Climate Change and the Financial Sector

Date

Oct. 1, 2026

Time

1:00–2:00 p.m. ET

Participants

Cathy Ansell, Ivan Frishberg, Monika Piazzesi, Johannes Stroebel, and Kevin Stiroh

Event Series

Webinar

Event Details

Launched in September 2025, the Climate-Related Financial and Macroeconomic Risk Initiative (CFMRI) brings together leading academic researchers, private market experts, and policymakers to build capacity to understand and address the economic and financial impacts of climate policies.

Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on Thursday, October 1 for a webinar describing the impact of climate change on small and large banks, insurance providers, investors, and asset managers. The panelists will discuss cross-sectoral spillovers, as well as policy implications for supervision, regulation, and disclosure. This webinar is the final in a three-part webinar series, “The Economic and Financial Impact of Climate Change.”

Speakers

Cathy Ansell, Executive Director, Climate, Nature, & Social, JP Morgan Chase
Ivan Frishberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Amalgamated Bank
Monika Piazzesi, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Johannes Stroebel, David S. Loeb Professor of Finance, New York University Stern School of Business
Kevin Stiroh, RFF Senior Fellow, Director of CFMRI (Moderator)

Participants

Cathy Ansell

Executive Director

Ivan Frishberg

Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer

Monika Piazzesi

Professor of Economics

Johannes Stroebel

David S. Loeb Professor of Finance

Kevin Stiroh

Senior Fellow

Kevin Stiroh is a senior fellow at RFF.

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