ESG Analysis
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Sustainability reporting now business as usual, KPMG research reveals
Sustainability reporting has become part of business as usual for almost all of the world’s largest 250 companies, and a…
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Many global firms lack plans to manage extreme weather, finds International SOS
A survey by International SOS Foundation has found that just a third of firms (36%) have comprehensive plans and policies…
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Research reveals decline in UK financial services’ diversity efforts
UK financial services CEOs are focusing on cost cutting rather than improving diversity, according to a new report from campaign…
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Italian insurance market slowly improving but concerns over nat cat and ESG
Italian insurance buyers say they now enjoy slightly better market conditions, with room to negotiate in some areas. But they…
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Swiss captive SBB pilots first-ever sustainability-linked insurance contract
Swiss Federal Railways’ (SBB) direct insurance captive is going to pilot the first-ever sustainability-linked insurance contract, which links premiums to…
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Insurers focused on climate rather than broad ESG themes, says Marsh
Insurers are seeing a refocus away from the broad themes of ESG-led decisions, towards one more generally focused on climate,…
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European Commission urged to delay Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive
The European Commission has been urged to delay the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) by European trade federation…
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Howden calls for more focus on insurance to accelerate net zero
Insurance is critical to accelerating climate finance, and businesses should engage early with insurers to enhance the investability and insurability…
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Solutions to emerging risks must be sustainable, says AXA XL’s Veyry
Today’s changing risk landscape presents insurers with growth opportunities, but solutions for emerging risks will need to be sustainable, according…
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NGOs claim German meat giants support deforestation via supply chain
Germany’s trade agency (the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control – BAFA) is being urged to investigate three…
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Insurance has key role in unlocking nature finance
Urgent action is needed to close the financing gap for nature and catalyse the nature-positive transition to a more resilient…
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Mitigating risks from commercial rooftop solar systems
The development of commercial and industrial rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems around the world is being driven by the demand…
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European firms struggling to meet supply chain rules
As European companies prepare for the phased implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a new survey among…
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Cities preparing for climate shocks better placed to attract investment
Cities need to focus far more on issues like climate action and demographic shifts to continue to attract investment, a…
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The role of parametrics in mitigating climate risk
ESG Risk Review talked to Stephen Lathrope, senior vice-president, ICEYE, and Alex Korb, head of parametric insurance, ICEYE, about the…
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Insurance helping to open up carbon credit markets
Carbon credits are an increasingly popular tool in the fight against climate change, helping companies to meet their net-zero emissions…
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Parametric insurance can help close $1.8trn protection gap: Generali-UNDP report
Parametric insurance can help close the $1.8trn protection gap for communities and countries on the frontlines of interrelated crises, including…
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Call for industry-specific plans from UK government to restore nature
The UK government has been urged by wildlife charity WWF and Aviva to establish strategies for individual industries to help…
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Europeans name extreme weather as top disaster risk
Exposure to extreme weather events polled as the biggest disaster risk to Europeans, in a survey that also revealed a…
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More than half of UK risk managers say climate reporting delivers opportunities
Climate and sustainability reporting has uncovered opportunities as well as risks for more than half (54%) of UK risk managers,…