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WHY THE ES&G BANDWAGON MUST EMBRACE the ADAPTATION SIDE OF CLIMATE ACTION

A compelling commentary by Adaptation Leader’s own Peter Soyka about the need for more adaptation (not just mitigation) considerations in ESG investing.

tcfd: a catalyst for transformational climate adaptation?

Adaptation Leader’s Karl Schultz takes a look at TCFD to discuss its applications in the adaptation space and how it can better be leveraged to incentivize corporate climate adaptation planning.

Even with new Biden GHG reduction goal, the US must step up its climate adaptation game

Adaptation Leader’s Deborah Glaser remarks on the Biden Administration’s climate action plan and its insufficiency of adaptation and resilience discussion and planning.

Factoring Climate Change Risk into Financial Valuation

“Strategy valuation is best suited for adaptation and resilience,” writes Strategic Advisor Roland Mader in this piece on the practice of financial valuation and its ability to anticipate specific climate costs.

WHY THE ESG BANDWAGON MUST EMBRACE THE ADAPTATION SIDE OF CLIMATE ACTION

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Environmental, social and governance (ES&G) investing now accounts for one-third of investable assets under professional management in the U.S. But are ESG investors and analysts considering all relevant factors? In this commentary, Adaptation
Leader’s Peter Soyka suggests that the answer is “no.”

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