ESG
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Airmic members most exposed to higher tariffs and climate change agenda under Trump
UK risk managers believe their companies are most exposed to higher tariffs (67%) and the changing climate and energy agenda…
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EC’s CSRD and CSDDD amendments face rocky path
While business groups have welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) proposals to substantially reduce sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, MEPs…
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Collaboration to provide cutting-edge nature risk assessments
Aioi R&D Lab-Oxford and Natcap (Natural Capital Research), a UK-based company helping businesses measure, report, and act on nature risks,…
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EC slashes scope of sustainability rules to largest firms
Europe is set to cut back the scope of sustainability reporting rules to cover just the largest companies operating in…
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Leaked EC Omnibus draft exposes deep cuts to CSRD and CSDDD
A leaked version of the European Commission’s (EC) plan to simplify corporate environmental and sustainability rules, which is expected to…
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France votes for partial PFAS ban from 2026
France has passed a law to ban PFAS across several product groups covering clothes, textiles and cosmetics, although some products…
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Support grows for EU-wide nat cat pool
A European-wide reinsurance scheme to cover growing losses from natural catastrophes would reduce the significant protection gap and secure the…
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Lawyers ask EC to stop oil and gas drilling in Greece’s marine havens
Lawyers from ClientEarth, Greenpeace Greece and WWF Greece have written to the European Commission demanding it take action on what…
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Europe agrees to slash food and textile waste
The European Council presidency and European Parliament representatives this week reached a provisional agreement on the targeted revision of the…
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SEC chairman acts on ‘deeply flawed‘ climate disclosure rule
As the political backlash against ESG, DEI and sustainability in the US business world takes hold under President Trump, acting…
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Global coalition calls for stronger sustainability disclosures
UN member states have been urged to retain key corporate sustainability disclosure provisions within UN Financing for Development negotiations by…
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Geopolitics ranks high among challenges facing Amrae members: Wild
Amrae president Oliver Wild speaks to Commercial Risk Europe about some of the pressing issues facing French risk and insurance…
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Investors tell EU not to water down sustainability laws through Omnibus package
The EU Commission is expected to introduce an Omnibus Package to amend and consolidate key sustainable finance regulations on 26…
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Amrae’s Wild calls for corporate ‘Picassos’ to fight risk of uninsurability
In a world of turmoil, it is up to risk managers, the “Picassos” of the corporate world, to find a…
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Germany’s BaFin takes ‘close look’ at climate risks
Germany’s financial sector regulator has warned banks and insurers that it will take a closer look at how physical risks…
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WEBINAR: Climate transition plans
As more and more companies commit to net zero, the need to adopt a transition plan is crucial. There will…
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German insurers lobby Europe to simplify sustainability rules
German insurers have backed proposals to streamline Europe’s corporate sustainability reporting rules. Ahead of the European Commission’s Omnibus Simplification Package,…
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PFAS study puts costs of clean-up in Europe at €2trn
The cost of cleaning up PFAS contamination in Europe has been calculated as at least €95bn over 20 years, according…
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Ferma reiterates call for EU nat cat and cyber pools
European risk management association Ferma is calling on EU legislators to help organisations prepare for supply shocks, further explore proposals…
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European investors focus on due diligence risk despite delay to deforestation regulation
The EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) may have been delayed for a year, much to the relief of many embattled risk…