GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Benioff-backed software startup helps companies get smarter about climate risk. Cervest, founded and fronted by former banking and agribusiness exec Iggy Bassi, is developing a platform called EarthScan that corporations can use to map physical assets and assess potential exposure to climate risks. Heather Clancy. Climate Tech.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

The risky business of climate risk: 'Stop predicting the future'. Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. Balancing efficiency with resilience, as well as considering operational risk, are likely to become more of a focus, too.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Lisa Morden, vice president of safety, sustainability and occupational health, recently joined the 5th annual Economist Impact ESG and Climate Risk Week for the virtual panel, “The Risks of Handling Climate and Biodiversity in Silos,” where she discussed what Kimberly-Clark is doing to integrate nature and biodiversity into our business strategy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), an initiative of the influential Financial Stability Board (FSB) , offers a framework for disclosure of climate risks. TCFD could unveil risks and opportunities with tangible impact on the bottom line. TCFD steers towards carbon exposure and transition risks.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In order to increase resilience and their ability to withstand future systemic shocks, businesses are first and foremost expected to double down on their ESG commitments. Collaboration and partnerships with governments are also pointed to as urgent actions that companies should take to build resilience. The time to act is now.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The most popular ESG topics over the quarter were climate transition, sustainability and supply chain management, followed by company culture and human capital management. Nasdaq’s figures include big quarter-on-quarter jumps in conversations around some of the biggest ESG themes. The wider benefits of talking ESG.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2022

With Black & Veatch serving as an owner’s agent and project lead, the extensive evaluation will help Charleston understand, plan for, prioritize, manage and adapt to current and future flood risks, developing a 25-year framework of flood-mitigating strategies for near- and long-term community resilience.

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ESG Today

APRIL 17, 2023

The new rules, released alongside a consultation paper into the proposals, would represent a significant increase in the reporting provided by many companies, in areas including Scope 3 emissions, or those arising through the value chain outside of a company’s direct control, and scenario analysis to determine climate resilience.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

This is an opportunity for all of us — companies, investors, government, civil society — to think critically about what our role might be in creating a more resilient future. . Transparency leads to accountability, accountability drives innovation and innovation is key to resilience. An opportunity to adapt.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is helping to bring transparency to climate risk throughout capital markets, with the aim of making markets more efficient and economies more stable and resilient. . Portfolio manager: Screening a portfolio for carbon earnings at risk using scenario analysis.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 23, 2024

The resource builds on existing climate and nature-risk related programmes, aiming to encourage a more holistic approach to sustainability challenges. Monthly webinars will also facilitate engagement between risk professionals and wider stakeholders, including central banks, supervisors and industry experts.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Although many organizations have adopted ESG principles, executives and boards could do more to meet the demands of institutional investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders especially in regard to climate change risk. Now we must marshal its power to encourage the march toward a climate resilient future. 1 in three years.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Even so, in expanding its ESG initiatives, Sustana is not only able to avoid business risks, but also engage top-notch customers. For Sustana, prioritizing ESG issues has positioned the company as an attractive business partner, Crawford said, as risk mitigation is an underlying benefit of ESG. Start tracking your progress.

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3BL Media

MARCH 14, 2022

This is not to say that ESG topics never before came up in M&As, but recent societal and climate events have particularly raised the bar on environmental sustainability and social impact considerations throughout the M&A process. Due Diligence — Business risk and valuation are key components of this phase.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

With nearly a half its land lying below sea level, the Netherlands knows a lot about water and how to make sure a city’s infrastructure is resilient to it, particularly flood risks and freshwater supply. At GreenFin 2021 , investors shared their insights as to how they are profiting off water risk investments. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Climate change is a systemic risk , and its impacts are felt across corporate America. In a survey last year , 215 of the world’s largest publicly listed companies reported nearly $1 trillion at risk from climate impacts — most of it in the next five years. Through our actions to tackle one crisis, we can avert another. Contributors.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Simultaneously, the topic of security resilience has risen up the C-level agenda and is now another focus for security teams. So, these two initiatives – implementing zero trust and working to achieve security resilience – appear to complement each other while supporting the CISO when a cyber black swan swims in.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

TCFD reporting offers a standardized framework for companies to disclose information on climate-related financial risk to their investors and stakeholders who seek greater corporate transparency. The core elements of the TCFD framework include: governance; strategy; risk management; metrics; and targets. . 2 degrees Celsius." (The

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy. The COVID-19 crisis has disastrous human and economic consequences, revealing our system’s exposure to a variety of risks. Risk & Resilience. Resilience. Jocelyn Bleriot. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 01:00. Circular Economy. Supply Chain. Policy & Politics.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

They also looked more agile and resilient. And how do we transform this moment of crisis into a more resilient, sustainable, healthy and just food system? If we’re going to actually build an agile and resilient system going forward, then we have to invest in it.". Crises often present an opportunity to reimagine current systems.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A hot 2023 topic was discussion centered around scope 3, decarbonization and business resiliency in light of climate change. With so many important topics, companies are trying to pull all the pieces together so they can tell their ESG story and be more transparent for their stakeholders.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

To their credit, the sponsors of several prominent initiatives to promote climate-related disclosure (such as CDP) expressly request information on organizational risks and plans to address them. Thus, adaptation of the supply chain to increase resilience represents an important ESG consideration. The elephant in the room. Pull Quote.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Hopeful because it felt that an overwhelming number of climate conversations explored specific topics deeply, were centered on action today , and strove to rise above, or even slice through, the depths of jargon that often make it difficult to get to the “so what really are we going to do about it?” This will require new hardware innovation.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. Among the “complex risks for the U.S. snowstorm within 48 hours. financial system.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play. Over the past months, it has become clear that resilience strategies for COVID-19 in cities could help us approach other threats as well.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With the United Nations Africa Climate Week in full swing, and COP28 in view, we chatted to Dennis Onono, our Associate Director of Community Projects, to find out more about the top topics that are affecting carbon and beyond in Africa today. Another major topic at Africa Climate Week is the renewable energy transition.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

According to Faber, the enhancements to the climate reporting rules are being considered given the clear connection between the ability of companies to implement their climate resilience plans with the need to address topics in natural ecosystems, such as deforestation and biodiversity, and human capital, such as the reskilling of the workforce.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The first set of CSRD standards includes two cross-cutting standards and ten topical standards that companies must report against according to a double materiality assessment. This article focuses on the Climate Change topical standard of the CSRD, known as ESRS E1.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

The future of risk assessment. Ideas for building a supply chain resilient to both short-term disruptions such as the pandemic and long-term risks such as climate change. Mark your calendar for these upcoming GreenBiz webcasts. Can't join live? All of these events also will be available on demand. EDT June 16. Contributors.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 30, 2024

Your role spans a wide range of tasks, including conducting risk assessments , providing safety training , and implementing compliance protocols and emergency plans. This approach helps in reducing the stigma often associated with these topics. Yet, the effects of workplace accidents go far beyond immediate response and remediation.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

From strengthening the resilience of at-risk communities to caring for older people, treating the sick and the wounded, helping migrants to reconnect with their loved ones, or finding and facilitating safe shelter – we work to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found.

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Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Security resilience initiatives are no different. Security resilience is the ability to anticipate and respond to unpredictable threats or changes, and then emerge stronger. A security culture can create willing resilience partners Of course, executive support is just one crucial factor for success.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As GreenBiz co-founder and Executive Editor Joel Makower wrote earlier this week, many companies are moving to disclose " climate risk ," although far fewer are moving to actually minimize it. Governments might consult the resource while evaluating resilient infrastructure projects and policies. Heather Clancy. Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:15.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

The project, managed by Wetlands International, already has improved the district’s climate resilience, protecting communities from coastal flooding and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Well-managed forests can protect water supplies, reduce wildfire risk and prevent landslides. Risk & Resilience.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

The pressure for companies and cities to consider the climate crisis — and associated risks — in post-COVID 19 recovery strategies is increasing. The future of risk assessment. Ideas for building a supply chain resilient to both short-term disruptions such as the pandemic and long-term risks such as climate change.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

The future of risk assessment. Ideas for building a supply chain resilient to both short-term disruptions such as the pandemic and long-term risks such as climate change. EDT May 28 about compelling solutions and startups that address the climate crisis — and how big companies can play a role in scaling them. EDT June 16.

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3BL Media

JULY 6, 2023

By carefully considering our impacts and dependencies, and assessing risks and opportunities associated with our value chain, we are advancing progress on our Vision 2030 goals and addressing challenges in real time. Q: What sustainability topics do you see emerging across your industry?

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