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Summary
Workshop Objective:
Climate stress testing is a regulatory requirement set by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), and this workshop is designed to support commercial banks in meeting that mandate with clarity and confidence. Using Climate Credit Analytics, we will walk through a complete stress testing workflow—from high-quality emissions and physical risk data inputs to analyzing forward-looking results at both the counterparty and portfolio level. The session will focus on practical application while aligning with CBUAE’s climate scenarios and integrating outputs into your institution’s credit risk framework.
What to Expect:
As part of their supervisory expectations, the CBUAE requires financial institutions to assess their exposure to climate-related financial risks. This session offers risk and sustainability officers a hands-on exploration of how to utilize Climate Credit Analytics for various workflows including stress testing, reporting and risk management, starting from high-quality emissions and physical risk data and ending with actionable insights at both counterparty and portfolio-levels.
Topics covered will include:
- Understanding the importance of reliable, high-quality data as the foundation climate risk assessment
- Aligning with Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), CBUAE’s climate scenarios and global regulatory best practices
- Customizing Climate Credit Analytics to reflect UAE’s market conditions and key sectors
- Viewing results at the counterparty and portfolio level
- Understanding and analyzing outputs within your existing credit risk frameworks
- Embedding climate scenario results into credit risk, capital adequacy, and reporting frameworks
Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to align internal practices with regulatory expectations and how S&P Global’s sustainability data and Climate Credit Analytics tool can serve as a practical tool to drive compliance and strengthen overall risk resilience.
Seats are limited. Kindly register to confirm your participation. We look forward to welcoming you to this essential session for UAE’s financial sector.
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Nour Taher, CFA
Senior Credit Product Specialist
Nour is a Senior Credit Product Specialist in the Credit & Risk Solutions Department, based in Dubai. He focuses on assisting multinational companies, financial institutions as well as professional service companies in improving their credit-related workflows, across a broad range of industries globally. Nour has over 10 years of experience in developing complex solutions related to all aspects of credit risk, specializing in delivering regulatory, pricing, and IFRS9 solutions.
S&P Global Sustainable1
Patil Mesrobian
Sustainability Solutions Director
S&P Global Sustainable1
Bob MacKnight
Global Head , Product & Services
Bob MacKnight is the Head of Product & Services at S&P Global Sustainable1, where he leads a team focused on building software, analytics, and data solutions to help companies embed sustainability metrics into their strategic planning, investment, and regulatory reporting activities.
Bob MacKnight is the Head of Product & Services at S&P Global Sustainable1, where he leads a team focused on building software, analytics, and data solutions to help companies embed sustainability metrics into their strategic planning, investment, and regulatory reporting activities. He serves on the Sustainable1 Leadership Team and is responsible for developing and executing the strategy and vision for Sustainable1’s product and services offerings.
Bob previously led the Climate & Nature Risk product team in Sustainable1 and has deep expertise in climate risk and the energy transition space. Prior to joining Sustainable1, he held leadership roles at S&P Global Commodity Insights focusing on the development of energy value chain emissions quantification and energy transition analytics solutions.
Earlier in his career he held roles leading consulting and research initiatives in the energy practices of IHS Markit and PFC Energy.
Bob holds a BS and an MS in Earth Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
S&P Global Sustainable1
George Travell
ESG Client Engagement Specialist - S&P Global Sustainable
George Travell is an ESG Client Engagement Specialist based in Dubai.
George Travell is an ESG Client Engagement Specialist based in Dubai. George works with our French, Italian and Middle Eastern clients across financial institutions and corporates, enabling them on their unique sustainability journeys with S&P Global data. His particular focus areas are sustainable finance regulation, transition risk and impact.
Prior to joining Sustainable 1, George completed the Market Intelligence Associate Development program and received a BA in Economics and Italian from The University of Leeds
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