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Investors Still in the Dark on Climate Risks to Firms’ Finances

Chris Hall

Carbon Tracker surveyed companies from the fossil fuel, mining, manufacturing, automotive and technology sectors that are targeted for engagement by the investor-led Climate Action 100+ initiative. For example, they may request assurance that the company won’t end up with stranded assets.”. Start penalising auditors”.

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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. As an example, let’s assume that most of a retailer’s locations are in the US northeast corridor, but it sells products that are manufactured overseas.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

With the addition of the new tools created in partnership with Normative, CDP, BSR and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, the SME Climate Hub will be able to better enable SMEs to make strategic and impactful emissions reductions, track their progress, and demonstrate climate leadership.

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