ESG Analysis
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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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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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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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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…
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Zurich calls for bolder climate policies to support net zero targets
Most companies (77%) across key sectors have a net-zero plan in place, according to research from Zurich Insurance, with 70%…
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ESG underwriting debate hots up as GVNW gathers in Munich
The German and wider European insurance market needs to seriously up its game on the increasingly important matter of ESG,…
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Supply chain risk in focus as Italian companies transition
During this year’s Italian leg of our Risk Frontiers Europe survey, Anra members identified supply chain risk as a major…
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Buyers question whether carriers are making the most of ESG data
Risk and insurance managers from Belgium question whether the growing interest in ESG data from insurers is much more than…
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Firms must take action over Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
There is an urgent need for action in the face of evolving compliance requirements, according to VinciWorks, after a survey…
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Survey suggests risk managers need to play more prominent ESG role
Sixty-four percent of senior business leaders believe ESG risks are among the top two most impactful threats to their organisation,…
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The growing importance of managing people risk
Employees have always been the backbone of any organisation and people risk has been growing in importance for risk managers…
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Slowdown in human trafficking criminal justice response
There has been a worldwide slowdown in the criminal justice response to human trafficking, according to latest research, with a…
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UK boards risk reputational damage due to ‘people insight deficit’
A new report from the UK’s The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned that UK boards risk…
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Honesty is the best policy as greenwashing risk rises, says French broker
French broker Verspieren says that honesty and transparency are the best defences against the risk of greenwashing. But it also…
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Risk managers step up to craft sustainability strategies
Managing sustainability risks, specifically those related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies, calls for close collaboration among a company’s…
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A central role for captives
Captives have an important role to play when it comes to ESG, from identifying risks and providing innovative coverage, to…
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EU parliament adopts nature restoration law as food security risk rises
The European Parliament has adopted its position on the EU nature restoration law with 336 votes in favour, 300 against…
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The threat to corporates and D&Os from climate litigation
Climate litigation has been around for some time but has largely focused on activists taking action against governments with the…
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Climate scenario models are ‘benign’ and ‘implausible’, report warns
Climate scenario models in financial services significantly underestimate climate risk, with results “far too benign” and in some cases “implausible”,…
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Some risk managers ‘tied in knots’ over ESG
Risk managers are clearly getting more involved with ESG risks but some are struggling to properly identify all their exposures…