All climate change articles – Page 15
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Analysis
Rome to feel as hot as Agadir, Morocco, by 2050
European cities will increasingly experience pressure on power and water supplies due to regular heatwaves, warns Verisk Maplecroft
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UK ill-prepared for climate change - CCC
Report emphasises need for risk mitigation as nearly 60% of risks and opportunities are given the highest urgency score
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COVID erodes macroeconomic resilience - Swiss Re
Insurance resilience is lowest for natural catastrophes, with the protection gap growing to a record $1.4 trillion
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BoE launches climate stress test for banks, insurers
It will provide central banks and supervisors globally with a common starting point for analysing climate risks under different scenarios
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Emerging risks and the “COVID effect”
Government support programmes have kept alive unviable zombie companies, while wealth inequality has broadened, finds Swiss Re SONAR
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Denmark, Norway most resilient nations - FM Global
Climate risk is an increasingly important factor for companies and leaders making strategic decisions
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Climate: Tide turns on energy firms
After Shell and ExxonMobil, why climate change in major emerging markets could be next legal battleground for energy firms
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Interviews
ESG champion
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ Jonathan Rake explains why real innovation in insurance has never been more important
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Analysis
Firms facing period of transformative change
COVID-crisis will lead to a new period of rapid, transformative growth and prosperity, predicts Studio 44
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Firms failing to anticipate emerging risks
Effective risk resilience is increasingly correlated to a firm’s viability and growth potential, finds Marsh
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Environmental risks, climate change threatens megacities
Firms must align climate risk assessments with the recommendations of the TCFD to build greater resilience - Verisk Maplecroft
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Hail drives US cat losses in April
Western and central regions of Europe experienced a significant cold spell within the first week of April, with temperatures well below freezing
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Physical climate risk to test limits of diversification - Fitch
Companies with strong internal coordination and contingency planning will be better placed to respond to climate shocks
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WTW launches climate transition risk framework
New tool will assess companies’ transition plans to a low-carbon economy and ensure firms can continue to access insurance
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Financial sector grossly underreporting climate exposure
Just a quarter are reporting portfolio emissions, which are on average 700 times higher than direct emissions
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Opinion
A smarter approach to business travel
How can businesses balance the bottom line with environmental responsibility when planning their post pandemic business travel?
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FERMA welcomes EU sustainability reporting proposal
FERMA calls on the Commission to employ corporate language in its standard, referring to enterprise risk management
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Global climate stress test launches on Earth Day 2021
World economy set to lose up to 18% GDP from climate change if no action taken - Swiss Re Institute
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Opinion
Warehouse risks in an age of e-commerce
How a surge in demand for warehouse storage may leave firms exposed to facilities which rely on sub-standard levels of risk protection
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COVID-19 a “foretaste” of climate shocks
Effective governance is at the heart of addressing climate risk and transitioning to a low carbon economy - Clyde & Co