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Beyond the Buffer - Treasury's New Role in Managing Climate Risk
Treasury is moving to the center of sustainable finance. As climate regulation and investor scrutiny intensify, banks are embedding ESG and carbon metrics into funding, liquidity, and capital frameworks. Green bonds, internal carbon pricing, and climate stress testing are transforming balance sheets. Treasurers now bridge sustainability goals and financial outcomes, proving that climate risk is financial risk.
Nov 07, 2025
Center for Financial Professionals
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Tags: ALM, Treasury and Liquidity Risk
Beyond the Buffer - Treasury's New Role in Managing Climate Risk
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  • Treasury is becoming central to banks’ climate and sustainability strategies

  • Regulators require integration of ESG and climate metrics into capital and liquidity planning

  • Green and sustainability-linked funding reshape balance sheet management

  • Climate-adjusted internal pricing aligns funding costs with carbon intensity

  • Data and taxonomy gaps challenge scenario modeling and reporting

  • Investors reward credible transition strategies with lower funding spreads

  • Treasury must bridge sustainability targets and financial performance

  • Climate risk has become a core balance sheet consideration

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