Climate Change Data

GFI Securities Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity
  • Governance

Social Achievements

  • Increased female representation in senior management roles from 10% to 17% as of 30 September 2023, aiming for 25% by 2027.
  • Extensive programme of Early Careers, Work Experience and Internship initiatives focusing on diverse talent.
  • Mandatory diversity and inclusion training for all new joiners.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a robust governance structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities across the board, board committees, and management committees.
  • Implemented a three lines of defense model for risk management and control.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • 25% female representation in senior management roles by 2027

Environmental Challenges

  • Operational risks (inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems or from external events)
  • Legal risks (unintentional or inadvertent breaches of laws and regulations)
  • Conduct risks (harming client interests, market integrity and/or competition)
  • Credit and concentration risks (matched principal business resulting in credit risk concentrated in the financial sector)
  • Market risks (holding long and short inventory positions)
  • Liquidity risks (inability to meet funding and payment obligations)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Robust internal systems and controls to minimize breaches/failures.
  • Range of interconnecting risk and control methodologies embedded throughout the Firm for operational risk.
  • Consistent standards and delegated authority limits for credit and market risk.
  • Hedging of overnight positions for market risk.
  • ICARA process for liquidity risk assessment.
  • Daily management reports on liquidity position.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: MIFIDPRU