Over the past few years it has become increasingly clear that the physical consequences of climate change and the transition to a carbon-neutral economy are posing risks to companies and must be managed accordingly. At the same time, around half a million sites belonging to companies and other...

The report examines the role offset approaches can play in the post-2020 climate regime. For this purpose, the report first develops a conceptual approach and a normative vision of what should be viewed as successful offset use. It then proposes tools to operationalize this vision. Lastly it...

The debate on sustainability related corporate due diligence obligations in global value chains has recently gained considerable momentum, in particular at EU level. However, so far, it has been dominated by the focus on human rights due diligence. By contrast, relatively little attention has...

By 2050, the European Union aims to become climate neutral. The achievement of this goal will require, among others, a massive boost in energy efficiency. Companies and other organizations can make a significant contribution to climate protection through systematic and long-term energy...

This Geneva Association “insurance reader on the credit crisis” has been put togetheras a reaction to the widespread demand for reliable information on and an intellectualappreciation of the insurance sector’s involvement in the credit crisis. Since the end of2007, The Geneva Association...

Sustainability ; Climate Change ; What can the (re)insurance industry do? ; CC is also a societal choice...

There are indeed many unknowns: climate science deals in probability and risk, not in certainties. However, if we value the well being of our children and grandchildren, even small risk of catastrophic events merit an insurance-based precautionary approach...

IFC - an overview; IFC in Latin America; IFC and climate change (from risk to opportunity); IFC- why do we care?; Insurance Requirements? IFC's Approach; Risk modeling - the future; Climate-related Products...

This presentation is dedicated to those entrepreneurs and decision makers, who strive or a better life quality for human beings, with a positive search of longer term guarantees to all kinds of lives, with quality emphasis on efficient, effective and equitable processes, for all present and...

Sustainable development in the face of climate change in LAC is as much threatened by the uncontrolled grwoth of the urban areas, and the growth of the urban areas, and the growth of urban poverty and precariousness, as by urban environmental degradation...