Financial Sector Hub
Fostering global collaboration to deliver impactful events for board directors in the financial sector.
The financial sector has specific and complex requirements creating both risks and opportunities that can have an outsized influence on how the real economy can and will face-up to the challenge of the climate transition.
It’s therefore no surprise that the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has prioritised the financial sector alongside the energy sector in its effort to drive change.
The Financial Sector Hub exists to equip non-executive and independent directors of financial institutions with the necessary sector-specific knowledge to drive meaningful discussions on climate issues in the boardroom and drive change. The Hub provides support, guidance and exchange opportunities to directors facing the specific and complex requirements of the financial sector related to climate change.
The Financial Sector Hub exists to equip non-executive and independent directors of financial institutions with the necessary sector-specific knowledge to drive meaningful discussions on climate issues in the boardroom and drive change.
Through online and in-person events, the Climate Governance Initiative Financial Sector Hub provides support, guidance and exchange opportunities to directors facing the specific and complex requirements of the financial sector related to climate change.
Upcoming Financial Sector Hub events
Latest Tools & News
The World Benchmarking Alliance 2025: 5 Actions for FS Boards to Lead
9 April 2025
With a focus on readiness to transition and more accurately represent climate, nature and social risks and opportunities, this special briefing with the World Benchmarking Alliance looks at how to advance leadership, resilience and protect company value – with five top actions for FS NEDs seeking to enhance performance. Presentation by Andrea Webster, Head of Finance System Transformation at the World Benchmarking Alliance and a Fireside Chat with Paul Druckman, WBA Supervisory Board Chair and Chapter Zero Fellow.
Transition Planning for Banks: 12 Tips for Board Directors
8 April 2025
As regulators set higher expectations, financial institutions must move toward rigorous, quantifiable, and operationally embedded transition plans. For boards, this is an opportunity to strengthen risk management and ensure long-term business resilience in the face of complex – but increasingly observable – climate, nature and social challenges faced by today’s economies.
Accelerating resilient, future-fit finance from the boardroom
19 February 2025
Discover the barriers, enablers and opportunities facing the financial sector when it comes to transition. With growing climate-related risks, financial boards need to be equipped and feel motivated to lead on climate from the boardroom to drive wider economic and societal resilience.
Incentivising financial firms to green the wider economy, beyond their own balance sheets
7 August 2024
In this webinar, our Financial Sector Hub and WTW explored the latest trends in major global markets for the financial sector regarding remuneration practices and climate change.
Does sustainability collaboration in finance, investment, and insurance breach competition law? Not necessarily …
13 November 2023
A conversation with Maurits Dolmans, partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, hosted by the Climate Governance Initiative Global Financial Sector Hub.
Managing greenwashing risk in the context of increased commitments
29 June 2023
The Financial Sector Hub hosted a session to help non-executive directors of financial institutions understand how to manage the risk of greenwashing in the context of increasing sustainable finance commitments.
Assessing corporate clients’ climate transition plans
9 May 2023
The Financial Sector Hub helps non-executive directors of financial institutions understand how such institutions can assess their clients’ climate transition plans.
The net-zero transition finance opportunity
9 March 2023
This online event, hosted by the CGI’s Financial Sector Hub, gives non-executive directors of financial institutions an overview of the opportunities of a transition to net-zero.
Banking on net zero: from commitment to action
4 April 2022
Watch the Financial Sector Hub’s webinar for non-executive directors of banks and financial institutions as they present the practicalities of putting together a net zero plan.
Climate change: Risk management and scenario analysis
30 November 2021
The Climate Governance Initiative’s Financial Sector Hub hosted an event to help non-executive directors of financial institutions understand how to approach climate risk in the board, climate risk governance and frameworks, and scenario analysis.
How financial institutions are tackling the net zero challenge
24 September 2021
This event from the Climate Governance Initiative’s Financial Sector Hub explored how financial institutions can define credible and transparent commitments to finance the transition to net zero while establishing a robust framework to monitor progress.
Financial Sector Hub Steering Committee
Lucyna Stanczak-Wuczynska, Chair (member of Chapter Zero Poland)
Chair of the Supervisory Board of BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Karina Litvack, member
(Ambassador, Climate Governance Initiative)
Non-Executive Director at Terna S.p.A.
Brooke Guven, member (member of US Climate Initiative)
Head of ESG & Sustainability, Managing Director, Chair of ESG Committee – Cerberus Capital Management
Sandra Morales, member (member of Chapter Zero Brazil)
Chapter Zero Brazil Project Manager, Environmental and Social Impact Manager at IBGC
Johan Raslan, (member of Climate Governance Malaysia)
Former Chairman, PwC Malaysia; Council member, Climate Governance Malaysia and board member, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
Miha Košak, member (Honorary Chairman, Chapter Zero Slovenia)
Independent Supervisory Council Member and Risk Committee Chair of Šiauliu Bankas and former Deputy Chairman of NLB Group and Supervisory Board Member of Abanka
Christopher Wells
Chapter Zero Brazil; Independent Consultant on Environmental Risk; Former Global Head of Environmental & Social Risk at Santander.
Emma Houterman
CFO at Solar Duck (energy company), Finance committee, Foundation for Natural Leadership and Investment Committee, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa)
Aidee Olmos
Head of Corporate Sustainability Mex & LAM en HSBC and Co-President of the executive council of Chapter Zero México
Ileana Salas
NED, Chair Risk & Investment Committees at GFMV
Founding Chair of the Central America & Caribbean Chapter
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