Tag: climate change

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has issued guidelines for banks and insurers on the climate risk disclosures they will be required to make from 2023 onwards.

Reinsurance startup Kettle has snared $25m in Series A funding to expand insurance coverage for those affected by wildfires in California.

Barclays has partnered with SaveMoneyCutCarbon to help its customers reduce their carbon, energy and water usage.

New Zealand has become the first country globally to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to disclose the impact of climate change on their companies.

Insurance broker Howden has claimed the insurance industry can act as a force for good against climate change following its publishing of a new climate report.

Female-founded Grünfin, which provides consumers with access to sustainable investments, has collected €2m in funding as it gears up for its launch.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed it intends to make climate disclosures mandatory for large Japanese companies from April next year.

A report by global insurance firm AXA has found climate change was viewed as the top concern for both risk experts and the public in the UK.

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will require fund managers to take climate-related risks into consideration in their future investment and risk management processes.

FutureProof, which helps financial services companies assess climate change risk, has secured $3m in funding