physical climate risk

Like other investors, the UK pension is trying to quantify physical climate risk in its portfolio with a developing, but still limited, data set.

Scientific Climate Ratings CEO Rémy Estran-Fraioli stressed the importance of understanding the 'cost of inaction' at ChangeNOW in Paris.

Investors are focused on the immediate need for an expanded and reslient energy supply.

Private credit is still catching up on climate considerations, according to senior portfolio manager Shahzad Memon.

‘We increasingly judge seriousness around ESG by... underwriting, asset management plans and incentives, rather than by language in marketing,’ says head of infrastructure and private equity Jaime Alvarez.

The Malaysian pension launches its first climate fund in 2025, says head of climate investments Azelli Aris.

Nine out of 10 allocators in the region expect to increase their exposure to sustainable investments in the next two years.

Physical risk is now top of mind, and the supporting data is increasingly available.

Managers across private markets are getting to grips with physical risk, but its materiality varies across asset classes, say speakers at Responsible Investment Forum in London.

Granular questions over data, regulation and the role of the sustainability function loomed large over the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe this week.