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Portfolio management companies are required to disclose the approach of the entity or the asset management company on the inclusion of ESG in the investment policy and risk management processes. This includes physical and non-physical risks associated with climate change, the transition to a low-carbon economy and the changes in the availability of natural resources.

This document by EY provides some insight into emerging good practice in relation to risk management and good corporate governance practice in the UK.

This publication summarizes the findings of the Climate Risk Management Study for the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico. The analysis includes estimates of the financial impacts of climate change on the Port over the coming decades, if no action is taken to adapt.

This report looks at the economic and financial impacts of climate risk over the next five years from 2015 in order to identify opportunities for reducing climate-related investment risks.

The Guidance developed by IPIECA aims to assist oil and gas companies in developing and enhancing the quality and consistency of their sustainability reporting. This includes information on climate change, and governance and management systems.

This report published by the OECD and CDSB takes stock of mandatory climate change reporting schemes in G20 countries and identifies commonalities and divergences between the various schemes.

The Aqueduct Global Flood Analyzer is a web-based interactive platform which measures river flood impacts by urban damage, affected GDP, and affected population at the country, state, and river basin scale across the globe. It aims to raise the awareness about flood risks and climate change impacts by providing open access to global flood risk data free of charge.

This guidance document published by WRI, 2Dii and UNEP-FI reviews the strategies and metrics available to investors seeking to measure and improve the climate friendliness of their portfolios, defined as the intent to reduce GHG emissions and aid the transition to a low-carbon economy through investment activities.

This study aims to gain further insight into the investment implications for climate change. The report provides the estimated return implications under four climate scenarios and four climate risk factors, modelled between 2015 and 2050, with commentary on the specific implications for the NYSCRF.

The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.

This paper analyzes the trade-offs between two fundamental ecosystem services which will be impacted by climate change: provisioning services derived from agriculture and regulating services in the form of freshwater quality.

This paper estimates reductions to generating capacity in the Western United States based on long-term changes in streamflow, air temperature, water temperature, humidity and air density.