Nature-Related Risks for Banks: A Practical Guide for Banking Professionals

Introduction

Biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and nature-related dependencies represent a rapidly emerging dimension of financial risk that regulators, investors, and lenders can no longer overlook.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and growing central bank supervisory expectations are reshaping how banks must identify, measure and manage exposure to nature-related risks across lending portfolios, operations and value chains.

This live and interactive session provides delegates with a practical understanding of nature-related risk frameworks, assessment methodologies and disclosure obligation, drawing on real-world applications relevant to credit, lending and portfolio management.

This session is suitable for banking lawyers, senior banking executives, finance and risk professionals, credit and lending specialists, ESG and sustainability reporting professionals, compliance officers and audit professionals within financial services.

What you will learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Understanding key concepts of nature-related risks and their relevance to banking and lending
• How to identify nature dependencies and impacts across key economic sectors and loan portfolios
• How to apply the TNFD LEAP approach (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare) to nature risk assessment
• The regulatory landscape including TNFD, CSRD, ECB supervisory expectations, and emerging Basel considerations
• Evaluate the financial implications of nature-related risks, including credit risk, collateral valuation, stranded assets, and reputational exposure
• Best practices for nature-related disclosure and integration into ICAAP and risk frameworks

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.