Rachel Halpern
I am a financial services legal, risk and data professional with an interest in improving the data that financial insitutions use to assess ESG risk. I believe accurate and detailed ESG data is the first step towards transformational change towards carbon neutrality.
PROFILE
I have spent the past year at Westpac driving strategic thinking at a senior management level about the creation of non-financial risk and ESG risk metrics for transparent reporting to the Board and the public. Specifically, I initiated a new project to create clearer reporting metrics with automated data flows for ESG risks to allow for more accountable internal decision making and external reporting. I am proud of this achievement and would like to see similiar initiatives at other banks. My hope is that if enough banks focus on improving their ESG data, conversations about industry-wide transparent and consistent ESG data standards will occur.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY RACHEL HALPERN
Climate Intrapreneurs: Insights from the front lines of bank climate action
