The Business Case for Sustainability: Actionable Insights for the Risk Industry

Be at the heart of bringing your company forward to a sustainable future. Leverage your skills on the Swiss Re Sustainability Client Programme.
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Date 30 Aug - 13 Oct 2023
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About the course

It is the key topic for all of us. How can we ensure we can undertake our business today in a way that will not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs? How can we be sustainable in our business practices?

A commitment to sustainability is increasingly expected by your clients and your investors, and is seen as a crucial driver of long term value creation. But it is not easy. Sustainability requires careful management and understanding. It applies right across your organisation, from investment to underwriting, from product development to operations.

The Swiss Re Sustainability Client Programme provides you with an ideal entry point into thinking how you implement sustainable business practices. Drawing on decades of experience and specialisation, our experts will talk you through the challenges they have overcome and the opportunities they have realised. Working in groups, you will be able to undertake exercises challenging you to realise your own solutions and to develop your own business case.

Be at the heart of bringing your company forward to a sustainable future. Leverage your skills on the Swiss Re Sustainability Client Programme.

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Learning goals

  • Gain a better understanding of sustainability focus areas: investing, underwriting, operations, product development
  • Understand the benefits of sustainability solutions and use insights to identify opportunities based on identified gaps
  • Learn how to develop own business case (optional)

Target group

This training is mainly targeted at insurance companies, where there is an increasing awareness on sustainability topics. Individuals are holding mid-level positions in insurance companies, with focus in the following areas:

  • Enterprise risk managers or dedicated risk managers on sustainability
  • Reinsurance buyers or decision makers on solutions
  • Product development specialists

Requirements

  • Participants must be fluent in English and have a mandate or project leadership on Sustainability
  • Actively contribute own ideas to more sustainability in the company
  • Desire to create a business case in working group of 5 persons (optional)
  • To gain a course certificate in the end attendance of 6 out of 8 mandatory sessions and 9 out 12 optional sessions is required
  • Time to commit to joining sessions over a five week period

Dates

Onboarding day:
30 August, 08:30 am - 09:00 am CEST

Training days:
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Friday, 13 October 2023, 02:30 pm - 06:00 pm CEST

Topics

  • Swiss Re’s sustainability strategy 
  • The UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance: Shaping the global sustainability agenda  
  • Sustainability in Underwriting: the next frontier 
  • Natural catastrophes in times of climate change 
  • Public Sector Solutions – private / public partnerships to build resilience  
  • Infrastructure and circular economy 
  • The risk drivers of Climate Change & Life and Health 
  • Defining Sustainability in Life and Health 
  • Why are L&H markets more, or less, inclusive? 
  • Operations as a proof point for sustainability strategies 
  • Responsible investing in practice  
  • The sustainability reporting tsunami: recent developments and upcoming changes 
  • P&C Sustainability solutions – supporting sustainability in underwriting needs 
  • Current P&C products and innovative sustainable solutions 
  • Biodiversity loss and ecosystem services decline as a business risk 
  • How to develop a business case for sustainability 
  • Swiss Re Institute SDG analytics: Measuring and tracking performance against the insurance SDGs 

Disclaimer

The event may be photographed, videotaped, filmed and /or digitally recorded. You consent to Swiss Re's use, free of charge, of any memorialization of the event in which you may appear for any Swiss Re publication or promotional purpose.

Cost

The fee for this course is CHF 4700.00, plus applicable VAT.

For free admission to this programme, please contact your Swiss Re Client Manager or [email protected]

Contact If you are interested in this virtual training course, please contact

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