Tag: climate risk

Keep Calm and Disclose your Climate Change Risks

Keep Calm and Disclose your Climate Change Risks Computer screen with graphs on a beige background

This Guest Post was Contributed by Mercedes Arango* In the last days, nine investment group leaders, including la Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), in partnership with UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) created a workgroup to promote climate transparency in the financial markets, based on the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Task Force […]

Drive for Increased Climate-related Financial Disclosures Continues

Drive for Increased Climate-related Financial Disclosures Continues Green paperwork with graphs and charts on a desk

Companies can no longer hide their climate risk. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is helping to standardize the approach to reporting on climate-related risks and opportunities, imploring organizations to identify and strategize around climate issues and tell investors how they are making these determinations. A recent lawsuit against an Australian Bank for inadequate disclosure of climate risks, among […]

London Stock Exchange Joins Call for Greater Disclosure of Climate Risks

London Stock Exchange Joins Call for Greater Disclosure of Climate Risks The London Stock Exchange Group in a black and yellow theme

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) recently published a guidance document, adding its voice to the choir declaring the importance of issuers integrating climate change-related information into investor reporting and communications, stating: Investors want to understand how issuers are responding to long-term and macroeconomic trends such as climate, demographic and technological change as well as political developments. […]

Climate Risk: Corporate Canada’s Blind Spot

Climate Risk: Corporate Canada’s Blind Spot A yellow target with the word 'miss' written across it

Although the many risks and opportunities posed by climate change are increasingly understood and recognized, Canadian companies have only begun integrating this knowledge into their business models, strategic plans, policies, measurements and reporting systems. Recent weeks have seen numerous developments aimed at encouraging better disclosure of climate risks and enforcing transparency requirements. To help make sense […]

Enforcing Transparency on Climate Risk: Recent Developments

Enforcing Transparency on Climate Risk: Recent Developments A business report with magnifying glass on it on a green background

As climate-related concerns and disclosures continue to gain profile, recent weeks have seen numerous developments aimed at encouraging better disclosure of climate risks and enforcing transparency requirements. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ruled that ExxonMobil’s (Exxon) shareholders are entitled to important climate change information. States across the U.S. are banding together to explore the […]

3 Reasons Organizations and Investors Should Care About Climate Risk

3 Reasons Organizations and Investors Should Care About Climate Risk A lightbulb on a peach background

Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it’s a core business issue. The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is underway, with increasing investor attention and rapid regulatory change driving a renewed interest to understand, plan for, and thrive in, a climate adjusted future. As Prime Minister Trudeau prepares to give a keynote address […]