Climate Risk in Banking Workshop, 17 March 2026
Summary
The MFSA's Banking Supervision Function and Financial Stability Function jointly organised a full-day workshop on Climate and Environmental (C&E) risks in banking, held on 17 March 2026 at MFSA premises. The event gathered representatives from the ECB, Banco de Portugal, De Nederlandsche Bank, academic institutions, and advisory firms to share supervisory findings, cross-jurisdictional experience, and practical case studies. The workshop covered EBA Guidelines on ESG risk management, C&E risk integration into credit processes and governance frameworks, and interactive exercises using KPIs and KRIs.
“This Workshop is a key event for banking professionals to gain regulatory clarity, share supervisory and market perspectives, and strengthen their practical toolkit for integrating C&E risks into governance arrangements, credit processes, and risk frameworks.”
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The MFSA hosted a comprehensive one-day workshop on climate and environmental risks in banking, bringing together banking supervisors, ECB officials, and national competent authorities from Portugal and the Netherlands, alongside academics and industry advisors. The programme addressed supervisory findings and good practices, EBA Guidelines on ESG risk management, C&E risk integration into credit processes, and interactive case studies using KPIs and KRIs for climate risk oversight.
Banking professionals, particularly CROs and risk staff, should note the explicit emphasis on embedding C&E risks into governance arrangements, credit processes, and enterprise risk frameworks as a regulatory expectation. Firms should review their current C&E risk integration practices against the supervisory standards and EBA guidelines discussed at this workshop.
Scheduled event
- Date
- 2026-03-17 at 08:30 – 16:45
- Location
- Conference Hall, Level 3 - MFSA Premises
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Tuesday, 17th March 2026
Conference Hall, Level 3 - MFSA Premises
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Organised by the MFSA's Banking Supervision Function in collaboration with the Financial Stability Function, this Workshop will bring together local credit institutions, academics, advisors, and representatives from the European Central Bank and other National Competent Authorities to discuss how Climate and Environmental (C&E) risks are being assessed, managed, and embedded within the banking sector.
The Workshop will cover supervisory findings and good practices from the MFSA and the ECB, cross-jurisdictional experience from Banco de Portugal and De Nederlandsche Bank , academic perspectives, and an overview of the EBA Guidelines on ESG risk management. The afternoon will focus on practical application through case studies and an interactive group exercise, supported by a panel discussion with leading advisors from across the industry.
This Workshop is a key event for banking professionals to gain regulatory clarity, share supervisory and market perspectives, and strengthen their practical toolkit for integrating C&E risks into governance arrangements, credit processes, and risk frameworks.
Who Should Attend
- Bank's CROs and Risk Staff
Agenda
| 08:30H | Registration and Welcome Coffee | |
| 09:00H | Welcome Remarks | |
| 09:05H | Climate Risk as Financial Risk: From Expectations to Outcomes Anabel Armeni Cauchi - Deputy Head, Banking Supervision (LSI), MFSA | |
| 09:15H | Key Supervisory Findings and Good Practices Giuseppe Inserra - Senior Analyst, Banking Supervision (LSI), MFSA | |
| 09:45H | Findings and Good Practices from the SSM Manuel Weissenegger - Climate & Environmental Risk Supervisor, ECB | |
| 10:15H | Experience from other NCAs - Banco de Portugal's Climate Risk Supervisory Experience Patricia Mora - Senior Advisor, Banco de Portugal | |
| 10:45H | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00H | Academic Insights Jonathan Spiteri - Senior Lecturer, University of Malta | |
| 11:30H | Overview of the EBA Guidelines on the Management of ESG Risks Edward Said - Senior Analyst, Banking Supervision, MFSA | |
| 12:00H | Credit Risk and Climate and Environmental Risk Filippo Maggi - Partner, McKinsey | |
| 12:30H | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30H | Workshop | Case Study 1: Integrating Data into Credit Risk Management Sébastien Y. A. Gallet - Senior Policy Advisor, De Nederlandsche Bank | |
| 14:00H | Workshop | Case Study 2: The Impact of Climate and Environmental Risk Francesco Meglioli - Senior Technical Expert, Financial Stability, MFSA
Giacomo Anesi - Technical Expert, Financial Stability, MFSA | |
| 14:30H | Panel Discussions | Integrating Climate and Environmental Risks: Perspectives from Advisors Alex Azzopardi - Partner, KPMG
Nobert Paul Vella - Partner, PWC
Roberta Carabott - Associate, Ganado Advocates
Stacy Renecke - Assistant Manager, Banking Supervision, MFSA | |
| 15:15H | Q&A | |
| 15:25H | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45H | Workshop - Interactive Case Study | Introduction and Setup | |
| 16:00H | Case Study 3: Structuring Climate Risk Oversight through KPIs and KRIs Ryan Azzopardi - Analyst, Banking Supervision (LSI), MFSA
Francesca Zammit - Analyst, Banking Supervision (LSI), MFSA | |
| 16:45H | Closing Statements Catherine Galea - Head, Banking Supervision , MFSA | |
Registrations
The Authority encourages interested participants to register by not later than Monday 16 March 2026 at noon.
Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
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