Date: 27 October 2021, 3pm BST (UK time)

Insurers globally are facing increasing pressures and expectations around considering and integrating sustainability risks into their investment approaches and wider business models. Sustainability risks are especially important for the mutual sector given the typically longer term focus and desire to be purpose-driven rather than purely financial-driven organisations. However, there still remains material challenges around meeting these expectations across areas such as reporting, disclosure, climate stress testing and balancing sustainability integration with the continual need for higher investment returns.