Extreme weather events are reported to be costing $5 trillion a year, and with food and water shortages leading to loss of life and destabilisation, there’s more than just economic consequences arising from environmental issues. So, what can we, and in particular the insurance industry, really do about it? Turns out, quite a lot, and there’s also things not to do!
For part 2 of a series of podcasts, RiskSTOP Group’s Johnny Thomson talks to Kerris Earle from Zing365 about the E in ESG... the Environment. Political, topical, and packed with information... you really won’t want to miss this one!
Please note, this episode was recorded towards the end of 2023, a few weeks after the UN Climate Change Conference.
01/28/24 • 28 min
RiskACUMEN - The Environment, all about 'the big E’ in ESG
Transcript
Johnny Thomson 00:01
Extreme weather events linked to climate change are expected to lead to global economic losses of 5 trillion US dollars this year. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the RiskACUMEN podcast which offers thoughtful insight around risk management. Now, the figure I've just quoted around economic losses linked to extreme weather and climate change, which comes from the Cambridge Centre for risk studies, is just a small part of the story. Crop failures, and
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