Climate Change Data

IRB - BRASIL RESSEGUROS S.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance
  • Climate Change

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Sustainability risks (climate, environmental, and social risks)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Integrated risk management within IRB's Internal Controls System and Risk Management Structure
  • Incorporating ESG criteria into asset management, investment decisions, and product development
  • Continuous improvement of ESG policy guidelines

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Inclusion of contractual clauses with service providers stipulating obligations related to ESG practices (prevention of slavery, child labor, sexual exploitation, environmental respect, diversity respect, anti-corruption)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • frequent and severe bad weather
  • long-term environmental changes
Transition Risks
  • process of transition to a low carbon economy
Opportunities
  • development of insurance products that promote positive impacts on the environment and consider the transition to a low carbon economy

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • insurance products that promote positive impacts on the environment and consider the transition to a low carbon economy

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:1316.73 GJ
Water Consumption:7642.58 m3

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate change
  • Environmental management
  • Responsible investment
  • Corporate governance
  • Transparency and integrity
  • Human capital management
  • Value chain management
  • Financial and insurance education
  • Customer relationship and satisfaction
  • Data privacy and information security
  • Innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • 20% reduction in total water consumption compared to 2022.
  • 73% reduction in total energy consumption compared to 2022.

Social Achievements

  • Inclusion in B3's iDiversa index.
  • Launch of the internal campaign “IRB(Re) + Plural, we are equal and different”.

Governance Achievements

  • Implementation of the Integrity Program.
  • Strengthened corporate governance structure.
  • First Investor Day held.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change impacts (severe weather events leading to increased claims).
  • Cyberattacks.
  • Business not meeting society's needs.
  • Inadequate human capital.
  • Environmental degradation.
  • Water and/or energy scarcity.
  • Pandemic outbreaks.
  • Economic and financial imbalance.
  • Technological/cultural obsolescence.
  • Omitting relevant information.
  • Relationship with emitters not using sustainable practices.
  • Financing terrorism and money laundering.
  • Fraud and corruption.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Portfolio diversification by geography and business line.
  • Compliance due diligence of business partners, suppliers, and employees.
  • Technical specialization and high-performance training.
  • Information Security Master Plan (PDSI).
  • Specialization in traditional coverage and operation in consolidated market portfolios.
  • Underwriting risks based on inspection reports.
  • Limited exposure to pandemic coverage and adjusted prices.
  • Continuous highly specialized technical training.
  • Monitoring and awareness-raising initiatives.
  • Climate Risk Research Initiative (IRC).

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 880 analyses in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct
  • Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Policy
  • Risk Management Policy
  • Integrity Program
  • Sustainability Policy (ESG Policy) commitment clause in contracts.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Severe and/or prolonged droughts
  • Floods
  • Heavy rainfall
  • Hailstorms
  • Windstorms
Transition Risks
  • Increased cost of energy, transportation, and raw materials
  • Additional investments in facilities and equipment due to regulatory pressures.
Opportunities
  • Protecting society from negative impacts of physical climate risks.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (2021), SASB

Awards & Recognition

  • GPTW National Certification Seal