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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | '''ESG Factors''' are | + | '''ESG Factors''' are [[Environmental Social and Corporate Governance]] conditions that are subject to [[Uncertainty]] and that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or [[Solvency]] of an entity, sovereign or individual.<ref>EBA Report: On Management and Supervision of ESG Risks for Credit Instituions and Investment Firms, EBA/REP/2021/18</ref> |
ESG factors can lead to negative financial impacts through a variety of [[Risk Factor | risk drivers]]. The causal chains that explain how these risk drivers impact institutions through their counterparties and invested assets are called [[Risk Transmission Channel | ''transmission channels'']]. | ESG factors can lead to negative financial impacts through a variety of [[Risk Factor | risk drivers]]. The causal chains that explain how these risk drivers impact institutions through their counterparties and invested assets are called [[Risk Transmission Channel | ''transmission channels'']]. | ||
| − | + | == Environmental Factors == | |
| − | Environmental factors | + | Environmental factors can be defined broadly as environmental conditions that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. Environmental factors are related to the quality and functioning of the natural environment and of natural systems, and include factors such as: |
| − | + | * [[Climate Change]] through Greenhouse Gas Emissions | |
| − | * [[Climate Change]] | + | * Resource Depletion (Water, Soil Nutrients, Fishing Stock) |
| − | + | * [[Energy Consumption]] | |
| − | * Resource Depletion | + | * Waste and Pollution (of Air, Soil, Inland Water, Oceans) |
| − | * Waste and Pollution | ||
* Deforestation | * Deforestation | ||
| − | * [[Biodiversity Loss]] | + | * Other Environmental Degradation (Dam Construction, Deep Sea Mining) |
| + | * [[Biodiversity Loss]] and Protected Sites / Protected Species | ||
| + | * Animal Welfare / Animal Testing | ||
| − | |||
| − | + | Environmental factors can give rise to negative financial impacts through a variety of risk drivers that can be categorised as [[Physical Risk | physical risks]] and [[Transition Risk | transition risks]]. Environmental considerations may include: | |
| − | |||
| − | Social factors can be defined as social matters that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. | + | == Social Factors == |
| + | Social factors can be defined as social matters that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. Social factors are related to the rights, well-being and interests of people and communities, and include factors such as: | ||
* [[Inequality]] | * [[Inequality]] | ||
* Inclusiveness | * Inclusiveness | ||
| − | * Labour Relations | + | * Labour / Employee Relations, Collective Bargaining |
| − | * | + | * Working Conditions |
| − | * | + | * Health and Safety |
| − | * Modern Slavery | + | * Modern Slavery / Forced Labour |
| − | * Child Labour | + | * Human Trafficking |
| − | * | + | * Child Labour |
| − | * | + | * Forced Resettlement |
| + | * Controversial Weapons | ||
| + | * Investment in human capital and communities and | ||
| + | * Human Rights | ||
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| − | |||
| − | + | These factors are increasingly being considered in the business strategies and operating frameworks of institutions and their counterparties. | |
| − | * management structures | + | |
| − | + | == Governance Factors == | |
| + | Governance factors can be defined as governance matters that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. Governance factors cover elements such as: | ||
| + | * management structures / executive leadership | ||
* [[Remuneration Framework | executive remuneration]] | * [[Remuneration Framework | executive remuneration]] | ||
| − | * bribery and corruption | + | * [[Board Diversity]] and structure / independence |
| − | + | * audits and internal controls | |
| + | * product quality, safety and suitability | ||
| + | * shareholder rights | ||
| + | * bribery and corruption, illegal and unethical payments | ||
* political lobbying and donations | * political lobbying and donations | ||
| − | * tax strategy | + | * anti-competitive practices |
| + | * tax strategy / tax avoidance | ||
| + | * inclusion of environmental and social factors in policies and procedures. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | Conciderations around the governance of public and private institutions with relevance to ESG factors (have an impact on or are impacted by institutions’ counterparties or invested assets, including governance arrangements for the environmental and social factors in counterparty policies and procedures) include: | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[ESG Risks]] | * [[ESG Risks]] | ||
| − | * [[ESG | + | * [[List of ESG Factors]] |
* [[ESG Risk Transmission Channel]] | * [[ESG Risk Transmission Channel]] | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:ESG | + | [[Category:Energy Risk]] |
| + | [[Category:ESG Factors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 15 January 2023
Contents
Definition
ESG Factors are Environmental Social and Corporate Governance conditions that are subject to Uncertainty and that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or Solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual.[1]
ESG factors can lead to negative financial impacts through a variety of risk drivers. The causal chains that explain how these risk drivers impact institutions through their counterparties and invested assets are called transmission channels.
Environmental Factors
Environmental factors can be defined broadly as environmental conditions that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. Environmental factors are related to the quality and functioning of the natural environment and of natural systems, and include factors such as:
- Climate Change through Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Resource Depletion (Water, Soil Nutrients, Fishing Stock)
- Energy Consumption
- Waste and Pollution (of Air, Soil, Inland Water, Oceans)
- Deforestation
- Other Environmental Degradation (Dam Construction, Deep Sea Mining)
- Biodiversity Loss and Protected Sites / Protected Species
- Animal Welfare / Animal Testing
Environmental factors can give rise to negative financial impacts through a variety of risk drivers that can be categorised as physical risks and transition risks. Environmental considerations may include:
Social Factors
Social factors can be defined as social matters that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. Social factors are related to the rights, well-being and interests of people and communities, and include factors such as:
- Inequality
- Inclusiveness
- Labour / Employee Relations, Collective Bargaining
- Working Conditions
- Health and Safety
- Modern Slavery / Forced Labour
- Human Trafficking
- Child Labour
- Forced Resettlement
- Controversial Weapons
- Investment in human capital and communities and
- Human Rights
These factors are increasingly being considered in the business strategies and operating frameworks of institutions and their counterparties.
Governance Factors
Governance factors can be defined as governance matters that may have a positive or negative impact on the financial performance or solvency of an entity, sovereign or individual. Governance factors cover elements such as:
- management structures / executive leadership
- executive remuneration
- Board Diversity and structure / independence
- audits and internal controls
- product quality, safety and suitability
- shareholder rights
- bribery and corruption, illegal and unethical payments
- political lobbying and donations
- anti-competitive practices
- tax strategy / tax avoidance
- inclusion of environmental and social factors in policies and procedures.
Conciderations around the governance of public and private institutions with relevance to ESG factors (have an impact on or are impacted by institutions’ counterparties or invested assets, including governance arrangements for the environmental and social factors in counterparty policies and procedures) include:
See Also
References
- ↑ EBA Report: On Management and Supervision of ESG Risks for Credit Instituions and Investment Firms, EBA/REP/2021/18
