Resource Database

Authored by Dr. Janis Sarra, Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia and Principal Co-Investigator of the CCLI, the guide provides an accessible summary of the legal duties of retail directors and officers in the transition to a net-zero economy. It offers examples of best practices in climate governance as well as a checklist of issues the board should be considering in its governance and risk oversight and strategic planning.

With many emerging markets highly exposed to climate-related risks, the response of private companies in vulnerable regions is not only instrumental to tackling the climate emergency but also essential to building robust and resilient economies.  Despite this, many corporations operating in these geographies do not yet sufficiently consider their exposure to risks from the physical impacts of climate change and those arising from the transition to low-carbon economies when making business and investment decisions.

A previous FT Digital Dialogue compared climate-related financial disclosure levels in emerging and developed markets and how any disclosure gap is likely to affect emerging market corporates’ access to capital.  This event, organised in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), focused on the practical steps companies in emerging markets could take to manage climate risks and identify new business opportunities. How can organisations best integrate key climate-related risk strategies and strengthen climate-related financial management and disclosure? What progress has been made in emerging markets and in which key ways can comprehensive climate-related financial management and disclosure be a competitive advantage when accessing capital?

This Climate Change Physical Risk Toolkit helps asset owners and managers better understand and manage the potential physical impacts of climate change on their investments.

The Toolkit includes:

• An investor perspective on the scientific and macroeconomic context for understanding physical climate change risks;
• A step-by-step scoping methodology to identify physical climate risks and opportunities, with an illustrative case study to demonstrate how the methodology can be applied;
• A Disclosure Guide with criteria to support an investor’s assessment of physical risk disclosures and metrics; and
• A Resource Guide of credible third party sources of information on climate risks and opportunities, accessible on the ILN website as a searchable, interactive database.

Provides an introduction to scenario analysis and climate scenarios, including the Network for Greening the Financial System’s six scenarios for different transition and warming futures, and offers guidance on conducting scenario analysis and provides data sources for companies.

Aimed at finance teams within companies, but offering lessons applicable across other business functions, this guide explains the meaning of net-zero and its importance, before setting out how companies can practically pursue these ambitions.

This webcast will focus on the transition risks likely to arise from the process of adjusting toward a lower carbon economy. Through this webinar you will gain an understanding of:

• The nature of the transition risks and how these will generate significant financial risks for firms
• Emerging frameworks for embedding transition risks into existing risk management practices
• The critical role of scenario analysis to understand and quantify these risks

This FT Digital Dialogue, organised in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), discussed how strategic investors in emerging markets can help shift capital flows to support climate action and corporates can reduce risks and maintain access to capital by working together to improve climate-related governance and disclosure.

In the context of responding to the Financial Conduct Authority Consultation Paper 21/17 on implementing TCFD disclosure standards in the UK for fund managers and investors, this webinar considers the challenges and solutions including suitable metrics for real estate and associated disclosure standards under the EU SFDR.

In the context of responding to the Financial Conduct Authority Consultation Paper 21/17 on implementing TCFD disclosure standards in the UK for fund managers and investors, this webinar considers the challenges and solutions including suitable metrics for real estate and associated disclosure standards under the EU SFDR.

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The guide addresses frequently asked questions, including:

• What factors should be considered when selecting scenarios?
• How are scenario analysis findings integrated within business strategy and decisions?
• How should businesses report their scenario analysis findings to respond to investors’ and other stakeholders’ needs?

Drawing on case studies, this guidance focuses on three key areas: prioritising climate change at board and management levels; defining the strategy; and ensuring action.

This is a database of climate risk data providers, tools, and products, which has been compiled on a best-efforts basis and is not exhaustive.

The database has been created to serve as an illustrative list of current climate risk offerings, highlighting the variety and scope of what is currently available in the marketplace.

Given the already large number of providers and products, this database has been designed to provide practitioners with relevant information in a digestible and searchable format. This is to ultimately support research and decision making around climate risk product procurement.