Draft Prudential Practice Guide on Climate Change Financial Risks
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released for consultation its draft guidance to banks, insurers and superannuation trustees on managing the financial risks of climate change.
November 2021
On 26 November 2021, APRA released a final prudential practice guide on climate change financial risks. The guidance sets out examples of better practice to assist entities in managing climate-related risks and opportunities as part of their existing risk management and governance frameworks.
The final guidance, the response paper to industry, and the non-confidential submissions to the consultation can be found below.
Media release: APRA finalises prudential guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change.
Response paper
Guidance
Non-confidential submissions
April 2021
The draft Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks (CPG 229) is designed to assist APRA-regulated entities in managing climate-related risks and opportunities as part of their existing risk management and governance frameworks.
APRA has developed CPG 229 in response to requests from industry for greater clarity of regulatory expectations and examples of better industry practice. The guidance covers APRA’s view of sound practice in areas such as governance, risk management, scenario analysis and disclosure. The PPG does not, however, create new requirements or obligations, and is designed to be flexible in allowing each institution to adopt an approach that is appropriate for its size, customer base and business strategy.
Media release: APRA releases guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change
Letter
Consultation on draft Prudential Practice Guide on Climate Change Financial Risks
Draft guidance
Note on submissions
It is APRA's policy to publish all submissions on the APRA website unless the respondent specifically tells APRA in writing that all or part of the submission is to remain confidential. An automatically generated confidentiality statement in an email does not satisfy this purpose. If you would like only part of your submission to be confidential, you should provide this information marked as 'confidential' in a separate attachment.
Submissions may be the subject of a request for access made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOIA). APRA will determine such requests, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA. Information in the submission about any APRA-regulated entity that is not in the public domain and that is identified as confidential will be protected by section 56 of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 and will therefore be exempt from production under the FOIA.