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Brazil’s Central Bank and National Monetary Council Publish New Rules on Disclosure and Management of Social, Environmental and Climate-related Risks

By Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Daniella Raigorodsky Monteiro, Priscilla Santos, Meg Ferreira & Beatriz Lavigne on September 24, 2021

Posted in Disclosures, Environmental, ESG, Regulation, Risk Management, The Americas

On September 15, 2021, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) released its first “Report on Social, Environmental and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities”. Based on the recommendations by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), and the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), the publication highlights the potential impacts of social, environmental, and climate-related issues on Brazil’s economy and financial stability, and details the initiatives aimed at assessing, disclosing and managing ESG risks and opportunities within the BCB structure and in the financial system.
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Brazil’s Central Bank Continues To Advance On Its ESG Agenda

By Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Daniella Raigorodsky Monteiro, Priscilla Santos & Meg Ferreira on April 30, 2021

Posted in Disclosures, Environmental, Regulation, Social, The Americas

On April 26, 2021, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) launched a new public consultation (No. 86/2021, the “Consultation”) on a proposed regulation for mandatory disclosure of social, environmental, and climate risks by financial institutions.

Climate-related risks must be disclosed in accordance with the TCFD Recommendations (“Recommendations”), including both…

Brazil’s Central Bank Set to Incorporate Social, Environmental and Climate Factors into Financial Regulation

By Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Daniella Raigorodsky Monteiro, Priscilla Santos & Meg Ferreira on April 15, 2021

Posted in Disclosures, Environmental, Regulation, The Americas

Following in the footsteps of other central banks around the world, and in face of the pressing need for an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 7, 2021, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) launched public consultation No. 85/2021 (Consultation). The Consultation includes proposed amendments and new rules governing the management of social, environmental and climate risks by financial institutions (and other institutions with operations authorized by the BCB), as well as the requirements to be observed by these institutions in the elaboration and implementation of their respective Social, Environmental and Climate Responsibility Policy (PRSAC).

The BCB joined the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) on March 25, 2020, and, on September 8, 2020, launched the “Sustainability Dimension” of its work agenda (Agenda BC#), which aims to promote sustainable finance, proper management of social, environmental and climate risks in the National Financial System (SFN), and integration of ESG variables into BCB’s decision-making process.…

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