HSBC Hosts Private Talks with UK Banks on Climate-Risk Disclosures
HSBC held private discussions with top UK banks this week to review forthcoming climate-risk disclosure rules and TCFD-aligned reporting schedules. Banks voiced concerns over data granularity for carbon footprint calculations and potential Pillar 2 capital impacts.
1. Private Roundtable on Climate Risk Disclosures
HSBC convened a closed-door roundtable with leading UK lenders to outline the PRA’s planned climate-risk disclosure framework, emphasizing TCFD-aligned metrics, data collection requirements and stress-test methodologies. Participants highlighted significant hurdles in tracking loan-level CO2 emissions and warned that stricter reporting could increase risk-weighted assets and Pillar 2 capital buffers.