A summarized version of this blog can be found here. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and climate considerations are regularly conflated, but there are important distinctions and connections between the two. In this blog we take a step back and lay out the differences between ESG and climate, and their connections with the Task Force […]
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Lead with Climate: A Primer on ‘Climate, ESG, and the TCFD’
A more detailed version of this blog can be found here. Today’s investors have to understand how businesses are impacted by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and climate-related risks and opportunities if they are to make wise decisions. While ESG and climate are often conflated by companies and external stakeholders alike, there are important distinctions […]
Weekly round-up: April 11-15
The top five climate risk stories this week 1) Standard-setter launches net-zero target setting effort Financial institutions may soon have a new blueprint for setting credible net-zero targets. On Wednesday, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) released a “foundation paper” to help banks, asset managers, and other firms establish “quantitative net-zero targets linked with emissions reductions in […]
How to tackle net-zero target arbitrage
Many financial institutions have rolled out portfolio decarbonization goals. But the differences between them could be ‘gamed’ by carbon-intensive companies Net-zero target setting is all the rage in the financial sector. In recent weeks, four of the five largest Canadian banks have rolled out targets for select portfolios, while the laggard — Royal Bank of […]
Four Ways Climate Change Impacts Businesses
Climate change is a systemic risk. It is impacting all aspects of the global economy and poses challenges to each and every business — large or small. Climate-related risks are categorized into two groups: physical and transition risks. Physical risks are those linked to extreme weather events and changing long-term climatic conditions. Transition risks are […]
How Climate Change Can Create Opportunities for Businesses to Thrive
Businesses face many physical and transition risks from climate change, but also many opportunities. Through efficiency, innovation, and growth, businesses can take measures to ensure they thrive through their climate transformations. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a globally recognized framework for climate disclosures, can be used to help companies identify and capitalize […]
Weekly round-up: April 4-8
The top five climate risk stories this week 1) Green finance policies needed to tackle climate risk — IPCC The “systemic underpricing of climate risk in markets” could be tackled through innovative financing approaches, the latest paper from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says. The UN-backed body issued its report on climate change mitigation on […]
What Jamie Dimon’s letter says about Wall Street and climate risk
The JP Morgan chief’s annual missive sheds light on bank attitudes to transition risk, the low-carbon transition, and financial regulation Two influential papers grabbed headlines this week. The first was, unsurprisingly, the latest installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report. The second was JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to […]
Real Estate, TCFD, and Net Zero: How Asset Managers Can Get Started
Climate disruption is already affecting businesses in a myriad of ways, causing many companies to pledge net-zero goals. As climate awareness grows, investor demand has also increased for net-zero commitments from asset managers, specifically when it comes to real estate portfolios. For real estate asset managers, there are a number of climate risks and opportunities […]
Climate Disclosure and the SEC: Where Should Companies Begin?
April 4th, 2022 On March 21, 2022, the U.S.’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule that would require public companies to disclose climate-related information in their periodic SEC filings – including in their annual financial reports. If passed, the SEC’s proposal will have far-reaching consequences for all companies listed on U.S. exchanges. […]