149. In order to identify borrowers that are exposed, directly or indirectly, to increased risks …

In order to identify borrowers that are exposed, directly or indirectly, to increased risks associated with ESG factors, institutions should consider using heat maps that highlight, for example, climate-related and environmental risks of individual economic (sub-)sectors in a chart or on a scaling system. For loans or borrowers associated with a higher ESG risk, a more intensive analysis of the actual business model of the borrower is required, including a review of current and projected greenhouse gas emissions, the market environment, supervisory ESG requirements for the companies under consideration and the likely impacts of ESG regulation on the borrower’s financial position.

Analysis of the borrower’s financial position

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