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As companies around the world move quickly to quantify risk associated with climate change, U.S. regulators, policymakers, investors and banks themselves are slowly working to level the playing field with the rest of the world. The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule for issuers requires companies to disclose climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on their business, results of operations, or financial condition. The SEC’s rule would also require disclosure of a company's greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the Federal Reserve plans to start climate stress-testing exercises with the largest U.S. banks to further clarify how to manage climate risk.

Join S&P Global Market Intelligence and leading banking industry executives as we discuss how banks can take steps to begin to assess, monitor and manage risk created by climate change and the low carbon transition.

Moving ESG Initiatives Forward

We will discuss topics such as:

1. Why is ESG important for community banks?

2. What are the keys to building an effective ESG policy?

3. How can banks accomplish an effective and diverse board?

4. Should banks start providing statistical disclosure about the kinds of companies they bank and what the bank does to ensure they are lending in a socially responsible way?

5. What ESG initiatives has your bank started?

Speakers

• Lindsey Hall, head of ESG Thought Leadership, S&P Global Market Intelligence

• Jennifer Docherty, Managing Director, Assistant General Counsel, Financial Services Group, Piper Sandler; Co-Founder and CEO, Bank on Women

• Jim Ryan, Chairman & CEO, Old National Bancorp

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ESG Adoption for U.S. Commercial Banks: Where Should You Be in the Journey?
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As environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to gain attention in the U.S., banks need to start adopting and embedding ESG into their strategies now.

With the increased focus on social and environmental factors in the regulatory and investment community, banks need to ramp up their ESG disclosure, start to assess the financial impacts of climate change and highlight their commitments to all stakeholders and their communities.

But ESG shouldn’t be viewed as simply another regulatory box to check, but rather an opportunity to achieve long-term value creation. The most competitive banks are already moving to adopt ESG strategies, are you?

Join S&P Global Market Intelligence and leading banking industry insiders as we discuss where banks of different sizes should be in their ESG journey and what steps banks need to take to move forward.

We’ll discuss:
• Why is ESG important for banks?
• How can you integrate ESG into your business strategy?
• What are the keys to building an effective ESG policy?
• What are the disclosure expectations for banks of different sizes? What are the different disclosure frameworks banks should follow?
• Where should banks be in the ESG journey as it relates individually to Environmental, Social and Governance issues?
• What do the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure requirements mean for banks?
• Where do we see ESG policy headed in the U.S.?
• How can ESG give your bank a competitive advantage?
• How is success measured on ESG initiatives for banks of different sizes?
• How can you start to incorporate climate risk, both physical and transition risk, into your credit analytics process?

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