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4. Integrating Climate Risk into Commercial Banks Operations

Authors : Elisabetta Gualandri, Paola Bongini, Maurizio Pierigè, Marina Di Janni

Published in: Climate Risk and Financial Intermediaries

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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This chapter deals with climate risks, their impact on commercial bank operations, and the potential products and mechanisms by which these actors can mitigate them. After an initial section on how climate risks are incorporated into classical banking processes, the focus shifts to the following areas related to the “commercial banking” business: Credit process, Finance and Treasury, Wealth and Asset management.

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Title: Integrating Climate Risk into Commercial Banks Operations
Authors: Elisabetta Gualandri
Paola Bongini
Maurizio Pierigè
Marina Di Janni
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Climate Risk and Financial Intermediaries
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-54871-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-54872-7

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54872-7_4

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