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Why are so many EU banks failing to run climate risk materiality assessments?
The European Central Bank’s review of climate risk management practices shows plenty of firms aren’t even bothering to assess how painful future climate threats could…
How to Get Engagement from your Team Before Buying Software
1. Get leadership buy-in. When companies decide to purchase software and deploy it effectively there is alignment at the top. Sponsorship from the most senior…
Reflections on the Basel Committee’s climate risk principles
Are they a good blueprint for action on climate-related financial risk management, or a paper tiger? The compromise deal reached at COP26 in Glasgow on…
What the Glasgow Climate Pact Means for Businesses
COP26 concluded on November 13 with a deal between almost 200 countries to significantly ramp up global climate action. The final Glasgow Climate Pact (“the…
Net-zero pathways have banks in a muddle
Banks shouldn’t drag their feet when it comes to target setting and choosing net-zero pathways. The world is moving too fast Banks absorbing the rush…
Why Businesses Should Pay Attention to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
November 3 was ‘Finance Day’ at COP26. Appropriately, much of the media spotlight that day was taken up by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net…
How The High Ambition Coalition at COP26 is Setting the Pace for Climate Action
What is the High Ambition Coalition? The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) is an informal alliance of countries within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change…
How COP26 Could Transform Business
The UN’s annual flagship meeting on climate change, which kicked off this week, could yield major agreements on net-zero emissions targets, climate finance, carbon trading,…
What makes a ‘good’ transition plan?
A new framework by the Climate Safe Lending Network doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges facing banks when it comes to developing net zero transition plans There’s…
CSA Proposes Mandatory TCFD-aligned Reporting Rules
Corporate leadership on climate has never been more vital. The Government of Canada endorsed the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in 2019 and…