ESG Risk Review
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September 22, 2023
Final recommendations published by Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure. In addition,…
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September 22, 2023
Australian insurers warn of heighted bushfire risk
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has warned about the heightened risk of wildfire during the current El Niño conditions,…
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September 21, 2023
Allianz Commercial tracks rise in emerging risks from offshore wind
Developers and insurers of offshore wind projects face an increasing number of emerging risks as the sector braces for a…
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September 21, 2023
Towergate warns reactive employee wellbeing support ‘falls short’
A lot of health and wellbeing support offered by companies is still too reactive, according to research from UK-based Towergate…
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September 21, 2023
Survey highlights growing interest in nature-related investments
More than two-thirds (69%) of global investors engaged in nature investment plans to increase their investments, according to a new…
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September 20, 2023
Lloyd’s Market Association launches ESG Academy
An Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Academy has been launched by the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) designed for professionals within…
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September 20, 2023
UK urged not to dilute corporate governance code
The UK has been urged by by the Chartered Governance Institute of UK and Ireland not to water down current…
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September 20, 2023
Informed and flexible approach is vital in navigating ESG regulations
Risk managers are navigating a great number of emerging global ESG regulations, developing flexible strategies to avoid non-compliance and other…
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September 20, 2023
Aon joins International Emissions Trading Association
Aon has become the first member of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) with risk capital capabilities. IETA is a non-profit…
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September 20, 2023
IUMI calls on underwriters to cover new risks for shipping net-zero target
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) said its members will need to support shipowners with cover for new risks…
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September 19, 2023
California to enact ground-breaking ESG disclosure bill
The battle in the US over how far to take the effort on ESG and how accountable corporates are for…
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September 19, 2023
European Parliament adopts position on critical raw materials
The European Parliament has adopted its position on boosting the supply of strategic raw materials, which it says is crucial…
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September 19, 2023
ESG supply chain risk platform rolled out to UK businesses ahead of EU’s new sustainability rules
An ESG solution that promises to assess and analyse supply chain sustainability is going to be rolled out to UK…
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September 18, 2023
The increasing challenge of reporting requirements
Risk managers are faced with a number of challenges when it comes to responding to reporting requirements, not least the…
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September 18, 2023
Nature risk – the next climate risk
There are many that believe that nature risk looks set to become the next climate risk. Nature and bio-diversity loss…
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September 18, 2023
Over half of UK consumers would boycott greenwashing companies
More than half of UK consumers would stop buying products and services from companies found to have greenwashed, according to…
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September 18, 2023
Tokio Marine partners with analytics firm on renewables insurance in Brazil
Specialty insurer Tokio Marine has partnered with Clir Renewables, a global market intelligence platform for wind and solar, to provide…
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September 15, 2023
Greater need for dialogue with insurers on ESG data
It is becoming clear from Commercial Risk’s annual Risk Frontiers Europe survey of Europe’s leading risk and insurance managers that…
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September 15, 2023
Lloyd’s and Moody’s to develop emissions measurement process for managing agents
Lloyd’s is collaborating with Moody’s Analytics to develop a solution that will help to quantify greenhouse gas emissions across managing agents’…
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September 14, 2023
Staying on top of corporate governance
There has been a big focus in recent times on the environment element of ESG, and increasingly on the social…