Workshop overview:

This half-day workshop  detailsa deep dive on climate risk governance for mid-sized and challenger firms, covering the new SS 5/25 requirements on this matter andthe PRA’s approach to supervising governance. Learners will also learn how to develop a complete and proportionate framework to implement and demonstrate good climate risk governance to internal and external stakeholders.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Gain greater clarity on the specific governance requirements of SS 5/25

  • Recap how climate risk governance under SS 5/25 sees a step-up from requirements under SS 3/19 

  • Develop a deeper understanding on how the PRA assesses governance at regulated firms

  • Devise a proportionate and evidence-based framework for implementing climate risk governance at mid-sized and challenger banks, and building societies

  • Design a proactive and reactive PRA communications strategy for demonstrating climate risk governance.

Anindya Ghosh Chowdhury

Anindya Ghosh Chowdhury

Chief Growth Officer, Katalysys

Anindya is an ex-regulator and policy expert from the PRA.He is a prudential regulation and risk management specialist with > 11 years' experience ...

Anindya is an ex-regulator and policy expert from the PRA.

He is a prudential regulation and risk management specialist with > 11 years' experience in banking and capital markets, financial market infrastructure firms, and enterprise-wide risk management and controls. Anindya joined Mazars in 2021 and has been working with a range of clients, predominantly on prudential regulatory matters. Anindya has c. 15 years’ experience in financial services. He is a former PRA regulator and Bank of England auditor, where he worked with a number of international banking subsidiaries and payment firms. 

He also led the Prudential Risk Advisory team at Forvis Mazars, where he oversaw several internal audits and was the external auditor for several banks whilst at PwC.

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Josh Nowak

Josh Nowak

Managing Director – Risk Management & Regulatory Consulting, Katalysys Ltd

Josh has over 10 years of experience in finance and treasury functions in financial institutions. He has delivered various strategic programmes for ba...

Josh has over 10 years of experience in finance and treasury functions in financial institutions. He has delivered various strategic programmes for banks, with responsibilities

including: cash, HQLA, and currency management; liquidity and funding management; interest rate risk management; financial analysis and modelling; and, financial reporting and control activities. He has previously worked at Wyelands Bank, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley. Josh’s specialism and expertise cover both capital and liquidity risk management.

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Climate Risk SMFs and/or their deputies at mid-sized and challenger firms.