Physical risk

How are investors integrating physical climate risk and resilience into decision-making processes?

Investor awareness and action is set to grow in prominence following critical regulatory developments and widespread extreme weather events.

In the latest episode of The Responsible Investor Podcast, Khalid Azizuddin discusses the caveats and limitations of physical risk data with Legal & General's Nick Stansbury.

Getting to grips with the complexities of physical climate data and scenario modelling is proving challenging for investors.

Increases in extreme weather events and adaptation regulation are prompting work by asset owners and managers to understand and assess portfolio risks.

Heat waves and water scarcity top lists of physical climate risks as clustering of extreme weather events becomes more common, study finds.

Climate Financial Risk Forum updates best practices and policy recommendations on adaptation and resilience.

Investors should integrate physical climate risks at the start of the investment process, writes Elizabeth Clark of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: NGFS underestimated role of physical risks, says Mauderer; NYC’s Lander writes to Tesla board on Elon Musk controversies.

Climate change is already affecting economic activity in both emerging and advanced economies, say the banks.