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