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Climate, nature risks no longer 'abstract or long dated': ISS STOXX

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... emerged as a major climate and nature nexus issue. An asset level assessment of 306 farm assets identified water stress, flooding and wildfires as the primary climate hazards affecting financial performance. Under a high emissions scenario, the proportion ...

Companies up risk management to tackle physical risks: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... Survey finds that severe storms (62%) have the most detrimental effect on businesses, followed by extreme heat (49%) and flooding (47%). Transportation companies are disproportionately affected by severe storms (76%), which can disrupt logistics networks. ...

The hidden climate risks in asset owners' portfolios

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... Modelling predicts business-interruption losses could amount to around US$1.07 trillion. Coastal (17%) and pluvial (46%) flooding are also shown to have a significant impact on businesses, accumulating to a US$76 billion cost in damages for businesses. ...

Unchecked climate change to cost Australia trillions: Climate Council

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... of global heating, we can expect more deadly climate disasters. Already this year, Australians have faced destructive flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, drought in South Australia and Victoria, and devastating marine heatwaves across three states. ...

Macquarie AM partners to buy UK wastewater service provider

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... reduction in pollution incidents, a ~80% reduction in customer complaints, and other areas such as water leakage and sewer flooding which are now top quartile. MAM has separately supported Southern Water in reducing its legacy holding debt, improving ...

Financial materiality of nature-related risks now clear: TNFD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... that look at the impacts of water scarcity and stress increasing operating costs and capital expenditure, freshwater flooding leading to capital destruction, water shortages resulting in stranded assets, the fourfold increase in costs of biological invasions ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... dealing with climate change. How can they future-proof assets and deliver services to communities with coastal hazards, flooding and other climate-related events? There seems to be a once-in-100-year-event happening consistently. "Local councils are ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... billion worth of damage. This comes as seven people have been reported missing in Western Australia amid severe storms and flooding. Insurance costs are rising globally due to increased natural hazard events, increases in the cost of rebuilding post-disaster ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... state's positive momentum and will pile more climate risks and costs onto communities who are still reeling from flooding rains, deadly bushfires and destructive storms," Rayner said. WWF Australia also signalled its support. CEO Dermot O'Gorman ...

COP28 Unveiled: Assessing Global Climate Progress and the Road Ahead

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... about the return of El Niño, a massive climate disruptor drying part of the globe while drowning others with extreme flooding.
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