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In the absence of strong regulation, it’s up to ESG and human resource professionals to craft corporate policies to keep employees safe during heat waves.
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Absent some totally unexpected arrival of game-changing public policy, we need business to go way beyond checking the box on ESG scorecards.
by Mark Tercek
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A progress report on promises around national emission-reductions targets, adaptation finance, methane emissions, deforestation and phasing out coal.
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Behavioral scientist Sweta Chakraborty, president of We Don’t Have Time, says we need to acknowledge cognitive biases and get better at talking about climate risks.
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Sponsored: Builders, facing climate change, can create opportunities through preemptive actions across their value chain
by Arnaud Brohé
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Climate change is causing an insurance crisis in Australia. The Climate Council of Australia found that river flooding poses the biggest risk to homes. Image via Shutterstock.
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Top insurers and economists warn climate change remains biggest global economic threat, despite ongoing COVID risks.
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What does it mean to truly align your business with a changing climate? Five things to consider.
by Aman Singh
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While the big guys have their consultants and advisers — not to mention Wall Street-caliber budgets — smaller firms are mostly left to their own scrappy devices.
by Joel Makower
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The good news: Historically, lawsuits brought against companies that have made vague or aspirational statements typically have failed in the courts
by CJ Clouse
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“Net zero,” for all of its compelling simplicity, turns out to be anything but.
by Joel Makower
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As a cornerstone of climate leadership, the weakness of today’s pledges is particularly troubling.
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Delaying action until there is a carbon price, clearer risk projections or a systemwide standard is now something governments are warning could quickly become unaffordable.
by Emily Chasan
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This gathering offers an opportunity for the world’s largest economies to announce ambitious new climate targets or signal that they will adopt stronger plans ahead of the COP26 negotiations.
by David Waskow
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Planning for sea level right is hard but it's beyond necessary.
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Making a new investment is not the same as the much more challenging endeavor of realigning an entire portfolio.
by Emily Chasan
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How Biden's Securities and Exchange Commission views sustainability.
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Without question, nature is an even bigger issue than climate change. After all, climate change accelerates as nature is harmed.
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Companies may be relying far too much on “net” and far too little on “zero.”
by Joel Makower
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You’d think all this talk about “zero” would add up to something, right? Not necessarily.
by Joel Makower
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Finance leaders need to adopt comprehensive, firm-wide approaches to managing climate change risk.
by John Colas
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It’s no longer just about “What business is doing to the climate.” It’s also about “What the climate is doing to business.”
by Joel Makower
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One big takeaway: Don't rely just on internal stakeholders for risk scenario planning.
by Aaron Mok
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Sponsored: If the pace of innovation and level of commitment to building a sustainable future are any indication of future trends, the 2020s will be the decade of circularity.
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Climate action is a planetary necessity and also a strategic organizational imperative. If progress doesn’t measure up, organizations can face consequences, including investor, employee and community activism -- as well as increased operational and financial risk.