Climate change is likely to drive some of the most profound changes to businesses in our lifetimes.
Impacts on products and services, supply chains, loss of asset values and market dislocation are already being caused by more frequent and severe climate-related events. These effects are now compounded by the accelerating pace of policy and regulatory change as humanity recognises the challenge we face and the drastic and rapid actions we all must take in order to protect our planet and our own livelihoods.
Discover how to think through the challenges and futureproof your business through learning, interviews and resources.
The time to act is now!
Supported by
Learning
Context / Awareness
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Why climate change is an issue for humanity
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Why climate change is a current issue for business
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Why it’s time for businesses to adapt
Implementation
Interviews
Perspectives from drivers of climate action
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Perspectives from drivers of climate action: Dr Emily Shuckburgh
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Perspectives from drivers of climate action: Russell Picot
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Perspectives from drivers of climate action: Julie Baddeley
Links to additional resources
Science and status updates
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Corporate edit of the Netflix Our Planet series
BBC Climate change the facts documentary
International Energy Agency page on climate change
United Nations page on climate change
CDP Global Climate Change Report
Frameworks and guidance
TCFD status report 2019
A4S TCFD Top Tips booklet
Recommendations of the Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
World Economic Forum (WEF): How to set up effective climate governance on corporate boards guiding principles and questions
Deloitte, Thinking Allowed – Climate related disclosure
CDSB / SASB work on implementation of TCFD
Ceres, Setting the Bar: Implementing the TCFD Recommendations for the Oil and Gas Industry
CPA Canada resources on adapting to climate change, including questions directors should ask
BSR, Climate change and supply chain the business case for action
WBCSD’s project on climate and energy
Science Based Targets
ICAEW resources and materials on climate change
Role of the investor and capital markets
UNEP Finance Initiative
PRI - Implementing the TCFD recommendations - A guide of asset owners
Network for Greening the Financial System
ClientEarth website
Climate Action 100+ website
The IOSCO Statement on Disclosure of ESG Matters by Issuers, 18 January 2019
PRA supervisory statement SS3/19 - Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing the financial risks from climate change
The 2018 Global Investor Statement to Governments on Climate Change
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) voting guidelines
Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) voting guidelines
A new horizon: speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, March 2019
Key contacts
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Veronica Poole
UK Head of Accounting and Corporate Reporting, Deloitte
+44 (0)20 7007 0884
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Sam Baker
Partner, Deloitte Monitor, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Deloitte
+44 (0)20 7303 7016
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Mike Barber
Partner, Sustainability Services, Deloitte
+44 (0)20 7007 3031
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Alison Dundjerovic
Technical Manager, Financial Reporting Thought Leadership, ICAEW
+44 (0)20 7920 8502
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Nigel Sleigh-Johnson
Head of Financial Reporting, Audit and Assurance, ICAEW
+44 (0)20 7920 8793
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