27-28 May 2010 | Athens, Greece

In partnership with the Hellenic Bank Association, and with the collaboration of the Hellenic Insurance Companies Association, this event sensitized bankers, insurers, risk managers and other relevant actors across the Greek financial sector to the importance, effective techniques and benefits of incorporating environmental and social considerations into corporate strategy. The first day of the event focused on the EU Environmental Liability Directive, which has been in force in Greece since September 2009. Mr. Kremlis, of the European Commission (EC), explained the Directive, which as the first of its kind in the EC focuses on the ‘polluter pays’ principle and aims to establish a common framework. The UNEP FI Workshop Environmental and Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) took place on the second day. The venue and catering of this event was kindly provided by UNEP FI’s member EFG Eurobank.

Documents

• Agenda – 27 May
• Agenda – 28 May

Presentations

• Environmental Liability Legislation – A Banking Sector Perspective (PDF: 405 KB)
  Mr. Harry Papageorgiou, Chair, UNEP FI European Task Force, Head, Environmental Office Eurobank EFG
• Action in Response: The Perspective from the Insurance Sector (PDF: 2.9 MB)
  Constantine Tsolakidis, Co-Chair (Insurance), Central & Eastern European Group, Assistant Manger, Environmental Insurance & Renewable Energy, Interamerican Hellenic P&C Insurance Co. S.A.
• Evaluation and Management of Environmental and Social Risks in Lending, Investment and Insurance Practices, Why Environmental and Social Risk Analysis? (PDF: 900 KB)
  Mrs. Sultana Gruber, Environmental Risk Management, Unicredit Bank Austria
• Environmental and Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) – Introductory Workshop (PDF: 836 KB)
  Melissa Makwarimba, Tutor, UNEP FI
• Evaluation and Management of Environmental and Social Risks in Lending, Investment and Insurance Practices, Experiences in Environmental and Social Risk Analysis in Banking – International (PDF: 1.0 MB)
  Mrs. Sultana Gruber, Environmental Risk Management, Unicredit Bank Austria
• Environmental Risk in Insurance Practice (PDF: 2.2 MB)
  Christos Chassiotis, Profit Center Manger, Liabilities Group, Chartis Insurance