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July 18, 2024

Financial institutions face large exposure to physical nature risks

Matter's Chief Sustainability Analysis Officer was quoted in the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views & the Portfolio Adviser's PA Future.

Financial institutions face significant risks due to climate change, and the recent report by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) highlights the varying approaches global regulators are taking to address nature-related financial risks. Despite the recognised challenges, such as lack of reliable data, hindering comprehensive assessments, there’s a growing appreciation of the need for action.

Matter’s Chief Sustainability Analysis Officer is quoted today in both the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views and the Portfolio Adviser's PA Future:

“This report highlights that while regulatory authorities' recognition of nature risk is not uniform, and is in some ways still in its infancy, nature as a financial risk is clearly on the global regulatory and supervisory agenda. Climate and nature are so deeply intertwined that we cannot separate them, and we see the recognition of the work still to be done on data, methods, and scenarios as positive: as with climate, financial authorities play an important role in guiding the development of frameworks and approaches risk assessment. At the same time, firms and financial institutions are in many cases already going beyond regulatory expectations on nature, as we have seen with growing global TNFD adoption. We’re excited to be part of this virtuous circle by contributing to robust, scalable nature data at this critical point in history” - Lise Pretorius

Read the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views’ article here.

Read the PA Future article here.

Matter is on a mission to deliver high-quality data and insights on sustainability metrics to investor funds and portfolio managers. The solutions aim to simplify reporting processes, compliance overviews, in-depth analyses of portfolios on multiple metrics, etc. Our methodology evolves around transparency, granularity, and the robustness of the data we provide.

Please feel free to contact us for more information or read on to our other Insight pieces.

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Financial institutions face significant risks due to climate change, and the recent report by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) highlights the varying approaches global regulators are taking to address nature-related financial risks. Despite the recognised challenges, such as lack of reliable data, hindering comprehensive assessments, there’s a growing appreciation of the need for action.

Matter’s Chief Sustainability Analysis Officer is quoted today in both the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views and the Portfolio Adviser's PA Future:

“This report highlights that while regulatory authorities' recognition of nature risk is not uniform, and is in some ways still in its infancy, nature as a financial risk is clearly on the global regulatory and supervisory agenda. Climate and nature are so deeply intertwined that we cannot separate them, and we see the recognition of the work still to be done on data, methods, and scenarios as positive: as with climate, financial authorities play an important role in guiding the development of frameworks and approaches risk assessment. At the same time, firms and financial institutions are in many cases already going beyond regulatory expectations on nature, as we have seen with growing global TNFD adoption. We’re excited to be part of this virtuous circle by contributing to robust, scalable nature data at this critical point in history” - Lise Pretorius

Read the Financial Times’ Sustainable Views’ article here.

Read the PA Future article here.

Matter is on a mission to deliver high-quality data and insights on sustainability metrics to investor funds and portfolio managers. The solutions aim to simplify reporting processes, compliance overviews, in-depth analyses of portfolios on multiple metrics, etc. Our methodology evolves around transparency, granularity, and the robustness of the data we provide.

Please feel free to contact us for more information or read on to our other Insight pieces.

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