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Assessment of Climate-related Vulnerabilities: Analytical framework and toolkit
Climate-related shocks could materialise through abrupt changes in policies, technological innovation and/or consumer preferences (transition risks), or through the materialisation of physical hazards, such as floods, droughts or windstorms (physical risks). These shocks raise concerns over financial institutions’ ability to manage their risks and to continue to provide financial services in certain segments and geographical […]
Read morePlanetary Solvency – finding our balance with nature: Global risk management for human prosperity
‘Planetary Solvency – finding our balance with nature’ is the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ fourth report in collaboration with climate scientists. The report develops a framework for global risk management to address risks and show how this approach can support future prosperity. It also shows how a lack of realistic risk messaging to guide […]
Read moreGaslighting the Energy Transition: Hydrogen cannot prevent investments from putting planet and profits at risk
Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health’s (Shift) January 2025 report, Gaslighting the Energy Transition: Hydrogen cannot prevent investments from putting planet and profits at risk, reveals the exposure of Canadian pension funds to significant financial risks through their multi-billion-dollar investments in gas infrastructure companies facing terminal decline as the energy transition accelerates. Gas […]
Read moreThe Relevance of Transition Plans for Financial Stability
This report, produced by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), considers the role that financial and non-financial firms’ transition plans can play for financial stability assessments, in particular as a source of information for monitoring climate-related financial risks and vulnerabilities, and as a tool for helping to address some of those risks.
Read moreDoes Climate Disclosure Work to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Emerging Evidence Suggests Cautious Optimism
Significant regulatory resources have been spent developing global, voluntary climate and sustainability disclosure standards, such as the TCFD, TNRD, and ISSB’s Sustainability and Climate Disclosure standards, or domestically required disclosures, such as in the EU and in the U.S. Thus, it is important to evaluate whether this disclosure, particularly voluntary, qualitative disclosure, will have the […]
Read moreThe Cost of Inaction: A CEO Guide to Navigating Climate Risk
Climate risks are no longer a distant threat; they are unfolding now, disrupting industries worldwide. Climate-related disasters have inflicted over $3.6 trillion in damage since 2000, with risks accelerating. For businesses, physical risks like extreme weather events and transition risks such as rising carbon pricing are already transforming markets and reshaping business models. This report […]
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