Kevin Thompson, CEO Intact Ireland, Former Co-Chair: The Sustainability Working Group was established to build awareness within the financial service sector regarding climate change and to help build capacity to meet the challenges presented
by climate change.
Aedin O'Leary, Boards, Asset Management & Funds: Well, I think sustainable finance is fundamentally changing the way investment decisions are made today. And in today's world, investment teams, advisors, and boards need to know more
about the landscape in which they're operating around sustainable investment and understanding ESG risks and opportunities.
Diarmuid Murphy, Institute of Bankers:Capital is definitely needed in terms of financing the transition, but it's also the skills, competencies, and the judgment to apply that capital to financing the transition.
Anne McGlynn, Insurance Institute: ESG literacy is so important. Just recently, the ECB published a report that shows that climate change has already impacted on global GDP by 20%. So it's imperative for us that are working in financial
services that we understand that impact.
Diarmuid Murphy, Institute of Bankers:IOB supports professionals and boards in terms of their lifelong learning, and this is something that's facilitated by IOB-supported skills framework.
Aidan Flynn, Insurance Ireland: We really want to encourage all within the financial sector to get involved, build capacity, build more sustainability and climate risk training, because we all must play our part.
Anne McGlynn, Insurance Institute: So it's perfect timing that we have this new resource, this inventory of programs and qualifications, which is hosted on the Central Bank website, so that we can upskill our members in this really critical
area of climate change.
Elizabeth SmithWright, Brokers Ireland:We believe continued investment in education is crucial for our brokers and their employees. It ensures that they remain competent and confident in advising their customers in relation to sustainability.
David Delaney Sustainability Professional:ESG studies have been very beneficial to me in my career in asset management in terms of setting up our risk frameworks to ensure proper implementation of regulatory requirements,
meeting ESG requirements on a day-to-day basis, communicating expectations across the business and to our investors in an informed way.
Tracey Mullin Ryan, Sustainability Professional: It can be challenging to find courses within the ESG space, and it would've been very helpful to have an inventory of ESG courses available to me.