3Risk
Management

 

We have a regional Risk Committee and local committees by country.

The Board is responsible for ensuring an adequate environment for risk management, as well as for fostering an internal environment that facilitates its development.

It is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the relevant prevention, control, and response activities, always supported by the Regional Risk Committee, as well as by the local committees of the countries. It is the responsibility of the Senior Management to plan and monitor risks through specialized teams by subsidiary and country.

The Board reviews and updates the risk and performance matrix quarterly, by categories.

For its part, the Chairman of the Risk Committee, together with the subsidiary’s team, are responsible for analyzing and providing the necessary measures that mitigate a latent or present risk.

Model 3 Defense Lines
Risk Identification and Management Process in FFG
Risk indicators outside the range are identified. Identification of out-of-range risk indicators The Board of Directors delegates to the Risk Committee Chairman and his team the approach of response measures to mitigate the manifested risks.

Operation Risk management methodoly

3.1 Main Risks Identified by FFG:

Risks
Description
Cybersecurity
Risks related to technological information and infrastructure, including information security. We constantly generate campaigns,both internally and externally, sending approximately 47 thousand monthly emails internally and 528 thousand externally, to generate awareness on these issues.
Personal Data
Risk of vulnerability in the security or misuse of data that are generated and/or shared by customers; also, of the information available from employees. Given the identification and mitigation of this risk, no case of information exposure was reported during 2022.
Climate Change
Risks due to physical impacts of climate change on Group assets, which a ect operational continuity and/or business results. Includes the consequences of the occurrence of risks, acute physical (storms orfloods) or chronic (changes in rainfall patterns that cause water problems) among others. This is the case, for example, of the possible e ects on the insurance business.
Risks
Description
Corruption
Risk of bribery, fraud, and money laundering among others that violate the honesty and transparency of employees, and compromise the company’s assets. 99% of our employees were trained in anti-corruption and bribery issues during 2022, and 100% of our contracts have clauses related to these issues.
Financial
Credit, liquidity and market risks associated with our activity in the financial sector: Credit: non-payment of customers, delinquency. Liquidity: a shortage of funds to meet our obligations as a financial institution. Market: decrease in the value of the loan and investment portfolio due to changes in the variables that determine it (e.g., interest rate).
Social and Environmental Credit Risks
Credits are subject to an environmental and social risk assessment of the corporate, business, and high-risk sectors of Entrepreneur Banking (SME) portfolio. To mitigate these risks, since 2009 we implemented the Environmental and Social Risk Analysis System (ESRAS).

3.2 Climate Change Risks

For second consecutive year,we have conduced a climate change risk identi cation exercise under the nomenclature of Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). As a  nancial institution, we are exposed to climate risks and opportunities directly, through our operations and the use of natural resources and indirectly, through  nancial intermediation activities with borrowers, clients, and counterparts.

Transition risks: The transition to a low-carbon economy can entail major political, legal technological and market changes to address mitigation and adaptation requirements related to climate change. Depending on the nature, speed and approach of these changes, transition risks can pose financial and reputational risks at di erent levels for the organizations.

Physical risks: Physical risks from climate change can lead to (acute)events or long-term (chronic) changes in climate patterns. They may have financial implications for organizations such as direct damage to assets or indirect impacts from production chain disruptions.

Transition risks identified in FFG:
Risk Subtype
Risk associated with climate change
Description
Legal and regulatory
Pricing of GHG emissions.
Probability of financial risk for FFG’s industrial customers, which would directly a ect their liquidity by having to invest in emissions neutralization investments resulting from regulatory changes.
Legal and regulatory
Increase in monitoring and control obligations.
Increase in trained personnel in the environmental area and financial resources for the study and monitoring of the bank’s clients regarding their level of compliance with environmental requirements. (ESRAS).
Legal and regulatory
Risk of claims against third parties.
Possible environmental demands addressed to FFG’s clients, which could have an impact on clients' loss of solvency by impacting their relationship with FFG.
Technological
Replacement of existing products and services with low/emission options.
FFG customers who are positioned in sectors that are overtaken by clean technologies and low emissions could lose competitiveness, a ecting their financial projection.
Technological
Costs for the transition to low-emission technology.
Investment in the refurbishment and adaptation of FFG buildings including cleaner and innovative technology. Investment required by customers to stay ahead and change their production models, reducing their environmental impact, can have a significant economic impact if not done with caution so as not to a ect their profitability.
Market
Changes in trends (market), financial agents' and consumers' preferences.
Increasing evolution of ESG requirements by capital providers, such as multilateral banks and institutional investors.
Market
Increased cost of raw materials.
Abrupt changes in commodity prices that a ect customers' productivity and liquidity.
Market
Financial risks.
Risk of a significant increase in the cost of financing for customers with higher exposure to climate risks so as to a ect their solvency, making it more di cult for them to meet their credit commitments.
Reputation
Change in clients' preferences.
Potential loss of customers due to increased customer demand for FFG to meet climate change commitments and sustainability criteria.
Risks
Acute
Increase in severe extreme weather events such as cyclones and floods.
Direct losses due to damage to assets (FFG and customers). Increased cost of insurance. Reduction of economic income and damage to infrastructure for customers due to these phenomena.
Chronic
Risks
Changes in precipitation patterns and extreme variability in climate patterns.
Loss of value of clients' assets (guarantees) because they are in areas with water supply problems (desertification). Increase in customers' operating costs (investments in agriculture). Impact on the agribusiness sector, an important sector for FFG. Lower production of renewables (hydro and wind).
Chronic
Risks
Increase in average temperature.
Population movements that can lead to depression in certain areas accompanied by loss of business.
Chronic
Risks
Rising sea levels.
Threats to customers' assets that can result in loss of profits and solvency.