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From Compliance to Resilience: Embedding Sustainability Risk into Financial Decision-Making
Arjun Mahalingam discusses the operational realities of integrating sustainability risk into mainstream risk management. He highlights persistent challenges around data quality, governance, risk appetite translation, and the growing importance of physical climate risk and adaptation. The discussion outlines how institutions can develop flexible frameworks capable of evolving alongside emerging methodologies and regulatory expectations, while maintaining a focus on actionable decision-making.
Oct 02, 2026
Arjun Mahalingam, Head of Risk Centre, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
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ESG and Climate Risk
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- Sustainability
risk integration remains constrained by data availability and challenges
linking sustainability factors to financial risk metrics.
- Firms should
adopt modular risk management frameworks that can evolve alongside
regulation and emerging evidence.
- Governance
structures are maturing, but accountability and risk appetite translation
remain key weaknesses.
- Physical
climate risk is expected to become a routine prudential management
consideration over the next three to five years.
- Resilient
institutions will use sustainability insights to actively influence
pricing, limits, capital allocation, and strategic decision-making.
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