climate risk

The UK government's climate change white paper sets out how the country will seek to mitigate the risk of increasingly adverse weather and build a net-zero economy. The document – Energy white… More

While the COVID-19 pandemic has given the world economy and unprecedented shock, Europe’s banks have weathered the initial impact relatively well, according to a report by the sector watchdog the European Banking… More

High-impact threats such as climate change are moving up the agenda as board rooms reassess their priorities in light of the current pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum. The influential body… More

East Africa could suffer a drop in GDP growth because swarms of locust have been devastating crops in countries in Africa including Ethiopia and parts of Kenya and Uganda, according the ratings… More

Firms and auditors face a climate reporting shakeup as the industry regulator the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced a major review of how companies and auditors assess and report on the… More

Climate threats dominate the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) long-term risk outlook in its Global risks report 2020 for the first time in its history. They also comprise three of the five most… More

The bush fires that have ravaged Australia since September 2019 have reignited climate debate among the country’s politicians. Long-known as a climate change sceptic, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apparently shifted… More

Only 10 per cent of banks are taking a strategic view of climate change – with an average planning horizon of just four years, according to Transition in thinking: The impact of… More

How many risk managers have extreme weather events at the top of their worry list? Not too many, one would expect – unless they are in the insurance or building sectors, or… More