[MCN] Climate risk: Montana bankers also need disclose risks to their loans?

[Lance Olsen]

Financial Times May 21 2018

Climate change 
Bank of England urged to act on lenders’ climate change risks
https://www.ft.com/content/b050c6ea-5cfc-11e8-ad91-e01af256df68 <https://www.ft.com/content/b050c6ea-5cfc-11e8-ad91-e01af256df68> 

Hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn calls for strict rules and greater disclosure

The Bank of England has been urged to introduce strict rules on how banks deal with the risks of climate change by activist investor Christopher Hohn, who warned that failing to act could endanger the long-term stability of Britain’s banking system. 

The hedge fund manager, who runs TCI Fund Management, wrote to Mark Carney, BoE governor, on Monday arguing that while UK banks are exposed to a wide range of “serious climate-related risks” through their loan books, the current disclosure regime means there is inadequate information for investors. 

He called on Mr Carney “to fix this serious problem” by making it mandatory for banks to compel corporate borrowers to disclose the risks they face from climate change. The letter said this should be done in line with guidance from the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, a voluntary initiative encouraging companies to provide more details about the impact global warming could have on their business. 



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