Ep. 133 - Integrating Climate Change Risk into Institutional Investing: From Rhetoric to Action

The Intact Centre for Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo recently released a report on Integrating Physical Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risk into Institutional Investing (https://www.intactcentreclimateadaptation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/UoW_ICCA_2023_07_Integrating_Physical_Climate_Change_Risk_Into_Investing.pdf). The report examines the strategic and financial impact physical climate risks have on businesses.In this podcast, the speakers address some topics financial supervisors and regulators should consider:* the impact of physical climate change and extreme weather risk on the financial sector;* the state of global disclosures and frameworks; and,* tools available to reduce risk.Speaker: Kathryn Bakos, Director, Climate Finance and Science, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of WaterlooHost: Shelina Visram, Senior Program Director, Toronto CentreRead the transcript here (https://torcentre.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Files/EZL9nH_nLPVLqLmckcr0mx0Bx3wIyNL8LWeuba7V3O7OPg?e=BiWTM2). Read their biographies here (https://torcentre.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Files/EZjpGew20UBOqp_Hfd0IjN8BLPHdbHLiYwx4FpwxSUZwkA?e=wzebEd). https://www.torontocentre.org/ (https://www.torontocentre.org/)