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Sustainability Risk Must Start Changing Financial Decisions
Sustainability risk integration will ultimately be judged by whether it changes financial decisions. Arjun Mahalingam explains why data, governance and risk appetite remain obstacles, how physical climate risk will become increasingly embedded in prudential management, and why resilient institutions must connect sustainability directly to pricing, limits and capital allocation.
Oct 06, 2026
Arjun Mahalingam, International Climate Policy Adviser, Bank of England
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ESG and Climate Risk
The views and opinions expressed in this content are those of the thought leader as an individual and are not attributed to CeFPro or any other organization
- Data and translating
sustainability factors into financial metrics remain major barriers
- Modular frameworks
can evolve alongside new evidence and regulatory expectations
- Governance is
maturing, but board oversight is not always translated into accountable
decisions
- Physical climate risk
is moving toward routine prudential assessment
- Resilient
institutions will use sustainability insights to influence pricing, limits
and capital allocation
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