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Read more at: New tools and analysis from CISL published in G20 report to help financial firms manage climate risk
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New tools and analysis from CISL published in G20 report to help financial firms manage climate risk

11 July 2017 – For two years CISL has been a knowledge partner of the G20 Green Finance Study Group, with the resulting report, 'Enhancing Environmental Risk Assessment in Financial Decision-making', published at the end of the G20 summit. Kajetan Czyz, Programme Director, Sustainable Finance at CISL, discusses how the tools in the report aim to help financial firms carry out environmental risk analysis more effectively.


Read more at: Five ways to mainstream green finance now
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Five ways to mainstream green finance now

11 July 2017 – How can the financial industry aid climate-related financial disclosures, enhance environmental risk analysis, and make better use of publicly available environmental data to analyse financial risk and inform decision-making on future investments, asks Dr Nina Seega, CISL Research Consultant and co-author of the G20 Green Finance Study Group’s background paper on Enhancing Environmental Risk Assessment in Financial Decision Making.


Read more at: Closing the protection gap: ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2016

Closing the protection gap: ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2016

December 2016 – The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2016 of the six ClimateWise Principles finds a second year of improved scores for members of the insurance industry leadership group. Members have demonstrated their ongoing support for the zero carbon, climate-resilient transition yet the report finds a need for the industry to do more within its investment activities.


Read more at: It's time for financial institutions to get serious on climate risk
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It's time for financial institutions to get serious on climate risk

It's time for financial institutions to get serious on climate risk Paul Fisher, Senior Associate, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 7 September 2016 As environmental and climate risks surge, the world's financial system needs to take them into account – now. This year...


Read more at: The G20’s race to green the financial system | G20走向绿色金融系统的征程
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The G20’s race to green the financial system | G20走向绿色金融系统的征程

The G20’s race to green the financial system Andrew Voysey, Director, Finance Sector 7 September 2016 At their summit this year in Hangzhou , G20 leaders have been tackling head-on the effects of a languishing and increasingly unequal global economy. Encouraging more inclusive economic growth was...


Read more at: Environmental risk analysis by financial institutions – a review of global practice

Environmental risk analysis by financial institutions – a review of global practice

September 2016 – The G20’s new Green Finance Study Group asked the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Finance to serve as Knowledge Partner and make recommendations on how to integrate environmental risk into mainstream financial decision-making.


Read more at: The ClimateWise Insurance Advisory Council
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The ClimateWise Insurance Advisory Council

The ClimateWise Insurance Advisory Council is a group of C-suite executives drawn from across ClimateWise’s global membership base. They commission impact research into ways the insurance industry can support the zero carbon, climate-resilient transition. Insurance is among the industries most...


Read more at: Feeling the heat: An investors’ guide to measuring business risk from carbon and energy regulation

Feeling the heat: An investors’ guide to measuring business risk from carbon and energy regulation

May 2016 – The COP 21 climate agreement indicates a growing global consensus for action on climate change. In response, this research report assesses the impact of future carbon- and energy-related regulation on the most sensitive industries and geographies at a company level.


Read more at: A climate of change: ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2015

A climate of change: ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2015

November 2015 – The 2015 independent annual review of the six ClimateWise Principles shows improved scores for members of the insurance industry leadership group. Progressive insurance companies are considering their exposure to climate risks while also developing their role as societies' risk managers.


Read more at: Unhedgeable risk: How climate change sentiment impacts investment

Unhedgeable risk: How climate change sentiment impacts investment

November 2015 – This report analyses how shifts in market sentiment induced by awareness of future climate risks could impact global financial markets in the short term.