Financing of the energy transition in Hungary - Session #2 ESG-related risks

Financing of the energy transition in Hungary – this was the title of a two-day, four-session, English-language online conference organised by Cambridge Econometrics, the British Embassy in Budapest and the Hungarian Economic Association on 12-13 December 2022. The aim of the roundtable discussions was to discuss current state of affairs with regards to the four topics in the focus of the event on the financing of the energy transition, namely: (1) green bonds issuance and their role in financing the energy transition in Hungary, (2) ESG risk measurement and data requirements, (3) buildings decarbonisation and (4) renewables policies and subsidies, and to produce a briefing document of panel findings and recommendations which will inform policy development for the green transition in Hungary. Session #2 ESG-related risks, their measurement and data requirements in Hungary Keynote Speakers: Rita Szalay, General Manager, ESG Capital Solutions Barnabás Ács, Global Head of Sales Strategy – Sustainable Finance & Investing, London Stock Exchange Group Gwil Mason, Lead Associate – Sustainable Finance, Financial Conduct Authority Panellists: György Szege, Head of ESG Department, Bankholding Zoltán Török, Head of Research, Raiffeisen Expert of the J.P. Morgan’s Global Index Research Group (tbc) Irén Márta, Managing Director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) Moderator: Ákos Lukács, Partner – Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young