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11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

"Finance professionals make up a fraction of the global population but are positioned to make and incentivize decisions that can shape the trajectory of the global economy," observed Ogechukwu Anyene, energy consulting manager at PowerAdvocate, who was part of the Emerging Leaders cohort at GreenBiz Group’s inaugural GreenFin event.

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Following the money: A sustainable finance odyssey

GreenBiz

30 of our newest annual event: GreenFin , taking place in April. It drew the attention of a number of friends, colleagues and veritable strangers who wanted to discuss the event’s themes, tracks and topics. We’ll focus, as my learning journey did, primarily on ESG investing and green bonds and loans. Let me explain.

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Guest Post – Investing in Resilience: The Insurance Industry’s Role in the Net-Zero Transition

ESG Today

Due to global warming, our climate risk models show that these natural hazards and severe weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. The insurance industry manages trillions of dollars in assets globally. Insurance can provide protection when these climate risks materialize.

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The Future of Climate Investing

3BL Media

Climate risk and resilience are largely modeled by insurance companies, looking at how a company’s assets may be affected by rising sea levels, extreme heat, increasing natural disasters and other future climate events as climate change worsens. They need to showcase they are having a positive impact on the climate as well,” said Free.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

"We have an opportunity to extend the recent response of regulators, businesses and investors on climate change to nature; both are interrelated and both pose a systemic risk to the global economy.". Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Resilience to Take Centre Stage

Chris Hall

Navigating climate-related financial risks Climate changes financial impact is becoming increasingly clear amid more extreme weather events temperature rises and more frequent storms, as well as increased droughts in some regions and rising precipitation in others. Extreme weather events are becoming more and more frequent and costly.