Risk Insights Resource Center
Displaying 113 results
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 ...
Tale of Two COPs: A Summary of COP16 and COP29 for Risk Professionals
December 11, 2024
Two major global conferences quietly came and went, largely overshadowed by coverage of international conflicts and major elections. What were these ...
How to Fix Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss at the Same Time
November 7, 2024
Hear from Prof. Pete Smith of the University of Aberdeen, as we explore the overlap in the challenges from, and solutions to, climate change and ...
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 ...
Uninsurable: The Future of Insurance in a Changing Climate
September 5, 2024
Hear from two leading experts, as we explore how insurance is adapting to climate change and the role of the industry beyond underwriting. Insurance ...
Risk Management’s Role in the Climate Transition
August 29, 2024
Simple climate targets are driving paper decarbonization, which has serious unintended consequences. Risk managers must keep this in mind and choose ...
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 ...
Balancing the Climate Transition with Economic Growth: A Tug of War or a Surge in the Same Direction?
August 22, 2024
To enable simultaneous growth and decarbonization, emerging markets must embrace innovative financial products which circumvent barriers to net-zero.
Emissions by Sector: Strategies for Achieving Net Zero
August 15, 2024
Understanding the sources of global greenhouse gas emissions is essential for effective climate action. This article breaks down emissions by ...
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 ...
Urban Resilience: How Our Cities Must Adapt to Climate Change
July 25, 2024
Hear from Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the London Climate Resilience Review, as we dive into the challenges of climate adaptation and what it means ...
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 ...
How Do We Measure Global Warming?
June 20, 2024
There are a variety of ways to calculate global warming, but which one is best suited for policy?
Why Nature Belongs in Corporate Thinking
June 13, 2024
Hear from Robin Millington, CEO of Planet Tracker, as we discuss how and why businesses should be thinking about their dependencies and impacts on ...
Understanding How the Financial System Impacts Climate Change
May 30, 2024
How does the financial system affect climate change? For example, are voluntary net-zero targets actually effective at driving the transition to net ...
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 ...
Exploring the Connections Between Climate Change and Global Financial Stability
May 16, 2024
One of the many reasons for caring about climate change is its potential to lead to financial instability. But how might this happen and how likely ...
It’s Time for Climate Scenario Analysis to Evolve
May 9, 2024
The speed, scale and style of the low-carbon transition to a net-zero economy poses complex challenges. Here’s how the Bank of England is extending ...
AI, ESG and 1.5 Degrees: UNEP FI Reports at the Frontier of Climate Risk
May 2, 2024
Hear from David Carlin, Head of Risk at the UNEP Finance Initiative, as we dive into their latest reports covering the climate risk tool landscape, ...
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 ...
The Psychology of Climate Change: How to Build Consensus through Communication
April 11, 2024
Hear from George Marshall, Author of “Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired To Ignore Climate Change,” as we dive into the psychology ...
3 Key Areas for Understanding Nature-Related Risks
April 4, 2024
Nature-related risks remain both less understood and less widely discussed than climate risks. As nature and biodiversity continue to decrease ...
Physical and Transition Risk Interactions: A Case Study in Mining
March 26, 2024
More frequent extreme weather events could make it harder to produce the minerals needed for the transition to a low-carbon economy. We explore how ...
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 ...
Sustainability's Impact on Risk Management Through Climate Stress Testing and Net-Zero Portfolio Simulations
March 14, 2024
As the urgency of tackling climate change becomes more real, risk management in financial firms is changing.
The Inevitable Policy Response Forecast: Optimistic or Realistic?
February 29, 2024
Hear from Dr. Jakob Thomae, Project Director for the Inevitable Policy Response, as we discuss their latest forecast and what it means for the ...
Carbon Leakage: What Is It and How Is It Shaping Climate Policy?
February 15, 2024
Carbon leakage poses a significant challenge to global climate change mitigation efforts. Here’s what risk professionals should know about it, as ...
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 ...
Climate Risk Stress Testing: Agenda 2024
February 1, 2024
Banks, especially in Europe, have key climate-related stress test deliverables to complete in 2024. We highlight some key challenges that will need ...
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 ...
Navigating New Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management
January 25, 2024
U.S. banking regulators have issued a new framework for climate-related risk. What are the core principles, and how should financial institutions ...
Production vs. Consumption: Assessing a Country's Contribution to Climate Change
January 11, 2024
Reaching net-zero emissions has emerged as a primary objective for nations around the world. But how should we measure their contribution to climate ...
The Power and Pitfalls of Models in Climate Risk Management
December 14, 2023
Hear from Dr. Erica Thompson, as we examine the modelling ecosystem and when we need to escape it to make real-world decisions. Climate science – ...
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 ...
The Business Impact of Supply Chain Sustainability
December 7, 2023
Can reining in third-party emissions help strengthen the bottom lines of today’s top businesses?
Bridging the Gap between Climate Science and Risk Management
November 30, 2023
Hear from David Schimel and Pooja Khosla of Entelligent, as we explore the intersection of climate science and risk management. For over 30 years, ...
Climate Transition Planning: A Guide for Risk Professionals
November 23, 2023
As the world moves toward net zero, companies need to plan their transition to a lower carbon future.
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.
Back to Basics: An Introduction to Climate Risk Management
October 26, 2023
In this special webcast, the GARP Risk Institute returns to the foundational knowledge areas of climate risk, offering a comprehensive introduction ...
Climate Trends, Narratives, Shocks and Credit Risk Stress Scenarios
October 26, 2023
Credit risk measurement still doesn’t adequately capture the effects of climate change. Why is that, and what can be done to improve the modelling?
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 ...
Dealing with Uncertainty in Scenario Analysis: Stochastic vs. Deterministic Appr
September 28, 2023
Hear from Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of riskthinking.ai, as we apply stochastic thinking to the challenge of climate scenario analysis. One of the ...
Inside The Complex Landscape of Carbon Prices
September 21, 2023
There are at least five different kinds of carbon prices. How could they impact your portfolio?
India: A Case Study in Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
September 14, 2023
This article explores the difficult trade-offs that need to be made between the competing claims of climate mitigation, adaptation, and economic ...
License to Drill: What New Oil & Gas Extraction Means for the Energy Transition
September 7, 2023
Hear from Jane Stevensen of JS Global Advisory, as we examine the overall progress of the global energy transition. We always knew that the ...
The Global Water Crisis: A Guide for Risk Professionals
August 25, 2023
We are in the midst of a global water crisis. Half the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by 2025, and experts predict ...
Risk Snapshot: The Growing Risks of Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries
August 7, 2023
The IMF’s 2023 Global Financial Stability Report noted that the nonbank financial intermediary (NBFI) sector has climbed to nearly 50 percent of ...
New Climate Regulations: What to Know and What They Are Trying to Achieve
August 3, 2023
A plethora of climate-related, real economy regulation has been released in the last few years. What are the main themes, and what are these policies ...
Climate Risk Taxonomies 101: A User Guide
July 27, 2023
Hear from Bob Buhr of the Imperial College Business School, as we explore ways of organizing the risks from climate change. A risk taxonomy is a key ...
Oil and Gas Business Models – Resilient or Risky?
July 20, 2023
Despite a continued commitment to fossil fuel production, oil and gas companies contend that their business models are Paris-aligned. How is this ...
Why Extreme Climate Physical Risks Are Closer Than You Might Think
July 6, 2023
Hear from Rohan Hamden, Co-Founder and CEO of XDI, as we examine how climate-related impacts are exceeding our models and why the need for adaptation ...
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 ...
Powerful Risk Management: Insurance Foundations for High-Integrity Carbon Market
May 4, 2023
Hear from Natalia Dorfman, CEO & Co-Founder of Kita, as we explore the potential role of insurance in boosting the integrity of the voluntary ...
Net-Zero Transition Plans: A Guide for Risk Professionals
April 26, 2023
Hear from Tony Rooke, Executive Director at the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero, as we delve into the importance of net-zero transition plans ...
How Extreme Weather Caused by Global Warming Is Driving New Investment Risks
April 19, 2023
Due to improvements in the ability to trace losses from extreme weather events back to emissions, climate-related litigation risks are increasing at ...
Soil: An Invisible Crisis and Massive Climate Opportunity
April 13, 2023
Hear from Professor Jo Handelsman on the threats and opportunities that arise from soil – a vitally important resource that many of us take for ...
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 ...
Biodiversity Loss: An Introduction for Risk Professionals
March 2, 2023
In recent years, biodiversity loss has gained increasing focus as an urgent and systemic environmental risk for its impact on global food security, ...
Scenario Analysis: Guidance for Risk Professionals
February 23, 2023
Hear from members of the UK’s Climate Financial Risk Forum Scenario Analysis Working Group, as we review useful tools and resources that risk ...
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 ...
Climate Risk Stress Testing and the Role of Central Banks
February 3, 2023
Proponents and detractors have already weighed in on the Federal Reserve’s news climate scenario analysis exercise, which is designed to help banks ...
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 ...
Climate Scenario Analysis in Financial Firms
December 12, 2022
Read GARP’s scenario analysis deep dive, published as part of the Climate Financial Risk Forum’s (CFRF) 2022 outputs.
CFRF Underwriting Guides: Litigation and Physical Risk
December 8, 2022
Hear from members of the UK’s Climate Financial Risk Forum, as we dive into their brand-new publications on climate litigation and physical 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 ...
Data, AI, and Innovation: Insights from the Frontiers of Climate Science
September 29, 2022
Hear from Prof. Emily Shuckburgh OBE, Director of Cambridge Zero, as we explore the potential for machine learning to help us navigate an ...
30,000 Years in 30 Minutes: Climate Risk from an Archaeologist’s Perspective
July 27, 2022
Hear from Prof. Brian Fagan, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, as we dig up lessons in climate 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 ...
Using Benchmarking to Assess the Plausibility of Climate Scenario Analysis
June 21, 2022
How can you judge the reasonableness of modelled scenario analysis outputs if the scenario is one that you’ve never experienced? This is a dilemma ...
The 4 Main Drivers of Transition Risk, and Why the Risks Are Increasing
April 12, 2022
Climate-related financial risks are the financial risks linked to climate change. These are typically split into two broad categories: physical and ...
Carbon Quotient: Managing the Financial Risks of Net Zero
April 5, 2022
The effects of climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy present emerging financial risks. These physical and transition risks ...
Climate Financial Regulation: What is on the Horizon?
March 29, 2022
Supervisors in the EU, the UK and across the world have intensified their regulation of the financial risks resulting from climate change, forcing ...
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 ...
Adapting to Tail Risks: Surviving the Cascading Risks from Climate Change
December 9, 2021
Hear from Prof. Tim Benton, Research Director at Chatham House, as we explore growing concerns over tail risks from climate change. By their very ...
Confessions of an Economist: How imperfect policymaking will shape transition ri
November 18, 2021
Hear from Prof. Jim Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University, as we dive into the economics of climate policymaking. ...
Making Sense of COP26: a Short Guide to Reaching Net Zero
November 1, 2021
As COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, reaching net zero is set to be top of the global agenda. Get acquainted with the why, when and how of reaching net ...
The Rising Tide of Climate Litigation
October 28, 2021
Hear from Nigel Brook, Partner at the law firm Clyde & Co, as we take a closer look at the rising tide of climate litigation. Against a backdrop ...
Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Climate Reporting Standards
October 7, 2021
Hear from Mardi McBrien, Managing Director of CDSB, as we take a closer look at the complex environmental and sustainability reporting landscape. ...
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. ...
Nature Loss and Financial Risk: Global Insights From the WWF
August 6, 2021
Learn about nature loss, its interconnections with climate change, and how it is creating significant risks for business and finance.
Climate Disclosures: What can we learn from TCFD adoption in the banking sector?
July 29, 2021
Hear from Hector Fontaine, Principal Consultant at BCS Consulting, as we take a closer look at TCFD adoption across the banking sector. In today’s ...
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 ...
Climate Data Challenges: What are they and how can we solve them?
May 6, 2021
Hear from Emilie Mazzacurati, Founder and CEO of Four Twenty Seven, as we address some key challenges around climate data. In this instalment of the ...
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 ...
A Short History of Climate Regulations and the Outlook on What Is To Come
March 31, 2021
2021 is a significant year for climate change
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: ...
Biden’s First 100 Days: What Can We Expect on Climate?
March 17, 2021
The Biden administration has made climate change a key policy priority with a host of high profile announcements. Coupled with regulatory changes, it ...
Responding to Climate Change Risk: A Financial Regulator’s Perspective
February 26, 2021
Hear from Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive at the HKMA, as we discuss how financial regulators are responding to climate change risk. When it ...
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 ...
Climate Change as a Risk Management Problem: How to Price the Risk
December 17, 2020
Hear from pioneering risk manager Bob Litterman as we discuss the importance and challenges of properly pricing the risks from climate change. In ...
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 ...
Systems Theory: Complexities of Climate Risk
November 2, 2020
Hear from leading earth systems scientist Tim Lenton as he discusses climatic and social tipping points, the interconnected nature of climate risk ...
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 ...
Renewables Forge Ahead in Asia-Pacific Region
September 3, 2020
Favorable economics amid rising energy demand give wind and solar an edge
Climate Risk: Where Have We Come From and Where are We Going?
July 16, 2020
Investor expectations are not being met for reporting on climate risk issues. Best practices are emerging. Can reporting change behavior? Originally ...
Responding to Climate Risks: Perspectives From the Board
July 16, 2020
Chapter Zero co-founder Julie Baddeley discusses a corporate Board's perspective on how climate change will affect firms in the real economy. ...
What can the Insurance Sector Teach us About Climate Risk?
July 16, 2020
Listen to find out how the experience of the insurance sector can help in mitigating and adapting to climate risk. Originally released on the GARP ...
Embedding Climate Risk: Reflections of a CRO
July 16, 2020
Retired CRO Betsy Nelson discusses embedding climate change risk into the broader context of sustainability. Originally released on the GARP Risk ...
What can COVID-19 teach us about Climate Risk?
June 11, 2020
Continuing our theme from the last episode of the COVID series, in this special episode of the Climate Risk Podcast Series, host and Co-president of ...
What COVID-19 can Teach Companies about Climate Risk
June 8, 2020
COVID-19 has created challenges for risk managers surrounding climate change. What can COVID-19 can teach companies about mitigating climate risk? ...
A Decade of Growth Expected in Off-Grid Energy
April 17, 2020
Favorable solar and storage economics address emerging-market demands with institutional support
Climate-related Corporate Reporting: Where to Next?
December 13, 2019
Financial Reporting Council polls investors for reporting best practices. Voluntary compliance like TCFD gives firms a chance to develop creative ...
The Future of Risk: Climate-related financial disclosures
October 25, 2017
In the first installment of this series, Jeremy Davis (Vice President, Media and Events, GARP) speaks to Mary Schapiro (29th Chair of the Securities ...