ESG integration into operational risk frameworks
View AgendaKey reasons to attend
- Conduct environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk assessments to understand exposure
- Define meaningful ways to incorporate ESG into the operational risk taxonomy
- Build a personalised action plan to advance ESG integration within your organisation
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About the course
This dynamic course provides a step-by-step guide to effectively embedding ESG into the op risk framework, building on existing tools and processes while avoiding duplication. Diverse topics will be covered, such as regulatory drivers, rating agencies’ expectations, and best practices for establishing ESG governance.
Our subject matter expert will offer guidance on overcoming common challenges and share insights into how other organisations approach ESG risk management. Participants will develop the skills to formulate risk appetite statements and manage emerging risks using scenario analysis.
With an emphasis on practical application, the course features group discussions during which participants will share experiences and collaborate to create tailored action plans for their institutions.
By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to identify ESG risks and implement effective risk mitigation strategies within their organisation.
Please note: this training is designed for professionals in the financial services industry.
What participants say:
- ‘Great insights and perspectives that will guide us on our journey’
- ‘The program and arrangement is excellent. We get the notes earlier and there is group discussion. Good program to enhance knowledge on operational risk and know latest development on the subject. Certainly will help to mitigate operational risk of our organisation better’
- ‘In depth knowledge sharing. One of those rare courses that create immediate value’
- ‘Elena (tutor) is very knowledgeable in ESG and her presentation kept me engaged throughout the 4 days sessions. She makes the concepts and ideas easy to understand and apply to our practices.’
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Learning objectives
- Use scenario analysis to manage emerging risks
- Employ a four-step approach to evaluate ESG-related reputational risks
- Incorporate ESG risks into the risk and control self-assessment
- Evaluate peer firms’ risk appetite statements
- Establish ESG risk governance, clear roles and responsibilities
- Define relevant key risk indicators and metrics
Who should attend
Relevant departments may include but are not limited to:
- Risk management
- ESG
- Climate risk
- Operational risk
- Enterprise risk
- Audit
- Compliance
- Governance
Agenda
March 25–27, 2025
Live online. Timezones: Emea/Americas
Sessions:
- Introducing key concepts
- Integrating ESG into enterprise-wide risk management framework
- ESG and operational risk: the ‘E’ aspect
- ESG and operational risk: the ‘S’ and ‘G’ aspects
- Scenario analysis and emerging risks
- Evaluating the reputational risks of ESG
- Developing ESG risk appetite
- Progressing the implementation
Tutor:
- Elena Pykhova, Founder, The OpRisk Company
Tutors
Elena Pykhova Risk Learning Faculty
Director and founder
The OpRisk Company
Elena Pykhova is award-winning risk expert, author, international trainer and educator. She is the founder of a boutique risk management consultancy, The OpRisk company, specializing in risk transformation, board and executive level advice on effective operational and enterprise risk management strategy, design and implementation. Elena is an author of a best-selling book, Operational Risk Management in Financial Services: A Practical Guide to Establishing Effective Solutions. She is a renowned educator, running public and in-house training courses in the UK and internationally for world-leading organisations including the London Stock Exchange Group Academy, Euronext, Risk.net, the Moller Center Cambridge University, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Elena is a thought leader, influencer and founder of a prominent industry think tank, the Best Practice Operational Risk Forum. She is a former Director for Education at the Institute of Operational Risk and chair of the Expert Panel for the Association of Foreign Banks. Passionate about the discipline, she founded her training and consulting practice after 20 years of experience in senior roles at Fortune 500 companies.
Testimonials
“Elena is an excellent, fun and knowledgeable trainer”
“Elena was excellent at providing practical examples.”
“Elena is very knowledgeable and does not only share the information but is also able to explain and answer to question with good examples.”
“Elena is a very knowledgeable speaker…and her presentations keep me engaged throughout”
Pre-reading materials
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