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(Part 3) 100th Episode Special: Is Finance Ready for the Risks Ahead?
September 17, 2026
Part three of this three-part special asks what seven years of climate risk have taught finance, where the sector’s limits lie, and why there are ...
(Part Two) 100th Episode Special: We Know the Risks. So Why Aren’t We Moving Fas
September 10, 2026
Part two of this three-part special looks back at seven years of climate policy to ask what has worked, what has fallen short, and whether the ...
(Part One) 100th Episode Special: Seven Years of Climate Risk — What Have We Lea
September 3, 2026
Part one of this three-part special looks back at the seven years of the podcast to ask what we have learnt about the science, what surprised us, and ...
Unlocking Transition Finance: Policy, Credibility and the Flow of Capital
July 30, 2026
Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE explores how the UK is building a credible transition finance market, from stronger policy and transition planning to ...
Why Vendors Disagree: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Physical Climate Risk Data
June 30, 2026
Physical climate risk assessments of the same asset can vary significantly across vendors. A new study explores the reasons for those differences.
The Serious Business of Climate Comedy: How to Engage New Audiences
June 18, 2026
Matt Winning reflects on climate fatigue, corporate engagement, and what risk professionals can learn from the art of communicating difficult topics. ...
Investor Climate Action: What Finance Can and Can’t Achieve
May 28, 2026
Hear from Prof. Tom Gosling, Director of the Initiative in Sustainable Finance at the London School of Economics (LSE), as we examine the limits of ...
Hedging Climate Risk: Weather Derivatives vs Parametric Insurance
April 21, 2026
How do different financial risk transfer mechanisms work for climate-related events? How are they priced and the potential payoffs calculated?
A Smarter Path to Net Zero: Combining Financial Engineering With Energy Policy Innovation
April 7, 2026
Climate-linked convertible bonds can be beneficial for investors, power generators, and consumers by turning decarbonization into an engine of growth ...
Risk as an Enabler: How Development Banks Build Climate Resilience
March 26, 2026
Hear from Søren Elbech, Chief Risk Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank, as we explore how development banks use risk to support countries ...
A Different Kind of Bank: How to Embed Impact in Finance
March 5, 2026
Hear from Sian Williams, Chief Risk Officer at Triodos Bank UK, as we examine how values-led banking can generate positive impact for people, planet ...
Protecting the Beta: Why Systemic Risk Now Shapes Investment Returns
February 12, 2026
Hear from Julie Calkins, Director of Sustainability Strategy at Generation Investment Management, as we explore how interconnected risks spanning ...
What We Learned About Climate and Nature Risk in 2025
January 22, 2026
Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of the GARP Risk Institute as they look back on key learnings from the past year of the Climate Risk Podcast. ...
Societal Collapse in a Warming World: A Risk Manager’s Lens
December 11, 2025
Hear from Dr. Luke Kemp of the Center for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, as we dive into the risk factors for societal ...
A Risk Professional’s Guide to Physical Risk Assessments
October 23, 2025
Climate change is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of physical risk events, such as floods, storms, and heatwaves. Yet quantifying ...
From Basel to Biodiversity: An Ex-Central Banker’s Take on Nature Risk
October 2, 2025
Hear from Hirotaka Hideshima, former central banker and member of the TNFD, as we explore the parallels between financial risk, nature risk and ...
Resilience and Retreat: What Insurability Tells Us About Climate Risk
July 31, 2025
Hear from Rowan Douglas CBE, CEO of Climate Risk and Resilience at Howden Group, as we explore the vital role of insurance in the climate transition. ...
Greening the Games: How Paris 2024 Delivered on Climate Ambition
July 10, 2025
Hear from Georgina Grenon, Director of Environmental Excellence for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as we explore what it truly means to ...
Why Food System Disruption Is the New Normal
June 19, 2025
Hear from Stephanie Race, Founder & CEO of Earth Analytics Group, as we dive into the connections between physical climate risk, the global food ...
How to Host a GARP Climate & Nature Risk Scenario Game
June 12, 2025
Experience an engaging way to bring climate and nature risk to life for your team or audience.
Urban Resilience and Infrastructure Development: An Indian Case Study
April 10, 2025
With the physical impacts of climate change affecting cities, how can they develop their infrastructure to both simultaneously reduce their emissions ...
TCFD by the Numbers: What Climate Disclosures for $6.5T of Private Capital Tell Us About Sustainable Finance in 2025
March 13, 2025
As climate-related reporting moves from compliance exercise to useful risk management tool, what trends can we glean by observing the disclosures of ...
Exploring the Climate-Nature Nexus: Insights From GARP’s Latest Risk Scenario Game
January 30, 2025
Gain practical insights into tackling the dual crises of climate change and nature loss in a dynamic learning experience.
What We Learned About Climate and Nature Risk in 2024
January 23, 2025
Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of the GARP Risk Institute as they look back on key learnings from the latest season of the Climate Risk ...
Leadership Insights: Understanding and Acting in the Climate Crisis
December 5, 2024
From risk management to real leadership, what does it take to deal with the consequences of the climate crisis? This article shares insights from ...
Directors Beware: Director Duties and Nature Risks
October 2, 2024
Directors should consider their company’s nature-related risks, or they will be exposed to legal consequences, according to a recent legal opinion ...
A New Dawn for Strategic Planning in the Boardroom
September 18, 2024
Technological advancements as well as changes in reporting requirements and legal expectations are pushing companies to incorporate more long-term ...
Comparing Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements
September 11, 2024
How do the ISSB Standards build on TCFD?
Tackling Nature Risk: Insights from Financial Supervisors and Practitioners
August 28, 2024
In this webcast, co-hosted by the European Banking Institute, hear from leading experts at the intersection of nature and finance, as we dive into ...
Greenhouse Gas Accounting: 5 Tips for Getting Started
August 8, 2024
Greenhouse gas accounting can be a challenge, even if you understand the key principles. This article contains practical advice for getting started ...
Results of GARP’s 2024 Global Survey of Nature Risk Management at Financial Firm
April 15, 2024
Explore the results of our inaugural Global Survey of Nature Risk Management at Financial Firms. Nature loss has a profound impact on the economy and ...
Solving the Climate Data Problem: An Intro to the Net-Zero Data Public Utility
January 26, 2024
In this webcast, we take a deep-dive into the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) - the first global, centralized, open repository for private ...
See the Forest and the Trees with the SCR
December 12, 2023
Companies across every industry sector are seeking professionals with sustainability and climate risk knowledge and skills to join their team. Are ...
Reducing Emissions: The Devil in the Details
November 2, 2023
Getting to net-zero by 2050 is essential – but how it’s done matters too.
ESG Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters
June 30, 2023
ESG is an increasingly hot topic, but why and how has it become so important? This article offers an up-to-date look at these issues, highlighting ...
Carbon Pricing: Has It Worked and What Comes Next?
May 22, 2023
Carbon pricing has long been recognized as a textbook economic policy response to address the externality of pollution. There are now carbon pricing ...
Nature: A New Horizon for Risk Professionals?
May 11, 2023
With a growing focus on nature-related risks, where should financial institutions start? In many firms, there is already existing expertise and ...
What Is Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Why Is it So Important?
March 23, 2023
Global regulatory and market trends are pressuring firms to disclose their impacts on climate change through a process known as greenhouse gas ...
Risk Management and the Rise of the Green Taxonomy
September 8, 2022
Policy makers across multiple jurisdictions have been developing taxonomies, which aim to define what is “green”. But how do they fit in risk ...
Steering the Ship: Creating Board-Level Climate Dashboards for Banks
July 12, 2022
As climate change risks increase worldwide, company boards will be critical in ensuring their firms remain resilient and on a path to carbon ...
Why Individuals Are a Crucial Part of Solutions to the Climate Crisis
June 11, 2021
The transition to net zero places demands on all stakeholders, but what exactly is our role as individuals?
Gaining Perspective on Climate: Financial Firms Should Understand Their Focus When Assessing Risk
May 24, 2021
Looking at the impact of the climate on your firm or the impact of your firm on the climate?
The ABCs of ESG
May 10, 2021
ESG is an increasingly hot topic, but why and how has it become so important? And how does climate risk fit in?
Sustainable Bonds: Understanding This Growth Area
April 12, 2021
There are four main categories of sustainable bonds: green, social, sustainability, and sustainability linked. What are they? How do they relate to ...
Climate Risk Management Begins to Drive Investment Decisions
February 8, 2021
Investing in resilience is imperative to addressing climate change, and may result in lower financing costs
Plastics and the Planet: Who Will Bear the Costs?
July 17, 2020
As one of the supposedly great 20th century innovations threatens the environment and public health in the 21st, accountability issues and litigation ...
A Decade of Growth Expected in Off-Grid Energy
April 17, 2020
Favorable solar and storage economics address emerging-market demands with institutional support
Europe’s Sustainable-Finance Action Plan Gets U.S. Exposure
November 27, 2019
EU official cites investment, risk and disclosure objectives in SIFMA annual meeting presentation; ECB’s Lagarde calls for “more digital and greener” ...
ESG: Risks, Opportunities and Benefits
July 26, 2019
Extreme weather events, data fraud and other risks related to environmental, social and governance issues are among the largest threats now facing ...