The integration of environmental variables into financial risk measurement models represents one of the main challenges of contemporary quantitative finance. This thesis proposes an extension of the Default Risk Charge (DRC) model, in which the environmental component is incorporated both into the estimation of default probabilities, through the green premium observed in bond markets, and as an additional systematic factor interacting with traditional macro-financial drivers. The approach is applied to a speculative test portfolio and evaluated over a one-year horizon at a 99.9\% confidence level, in line with the Basel regulatory framework. The results show that the inclusion of environmental variables improves the statistical properties of the model, strengthening its explanatory power and overcoming the independence assumption between macro-financial and environmental factors typical of linear specifications.
L’inclusione delle variabili ambientali nei modelli di misurazione del rischio finanziario costituisce una delle principali sfide della finanza quantitativa contemporanea. La tesi sviluppa un’estensione del modello di Default Risk Charge (DRC), nella quale la componente ambientale è considerata sia nella stima delle probabilità di default, tramite il green premium osservato nei mercati obbligazionari, sia come fattore sistemico che interagisce con i tradizionali driver macro-finanziari. L’approccio viene applicato a un portafoglio speculativo di test e valutato su un orizzonte di un anno, con un livello di confidenza del 99.9\%, in linea con il quadro normativo di Basilea. I risultati mostrano che l’inclusione delle variabili ambientali migliora le proprietà statistiche del modello, aumentando la sua capacità esplicativa e superando l’ipotesi di indipendenza tra fattori macro-finanziari e ambientali tipica delle specificazioni lineari.
Environmental risk integration in credit portfolio modelling: an extension of the default risk charge framework
ZUCCHELLI, CHIARA
2024/2025
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The integration of environmental variables into financial risk measurement models represents one of the main challenges of contemporary quantitative finance. This thesis proposes an extension of the Default Risk Charge (DRC) model, in which the environmental component is incorporated both into the estimation of default probabilities, through the green premium observed in bond markets, and as an additional systematic factor interacting with traditional macro-financial drivers. The approach is applied to a speculative test portfolio and evaluated over a one-year horizon at a 99.9\% confidence level, in line with the Basel regulatory framework. The results show that the inclusion of environmental variables improves the statistical properties of the model, strengthening its explanatory power and overcoming the independence assumption between macro-financial and environmental factors typical of linear specifications.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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