticipated.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have a climate change policy and implemented strategies aligned with the TCFD recommendations which describe our commitment with doing our part to limit global temperatures below two degrees, among these strategies are the following: • Financial products within our sustainable business strategy, where we offer products that seek to avoid GHG emissions with projects implemented by our clients. (Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Production, Sustainable Building and Electric Mobility) • Reducing our GHG emissions, where we have established a 2030 target in line with the Science Based Targets iniciative. Said target is aligned with all of our Eco-Efficiency reduction targets associated with energy, water, paper and business travel. • Issue of Green Bonds (Focused on sustainable building, and renewable energy projects for 350.000 million Colombian pesos) where we seek to engage with investors to incorporate climate change in their strategies.
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Input: Reputational risk In 2019 and in recent years, there has continued to be a range of material risk events such as service outages and data compromises in the market. These impact the reputation of the financial services industry as a whole and potentially threaten consumer confidence in both the reliability of services and the safety of their data and savings.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The investment horizon is between 3 and 15 years, because shorter investment horizons than this risk creating restrictions in the management, which can lead to poorer earnings, in part due to lower liquidity. Evaluation is over a rolling five-year period and the outcome of individual years should be interpreted with caution since strategic positions are taken in the medium term.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Responding to the threats of climate change Our exposure to climate change falls into two broad categories. Physical risks, particularly to our property assets from severe weather events; and transition risks from the move to a low carbon economy, which will impact the value of investments associated with higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions. The two risks are linked. Continued emissions will increase physical risks, and limiting the impacts will require substantial emission reductions increasing transition risks.
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Input: UBS is also involved in other activities to reduce gaps in climate-related financial data. We support the CDP, as an investor member as well as a questionnaire respondent, in their aim to improve company disclosure of risks and op- por tunities related to natural resources. We were also on the advisory panel of the Natural Capital Finance Alliance's advancing environmental management project. The pro- ject tool ENCORE, which maps how industry sectors depend on nature, was launched in November 2018.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Group is also committed to promoting research and education to better understand and protect against climate risk: the AXA Research Fund will dedicate €35 million to climate risk research by 2018. In addition, AXA works on climate issues through its partnership with the humanitarian organization CARE; this partnership is focused in part on disaster risk reduction efforts among vulnerable populations in both Africa and Asia.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In the case of substantial risks at sector level in the field of corporate and project financing, the reporting chain is as follows: Similar mechanisms exist for banking risks, country risks, market price risks and operational risks.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Exposure to Extractives Industries It is important to identify exposure to business activities in extractives industries in order to assess the potential risk of ‘stranded assets’. ‘Stranded assets’ are assets that may suffer from premature write-downs and may even become obsolete due to changes in policy or consumer behaviour. This is a real potential risk for assets in extractives industries as we transition to a lower carbon future.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In addition, we have been gradually introducing RPA, which uses robots to automate a series of tasks previously performed by employees, resulting in a reduction in work hours of approximately 300,000 hours in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Going forward, we will continue to promote automation and labor savings in data input operations to improve administrative efficiency.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: £3 billion (20 per cent) of the Group’s revenue and our customer facing channels to market are mentioned on page 24. Additional technology investments are aimed at improving execution and efficiency in all areas of our business from warehousing, fleet, inventory and customer relationship management to back-office human resources and financial management and reporting systems.
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Input: The Audit Committee Charter states that the committee will 'discuss policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the company's major risk exposures, and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures.' The Vice President and General Auditor, Corporate Auditing, whose appointment and performance is reviewed and evaluated by the Audit Committee, is responsible for leading the formal risk assessment and management process within the company.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At the announcement of the business plan for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, as for investments and loans, we are setting the target at ¥2.1 trillion, which is within the three-year cumulative range announced already, and there is no change to our forecasts for asset recycling and shareholder returns.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We are committed to net zero. At the same time, we cannot see a viable path to a 100 percent reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions based on our current or potential asset mix and technologies. Committing to 100 percent carbon- and methane-free operations, without adequate technology and forceful policy and regulatory prescriptions, would jeopardize our mandate to provide safe, reliable, and affordable energy to our customers.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - Other subjects: The Group is also participating in a study by the French Association of Private Companies (AFEP) on the comparison of 2 C scenarios and in a different study by Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE) ZEN 2050 on the decarbonisation of the French economy by 2050.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: At Vancity, we are committed to helping our business members improve their environmental performance. One of the ways we do this is through our relationship with Climate Smart. Climate Smart provides training, coaching, and software for businesses to measure their carbon footprint, identify opportunities for cost, energy, and carbon savings, and communicate their efforts. Vancity offers members a $1,000 scholarship for Climate Smart training and 160 members have taken part in the program.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Claims and insurance supply chain Risks of growing numbers of natural perils related claims was demonstrated by the bushfire, hail and storm events this financial year. This presents a short-term risk to operational claims handling capacity. In the medium term, supply and demand imbalances have the potential to impact claims inflation. Underlying supply chain costs could be impacted by limited availability of raw materials and potential carbon regulation but, as noted above, this is expected to be relatively immaterial.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In general, the Group's strategic risks were stable during the year with competitor capacity being monitored and assessed within the Group. IAG continues to support deregulation, manage its supplier base and explore opportunities for consolidation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Regulatory developments Globalization affects the insurance industry as well as its customers. Although many of today’s risks are globally interconnected and the largest insurers operate globally, insurance regulation is still mainly focused on national markets. From a global perspective, the regulatory framework is fragmented. This threatens the efficient use of capital and makes it harder for global insurers to fulfil their potential as bearers of risk. As a global insurer, Zurich advocates a consolidated group-wide approach to regulation, such as the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups initiative.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At the start of 2018, we announced a plan to increase our investment in electrification—expected to be over $11 billion by 2022—to substantially increase the number of battery electric vehicles we offer around the world. And we will have more to announce in 2018 as we remain focused on designing smart vehicles for a smart world that help people move more safely, confidently, and freely.
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Input: Regulatory compliance can divert management attention and increase capacity needed to make changes to comply, thereby reducing the aptitude to pursue strategic objectives. It often tends to increase the size of risk, compliance and assurance functions which monitor, maintain and report on compliance. Regulatory compliance can introduce complexity and inefficiencies into ordinary business processes, which drive up cost and impact customers who do not always appreciate the value of regulations.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We have devoted significant resources to develop our risk management capabilities and expect to continue to do so in the future. Nonetheless, our risk management strategies, models and processes, including our use of various risk models for assessing market exposures and hedging strategies, stress testing and other analysis, may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that are unidentified or unanticipated.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: For many investors, climate change poses significant financial challenges and opportunities. The expected transition to a lower carbon economy is estimated to require around £2.7 trillion, on average, in energy sector investments a year for the foreseeable future, generating new investment opportunities. At the same time, the risk return profile of companies exposed to climate-related risks may change significantly because of physical impacts of climate change, climate policy or new technologies.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our generation capacity represents approximately 14 per cent of Australia's total NEM. We have a slightly lower proportion of coal than the NEM average and we continue to grow our share of wind and solar renewables. We have less hydro than the NEM average, reflecting the significance of the government-owned Snowy Hydro scheme. We also have a higher proportion of gas, which serves as more reliable, dispatchable ('firming') capacity for the market as coal is retired and renewable generation increases.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Furthermore, similar to upstream PP&E assets discussed above, E&A assets are also potentially exposed to climate change and the global energy transition. A greater number of projects may be expected not to proceed as a consequence of lower forecast future demand, lower appetite by management and the board to allocate capital to certain projects, or increased objections from stakeholders to the development of certain projects. In response, management has updated its internal controls over its IFRS 6 assessment to reflect the potential impact that climate change and the energy transition may have on E&A assets.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Reinvestment in the business In 2019, CN spent approximately $3.9 billion in its capital program, with $1.6 billion invested to maintain the safety and integrity of the network, particularly track infrastructure. CN's capital spending also included $1.2 billion on strategic initiatives to increase capacity, enable growth and improve network resiliency, including line capacity upgrades and information technology initiatives, $0.9 billion on equipment capital expenditures, including the acquisition of 154 new high-horsepower locomotives and 560 new grain hopper cars, and $0.2 billion on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the safety technology system mandated by the U.S. Congress.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Reputational and financial impact: Increased concern over climate change could lead to increased expectations to fossil fuel producers, as well as a more negative perception of the oil and gas industry. This could lead to litigation and divestment risk and could also have an impact on talent attraction and retention and on our licenses to operate in certain jurisdictions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Given how essential bonds are to the global economy — as a source of risk management and returns for investors, as a source of capital for companies and governments — the lack of structural innovations to the bond market for many years was surprising. For decades, bond markets largely stayed the same. And in fact, investing in bonds became more difficult following the global financial crisis, as greater regulatory oversight and capital restrictions significantly reduced banks’ balance sheets and as a result, bond inventories.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Lidl raises environmental standards in retail sector Financing worth €110 million will help Schwarz Group, owner of the Lidl supermarket chain, improve the environmental performance of its stores in Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania. The project also supports the development of sustainable building-certification regimes in these countries and will cut the company’s CO2 emissions by 26,000 tonnes per year.
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Input: Except as required by law, the Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, by it or on its behalf.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: – Omissions Emissions associated with joint ventures and investments are not included in the emissions disclosure as they fall outside the scope of our operational boundary. We do not have any emissions associated with heat, steam or cooling. We are not aware of any other material sources of omissions from our emissions reporting.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Risks to the Group’s reputation Risks include acts or omissions by the Group or any of its employees that could damage the Group’s reputation or lead to a loss of trust among its stakeholders. Every risk type has potential consequences for Zurich’s reputation. Effectively managing each type of risk helps reduce such threats.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Sustainable resources and climate change In 2015 the EBRD pledged its commitment to successful implementation of the historic agreement on fighting global warming adopted by more than 190 countries at the UN climate conference in Paris. With its Green Economy Transition (GET) approach, approved by the Board in September 2015 and due for rollout in 2016, the EBRD aims to raise the level of environmental investment to 40 per cent of its total financing by 2020. This would correspond to a GET investment of €18 billion over the period 2016-20 and bring a major contribution to efforts by the Bank’s countries of investment to move towards a low carbon economy, in line with the Paris accord.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: We have made significant progress towards the goals we set out, including achieving our 100% Environmental, Social, and Governance integration goal for active strategies. For more detail on our progress, see 2020 sustainability actions.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Through these initiatives, Konica Minolta is aiming to achieve the business targets of more than ¥75 billion in operating profit, ¥50 billion in profit attributable to owners of the company, and ROE of 9.5% by fiscal 2019, the final year of the Medium Term Business Plan. Beyond this, we are looking to achieve a medium-term target of more than ¥100 billion in operating profit and more than ¥70 billion in profit attributable to owners of the company by fiscal 2021.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Transitional risks AGL's Climate Statement reflects our approach to the strategic management of risks and opportunities associated with the energy transition. These risks incorporate policy and legal risk, technology risk, market risk and reputation risk. Transitional risks also include risks in end-of-life asset planning and the rehabilitation of assets. Misalignment of these plans with future scenarios may lead to possible stranded assets and revenue loss amid continued policy uncertainty.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The EBRD is financing the delivery of energy supplies from Azerbaijan to Europe along the Southern Gas Corridor with a US$ 500 million (€417 million equivalent) loan that will help fund completion of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline. Bank engagement in the project will ensure that it meets the highest environmental standards.
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Input: We could suffer losses and our business has been and could be adversely affected by the failure to adopt and implement effective risk management We have implemented risk management strategies, policies and internal controls involving processes and procedures intended to identify, monitor and manage risks facing the Group. However, our risk management framework has not always been, or may not in the future prove to be, effective.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: In developing our scenario analysis, we used internal data sets and assumptions made in our existing business models. We considered the views of departments across the business to better understand risks and time horizons. We also took the time to consider impacts and dependencies. This helped us to report on the risks and opportunities that are most material to our organization.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to continue in operation, meet its liabilities as they fall due and raise financing as required over the period to December 2022.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: These sector-specific policies are usually developed by the AI taking into account relevant industry certification schemes, international practices, its strategy, level of exposure to the particular sector, and even its engagement with customers, industry experts, shareholders and the community.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: The following additional restrictions are in place for clients active in mountaintop removal mining (MTR): Barclays does not directly finance MTR projects or developments; We apply EDD to financing facilities involving clients which practice MTR.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Supporting the Low-Carbon Transition Our business units are on pace to meet our commitment to mobilize $250 billion to support low-carbon solutions by 2030. They are building expertise, supported by GSF and the Institute for Sustainable Investing, to serve our clients' growing interest in Environmental, Social, and Governance issues and in climate change specifically. Survey data from the Institute suggests rapidly accelerating interest in climate-focused solutions among asset managers, asset owners and individual investors. In response, we are developing accessible new products, such as Morgan Stanley Impact Quotient (see page 15). Our early work in 2013 in scaling green- bond financing has catalyzed new opportunities and continues to drive sector innovation in green and sustainable bonds.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In order to finance the entire investment volume of around €6 billion, divestitures amounting to €1.7 billion are planned in the years 2018 to 2020. This includes divestitures in the onshore sector, which will build on our already realised participation models. The remaining divestitures will involve the sale of property, the receipt of construction cost subsidies and the disposal of subsidiaries.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: As a founding member of the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities, IAG works collaboratively with governments to effect change in public policy, increase investment aimed at building safer and more resilient communities and working to improve the capacity of people and businesses to better withstand future natural disasters. IAG has also been invited by the Governments in Australia and New Zealand to play a role in climate change management, including active engagement and contribution to the National Resilience Taskforce in Australia. In New Zealand IAG is working through the Climate Leaders Coalition to ensure businesses are actively adapting and building resilience to climate impacts. As a key member of the Insurance Council of Australia, the representative body of the general insurance industry in Australia, IAG plays an active role in the Council's Climate Change Action Committee and Data and Knowledge Sub-Committee.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The Bank signed five transactions worth a total of €47 million under its Green Cities Framework in support of environmentally friendly municipal investments. Projects included financing for an electric bus fleet in Batumi, Georgia, and for a biomass-fuelled district heating plant in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A wide range of donors provide funding in support of the Framework.
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Input: We meet the financing needs of our customers with a broad and modern product range. The focus of the portfolio is on traditional owner-occupied home financing and the financing of real estate capital investments (residential mortgage loans and investment properties with a total EaD of €61bn). We provide our business customers with credit in the form of individual loans with a volume of €14bn. In addition, we meet our customers’ day-to-day demand for credit with consumer loans (consumer and instalment loans, credit cards to a total of €10bn).
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Ultimately, sustainable growth is also about culture and tone from the top. Leaders across the bank promote our efforts, articulate its importance and champion the work needed to deliver sustainable growth well into the future.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Financial losses stemming from climate-related factors adversely impacting the capital value of securities held within the Investment Vehicle portfolio and/or the ability of those companies whose securities are held to meet their financial obligations thereunder. Reputational damage stemming from the Company’s association with companies whose securities are held within the Investment Vehicle portfolio and whose ESG policies, activities or disclosures fail to meet the standards expected by stakeholders.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In general, the Group's strategic risks were stable during the year with competitor capacity being monitored and assessed within the Group. IAG continues to support deregulation, manage its supplier base and explore opportunities for consolidation.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Other regulatory risks entail litigation risk and potential direct regulations in line with increasing carbon neutrality ambitions in various jurisdictions, such as the EU’s European Green Deal. Climate-related policy changes may also reduce access to prospective geographical areas for future exploration and production. Disruptive developments may not be ruled out, possibly triggered by severe weather events affecting public perception and policy making.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Application - Projects with high and irreversible risks and po - tential impact, where it is not deemed possible to establish a viable action plan, or projects that con - travene the Bank's corporate values, are rejected.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Any misalignments will be represented at sector, technologies and counterpart level and road-testing banks will be able to leverage the methodology for reporting and steering potential capital misallocation, in order to be aligned with the 2 C goal of the Paris Agreement. The underlying matching software and calibration for matching instruments will be made publicly available at the end of the project.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Initiatives to mitigate or respond to adverse impacts of climate change may impact market and asset prices, economic activity, and customer behaviour, particularly in geographic locations and industry sectors adversely affected by these changes. Failure to effectively manage these transition risks could adversely affect our business, prospects, reputation, financial performance or financial condition.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In order to finance the entire investment volume of around €6 billion, divestitures amounting to €1.7 billion are planned in the years 2018 to 2020. This includes divestitures in the onshore sector, which will build on our already realised participation models. The remaining divestitures will involve the sale of property, the receipt of construction cost subsidies and the disposal of subsidiaries.
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Input: Operational risks Operational risks relate to the losses resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or due to external events. These risks normally fall within our low-risk appetite level as there is no strategic benefit from accepting the risk and accepting that it is not in line with our vision and values.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Its main priorities in 2019 were initiating investigations into new opportunities, reviewing existing proposals, examining and challenging our quarterly climate change reports and ensuring Trafigura is positioned to adapt as the world transitions to a low carbon economy.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: At the Telefonica, S.A. Group, the strategy includes adaptation measures relating to physical and transitional changes. The main measures include the Business Continuity Plan for Climate Disasters and the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Plan.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: At the beginning of 2019, VINCI Airports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Portuguese government to extend Lisbon’s airport capacity. It provides for upgrading the existing Humberto Delgado Airport and building a new civil airport on the Montijo Air base opposite the city at the eastern end of the Tagus estuary. VINCI Airports will invest €1.15 billion over the next 10 years in this two-pronged project.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Initiatives to mitigate or respond to adverse impacts of climate change may impact market and asset prices, economic activity, and customer behaviour, particularly in geographic locations and industry sectors adversely affected by these changes. Failure to effectively manage these transition risks could adversely affect our business, prospects, reputation, financial performance or financial condition.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 4. While Canadian financial regulations are considered to be best in kind, they may pose an obstacle for financial institutions in adapting to the fintech ecosystem. The study found that there is a growing disconnect between regulations and the latest technological advances. Current regulations make it difficult for Financial Firms to undertake the low-level, rapid experimentation required to develop safe, useful fintech products and services.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Identifying, quantifying and managing risk is complex and challenging. Although it is our policy and practice to identify and, where appropriate and practical, actively manage such risks to support objectives in managing capital and future financial security and flexibility, our policies and procedures may not adequately identify, monitor and quantify all risks.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: For our operated offshore fields and onshore plants in Norway our new climate ambitions includes reducing the absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and to near zero by 2050. By 2030 this implies annual cuts of more than 5 million tonnes, corresponding to around 10% of Norway’s total CO2 emissions. A 40% reduction by 2030 will be achieved through large industrial measures, including energy efficiency, digitalization and launch of several electrification projects. The 2030 ambition is expected to require investments of around USD 5.7 billion for Equinor and its partners.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Like many of our customers, shareholders, and team members, we are concerned about climate change and other environmental challenges affecting our planet. We’ve launched the “Greener Every Day” campaign to educate and inspire our team members to join our environmental efforts by making simple changes in their behavior each day at home, work, and in the community. Our goal is for team members to make a total of 250,000 commitments to improve sustainability by 2020.
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Input: We are subject to a wide range of international, national and local environmental laws and regulations, as well as the requirements of our customers and expectations of our broader stakeholders. Costs of continuing compliance, potential restoration and clean-up activities, and increasing costs from the effects of emissions could have an adverse impact on our profitability.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: 2 captured from neighbouring industrial facilities and power plants into gas fields that are now depleted; - achieving a capacity for energy production from renewable sources over 55 GW by 2050; - expansion of retail operations with the aim of reaching over 20 million supply contracts by 2050. Furthermore, Eni has confirmed and further extended its intermediate decarbonisation targets: net-zero carbon footprint by 2030 for scope 1 and 2 emissions from upstream operations and net-zero carbon footprint for scope 1 and 2 emissions from all Group operations by 2040. Overall spending in the four-year period 2020-23 for decarbonisation, circular economy and renewables is forecast at approximately €4.9 billion, including scientific and technological research activities designed to support these areas.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: In April 2018, the Group successfully completed a refinancing to convert floating to fixed debt and to extend the debt maturity out to November 2025. The Group issued a US$300 million bond with a fixed interest rate of 6.625%, which was swapped back to sterling upon issuance at an effective interest rate of 5%. The proceeds of the new issue were used to repay in full the £200 million floating rate bond issued in 2017 which had a maturity of 2022.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Climate change-related risks may also adversely impact the value of the securities that we hold or lead to increased credit risk of other counterparties we transact business with, including reinsurers. In addition, our reputation or corporate brand could be negatively impacted as a result of changing customer or societal perceptions of organizations that we either insure or invest in due to their actions (or lack thereof) with respect to climate change. We cannot predict the long-term impacts of climate change on our business and results of operations.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Under the Strategic Plan 2018-2022, the company continues to optimise the businesses through additional efciency measures, with the commitment to cut annual operating expenses by Euros 500 million in 2022. These efciencies are focused on an analysis of the company's non-core activities and on the assignment of operational functions within each of the business units, all supported by the ongoing digitalisation processes.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: We aim to promote equal opportunities by inspiring underrepresented groups to take up STEM fields by exposing them to aviation employment options and opportunities. By fueling the pipeline today through our support of educational initiatives and STEM programs, we will help to ensure more diverse perspectives in the hangars and boardrooms of the future.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: - green business development through (i) a growing commitment to renewable energy (approx. 1,000 MW installed power in 2021); (ii) development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery (with a maximum capacity of 560 ktonnes/ year from 2021) and the completion of the Gela biorefinery (with maximum capacity of 720 ktonnes/year) by 2018; (iii) strengthening of Green Chemistry, with production of bio-intermediates from vegetable oil at Porto Torres (capacity of 70 ktonnes/year), studies, pilot projects and partnerships with other operators. The total investments in the 2018-21 four-year period amount to more than €1.8 billion, included the scientific and technological development (R&D) activities related to the path to decarbonization;
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The ability to enable a fast and effective response to, and recovery from, disruptive events. The effectiveness of this element is determined by the thoroughness of efforts to plan, prepare and exercise in advance of events.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Economic and financial results in the four-year plan: the adjusted operating profit expected at €0.9 billion in 2021; cumulated free cash flow at €2.1 billion in 2018-2021. ● Reducing refining break-even margin at approximately 3 $/barrel by the end of 2018. ● Completion of the Gela conversion in biorefinery and the development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery. ● Strengthening of marketing activities in countries of presence. ● Focus on digitalization to optimize operations and enhance efficiencies.
Symbol:
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Input: Sustainable Development Goals ('SDGs') Analytics In 2020, Trucost launched a Sustainable Development Goal analytics tool allowing financial institutions to assess portfolio alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Trucost's Sustainable Development Goal analysis tool is an extension of Trucost's Sustainable Development Goal Evaluation tool launch in 2018 to help companies align business strategies with the goals. The Sustainable Development Goals are a global blueprint adopted by the world's governments to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: The two biggest emissions categories are car use and air travel. Compared to 2016, there was a decrease in the category ‘car’ as a result of the switch to electric lease cars. There were more kilometres of air travel in 2019, which resulted in higher CO 2 emissions in this area.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: At this stage the assessment is still considered qualitative, as further studies and research are yet to be completed, however it does indicate which risks may potentially have a material impact on Transurban's business. Each of these risks will be assessed further to confirm the scope and relative impact of the different consequences to better inform the management approach and reporting for future years.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: HayWired Resilient Business Challenge In 2018, JPMorgan Chase participated in the San Francisco HayWired Resilient Business Challenge, which is designed to help businesses increase their own preparedness and mitigate the impact an earthquake or other natural disaster could have on their ability to resume business activities.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: Our offerings are designed to meet the specific needs of IFC clients in different industries — with a special focus on infrastructure, manufacturing, agribusiness, services, and financial markets. In FY18, we made $11.6 billion in long-term investments in 366 projects. In addition, we mobilized nearly $11.7 billion to support the private sector in developing countries.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: Risk and risk management Operational risk and compliance risk Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events including legal risk but excluding strategic and reputation risk. It also includes, among other things, technology risk, model risk and outsourcing risk.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: At the announcement of the business plan for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, as for investments and loans, we are setting the target at ¥2.1 trillion, which is within the three-year cumulative range announced already, and there is no change to our forecasts for asset recycling and shareholder returns.
Symbol: Climate Event
Input: ING participated in a GBP 1.37 billion project finance for Galloper Wind Farm Ltd. for the construction of a 336 megawatt offshore wind farm in the UK. Once completed, the wind farm is expected to generate enough renewable energy per year to meet the electricity needs of around 330,000 homes. It will significantly contribute to meeting the UK’s 2020 target to source 15 percent of its energy for heat, transport and power from renewable sources. ING acted as coordinating bookrunner, MLA and lender.
Symbol: Not Climate Event
Input: - green business development through: (i) a growing commitment to renewable energy (approximately 1,000 MW installed power in 2021); (ii) development of the second phase of the Venice biorefinery and the completion, by the end of 2018, of the Gela biorefinery; (iii) strengthening of green chemistry, with production of bio-intermediates from vegetable oil at Porto Torres, studies and partnerships with other operators. Eni's capex for the 2018-2021 four-year period amount to more than €1.8 billion, including R&D costs to support path to decarbonization.
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