Tag: Climate risk

Climate-focused Demex bags $5m to transform the reinsurance market

The Demex Group, described as the innovators behind unprecedented reinsurance solutions tackling accumulating losses from secondary perils, has successfully garnered an investment of $5m.

AXA IM Alts welcomes Laurent Lavergne as global head of sustainability

AXA Group’s alternative investments business, AXA IM Alts, has named Laurent Lavergne as its Global Head of Sustainability.

Climate risk startup Reask raises $6.55m to refine AI-driven weather modelling

Reask, an innovative company leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret and predict extreme global weather conditions, announced a successful investment funding total of $6.55m.

Climate change risks to now be accounted for in Australia’s financial...

The Australian government has made it compulsory for the APRA to take into account climate change-related risks in its operations.

Navigating the storm: How supply chain risks are shaping board agendas

Once relegated to the background, supply chain management has now made its way into the heart of corporate board discussions. So what exactly are the supply chain concerns that can command board-level attention and how can these be effectively addressed? RegTech giant Moody's Analytics has undertaken the challenge to answer this. 

IASB unveils project on climate-related risk disclosure requirements

The IASB has launched a new project aimed at exploring changes to requirements for firms to disclose climate risks in financial statements.

EU financial regulators to carry out financial system climate stress test

The EU’s financial regulators are planning to carry out a system-wide analysis of the financial sector’s climate-related risk resilience.

US Federal Reserve unveils climate risk exercise for big banks

The US Federal Reserve has released details for its first climate scenario analysis exercise for the six largest US banks.

CaixaBank launches Climate Risk Unit as part of its Sustainability Directorate

CaixaBank has launched its Climate Risk Unit as part of its Sustainability Directorate, which has seen it bolster its commitment to sustainability.

Climate risk assessment tool Zesty.ai scores debt from Brex

Zesty.ai, a predictive data analytics service for climate risk, has received $10m in venture debt from US spend management decacorn Brex.

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