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GARP 2025 Climate and Nature Risk Symposium
June 3, 2025
As we approach the halfway point of this decisive decade, GARP’s 2025 Climate & Nature Risk Symposium will provide an important stock take of ...
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 ...
Carbon Pricing: Harnessing the Power of Markets to Drive Climate Action
October 17, 2024
Hear from Gordon Bennett, Managing Director at ICE, as we dive into theory and practice of carbon pricing and its important role in driving the ...
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 ...
Climate Risk Certificate: Register Now
July 16, 2024
In this special episode, hear from Tony Rooke, Executive Director at Howden Group Holdings and Beth Gould Creller, GARP’s Sustainability & ...
Why NDCs Aren’t Working and How to Fix Them
July 4, 2024
Hear from Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, as we explore the shortcomings of nationally determined contributions and ...
Accelerating the Transition: Reflections of a Shareholder Activist
May 23, 2024
Hear from Catherine Howarth OBE, CEO of ShareAction, as we dive into the world of shareholder activism and how it can be used to guide institutional ...
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 ...
Five Times Faster: Ways to Accelerate the Transition to Net-Zero
March 21, 2024
Hear from Simon Sharpe, Director of Economics at the UNFCCC Climate Champions, as we explore three key problems that are impeding the transition to ...
EU Deforestation Directive: Overcoming Challenges in Supply Chain Transparency
February 8, 2024
Hear from Thomas Vaassen, Co-Founder and CEO of Meridia, to learn how the EU Deforestation Directive is changing the nature of data required across ...
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 ...
TNFD and Beyond: An Introduction to Nature in Finance
November 9, 2023
Hear from Simon Zadek, Executive Director at NatureFinance and Senior Advisor to the TNFD, as we explore the growing intersection of nature and ...
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.
The COP28 Survival Guide: How it Works and What to Expect
October 19, 2023
Hear from Nigel Topping, Former UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26, as we set the scene for COP28 in Dubai. The COP, or Conference of ...
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 ...
The Future of the Carbon Markets Explained for Risk Professionals
June 15, 2023
Hear from Mike Azlen, Founder and CEO of Carbon Cap Management, as we explore the ever-changing carbon markets and the future of emissions trading. ...
From Startup to Sustainability: Innovating For The Climate Emergency
May 25, 2023
Hear from Nicky Dee, Co-Founder of Carbon13, as we take a closer look at the climate startup ecosystem and how it’s changing the way we decarbonize. ...
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 ...
Embedding Climate Within Risk Management: A Practitioner’s Guide
March 28, 2023
Hear from Chris Howland and Lars Popken of Deutsche Bank, as we delve into the complexities of incorporating climate risk within financial ...
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 ...
Balancing Mitigation and Adaptation: Insights for the Financial Sector
March 2, 2023
Hear from Dr. Nicola Ranger, Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), as we ...
How Film and Television Are Adapting to Climate Change
February 9, 2023
Hear from Carys Taylor, Director of BAFTA’s albert programme, as we explore the issues of climate change and sustainability through the lens of film ...
What We Learned About Climate Risk in 2022
January 19, 2023
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 ...
Christmas Climate Book Club Special
December 1, 2022
What climate books do you want for Christmas? Listen in to find out where to start on picking out those stocking fillers. In this special episode, Jo ...
The “Net” of “Net-Zero”: Making Voluntary Carbon Markets Work
November 10, 2022
Hear from William McDonnell, COO of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, as we discuss the role of carbon credits in the transition ...
Investing in the Era of Climate Change
October 20, 2022
Hear from Bruce Usher, Professor of Practice at Columbia Business School, as we examine the investment opportunities and strategies that have emerged ...
How Politics Shapes Climate Policy: Insights for Risk Professionals
September 8, 2022
Hear from Prof. David Victor and Dr. Danny Cullenward, as we dive into the political forces that mould the climate policy landscape. Designing ...
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 ...
The Green Bond Market Explained (And Why Investors Do Need to Worry About Climat
July 6, 2022
Hear from Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, as we explore the many ways finance is going green, from the phenomenal growth of the ...
EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Too
June 15, 2022
Hear from Eila Kreivi, Chief Sustainable Finance Advisor at the European Investment Bank, as we take a closer look at the EU Taxonomy, including what ...
Supply Chains: Why Sustainability is the Best Form of Risk Management
April 14, 2022
Hear from Kevin Dooley, Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, as he talks to us about how managing the sustainability of your supply ...
Culture and Capability: An Asset Owner’s Guide to Net Zero
March 24, 2022
Hear from Alan Smith, First Church Estates Commissioner, about the culture and capabilities that asset owners look for in the companies they invest ...
Achieving Net-Zero: Reframing Climate Change as a Supply Side Issue
March 3, 2022
Hear from Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, as we dive into the strategies being used to align financial markets to a ...
Sustainability and Space: Lessons from Low Earth Orbit
February 10, 2022
Hear from Chris Geiger, Internal Audit Director at Lockheed Martin, as we explore a new frontier in sustainability and engineering. Amidst growing ...
What We Learned About Climate Risk in 2021
January 20, 2022
Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of GARP’s Risk Institute as they look back on learnings from the 2021 Climate Risk Podcast series. As we head ...
The Next Frontier: Addressing Climate Risk’s Biggest Analytical Challenges With
December 13, 2021
In the financial services industry, risks related to climate change are now considered major, resulting in all firms assessing how to incorporate ...
B Corps: How to put sustainability at the heart of a business
September 16, 2021
Hear from Charmian Love, Co-Founder of B Lab UK, as we take a closer look at firms that are truly walking the talk when it comes to sustainability. ...
Why Net Zero Doesn’t Always Mean Net Zero
July 8, 2021
Hear from Prof. Sir Dieter Helm as we take a closer look at the realities of reaching net zero. In this installment of the Climate Risk Podcast we ...
Agriculture and Climate Change Win-Wins: How to reduce emissions whilst building
June 17, 2021
Hear from Maggie Monast, Director of Working Lands at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), as we take a closer look at the intersection of climate risk, ...
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?
The Race to Net Zero: Understanding the role of boards and firm commitments
June 1, 2021
Hear from Emily Farnworth, Deputy Director at the Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, as we take a closer look at the role of ...
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?
Engagement vs Divestment: How to navigate risk whilst achieving impact
April 15, 2021
Hear from Meryam Omi, Head of Sustainability and Responsible Investment Strategy at LGIM, as we address two key questions for Asset Managers. In this ...
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 ...
3 topics to keep an eye on: Carbon Offsets, Biodiversity and Nature-related Fina
March 25, 2021
Hear from Rebecca Self, Director of Sustainable Finance at South Pole, as we discuss three important climate-related issues. This episode covers: ...
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
What we Learned About Climate Risk in 2020
January 14, 2021
Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson from GARP’s Risk Institute as they discuss key learnings from 2020 and look ahead to 2021. In this latest ...
Aligning Finance with the Transition to Net Zero
December 3, 2020
Hear from the head of the Green Finance Institute as we explore how finance is changing to meet the needs of transitioning economies. In this latest ...
How Will Climate Change Impact Our Energy and Water Systems?
November 12, 2020
In this latest instalment of the Climate Risk Podcast, we will be taking a closer look at the financial risks associated with energy and water ...
Getting Informed About the Impacts of Consumption: How Data Can Shift Consumer S
October 2, 2020
Consumer sentiment is a critical part of climate transition risk. As consumers become increasingly aware of the impact goods and services are having ...
Beyond Disclosures: How to Hold Firms to Account Over Climate Change
September 11, 2020
What are some of the limitations of the current disclosure frameworks for use by risk managers, and how can we tell when companies are saying one ...
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 ...