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This piece of research aims to help the growing number of investors that have committed to or are considering the “Divest-Invest” pledge as a means of addressing climate change risks, by assessing the potential impacts of aligning a portfolio with the pledge from an investment risk-return perspective.

This discussion paper aims to draw issues of climate risk to the attention of UK auditors, boards, audit committees and investors. Its objective is to improve visibility and clarity about legal issues relating to climate risk for auditors and to enhance management and disclosure of climate risks by companies.

This report presents the anonymized analysis of the investors who participated in a Swiss government-initiated a 2°C scenario analysis pilot involving over 80 Swiss pension funds and insurance companies.

This piece of research seeks to explore the potential for long-term suboptimal allocation of capital due to the finance sector’s limited ability to capture long-term risks within short-term risk-assessment frameworks.

This report updates and expands CDP’s research and League Table for chemical companies, first published in August 2015. It ranks 22 of the largest publicly listed chemical companies on business readiness for a low carbon transition. The areas assessed in the CDP League Table are aligned with the TCFD recommendations.

This report updates CDP’s research and League Table for European electric utilities, first published in May 2015. It ranks 14 of the largest publicly listed power generators in Europe on readiness for a low carbon transition. The areas assessed in the CDP League Table are aligned with the TCFD recommendations.

This report updates CDP’s research and League Table for diversified miners, first published in November 2015. It ranks 12 of the largest publicly listed diversified miners (by market capitalization) on business readiness for a low-carbon economy transition. The areas assessed in the CDP League Table are aligned with the TCFD recommendations.

This input paper describes insights and shares environmental risks analyses conducted in banking, bond markets, among institutional investors and insurance firms as well as financial authorities.

This report by CDP discusses trends in carbon pricing usage including how companies use it and how it supports integration of climate risk into business planning.

This report from CICERO Climate Finance identifies the biggest risks of climate change that require the immediate attention of investors. It finds that some physical impacts are already happening earlier than anticipated and new ones are expected in the time horizon used by investors. It provides guidance on scenarios for stress-testing is also provided.

This is a recent study by Acclimatise for the IDB’s PROADAPT program, shows that assessing climate change risks and their effects helps businesses better understand their supply chains and strengthen their resilience, and in that process, give them a competitive advantage in the market.

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