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The environmental pillar in ESG (environmental, social, and governance) assesses an organisation’s impact on the planet. It includes issues such as climate change, biodiversity, waste management and water management. Strong environmental practices help businesses reduce risks, comply with regulations, and drive long-term sustainability.

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INGENIAR Risk Intelligence

Commercial Research Providers
Ingeniar: Risk Intelligence is a commercial risk management consultancy specialising in disaster risk assessment, climate resilience, and probabilistic risk modelling. It provides technical studies, analytics, and software tools supporting infrastructure planning, adaptation strategies, and financial risk decision-making for public and private sector clients globally.
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CIMA Research Foundation

Scientific Bodies
CIMA Research Foundation is a non-profit scientific organisation specialising in environmental monitoring, climate risk and disaster risk reduction. It develops forecasting models, early warning systems and applied research for civil protection, climate adaptation and resilience, working with governments, academia and international programmes across Europe and globally in multiple hazard domains.
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Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Other
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) is an independent research institute specialising in geotechnical engineering and engineering geoscience. It delivers applied research, testing and consulting on infrastructure, landslides, offshore energy and climate resilience, supporting public authorities and industry with science-based solutions worldwide. Founded in Norway, it works globally across mitigation and development.
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German Weather Service (DWD)

Government Organisations & Departments
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) is Germany’s national meteorological service and a federal authority.It provides weather forecasts, climate monitoring, early warning services, and scientific data.DWD supports climate risk analysis, disaster preparedness, research, and public decision-making.
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4 research items

Federal Institute of Hydrology, BfG (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde)

Government Organisations & Departments
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (Federal Institute of Hydrology, BfG) is a German federal government scientific authority conducting hydrology and waterway research.It provides data, analysis and technical advice on rivers, sediment, climate impacts and water management to support public policy, infrastructure planning and environmental decision-making.
Organisation
1 research item

NGFS Scenarios Portal

Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
The NGFS Scenarios Portal is a publicly available database developed by the Network for Greening the Financial System, providing harmonised climate and macroeconomic scenarios. It supports central banks and supervisors in assessing short- and long-term climate-related financial risks through consistent, transparent scenario analysis.
Online tool/database

Carbon Bombs

Data for Good
CarbonBombs.org is an open-source global database mapping large fossil fuel extraction projects (“carbon bombs”), new oil, gas and coal developments and LNG terminals, with estimated future CO₂ emissions and links to companies and banks involved. Data is consolidated from multiple research sources and regularly updated.
Online tool/database

OS-Climate (Open Source Climate)

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
OS-Climate is an open-source initiative hosted by the Linux Foundation building climate data and analytics infrastructure to integrate climate risk into financial decision-making at scale. It unites financial institutions, tech leaders and scientists to develop transparent tools for climate risk, portfolio alignment and transition analysis.
Organisation
1 research item

Electricity Maps

Electricity Maps
Electricity Maps is a global electricity data platform offering historical, real-time and forecasted information on generation mix, carbon intensity, prices and flows via interactive maps and an API. It supports integration into applications for sustainability insights, carbon accounting and energy analysis across regions worldwide.
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Global Carbon Atlas

Global Carbon Project
GlobalCarbonAtlas.org is an online platform for exploring, visualising and downloading up-to-date global and regional carbon flux and emissions data from human activities and natural processes, supporting analysis of CO₂, methane and nitrous oxide trends across countries and sectors.
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WESR: Air Visual

IQAir
The IQAir × UNEP air quality tool aggregates real-time PM2.5 data from thousands of monitors worldwide to show current air pollution exposure and estimates by age group, relative to WHO guidelines. It supports global air quality assessment through an interactive map and hourly updated exposure statistics.
Online tool/database

WESR: Ozone

United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP’s Ozone Secretariat portal supports implementation of the Montreal Protocol by providing access to data, reports, legal texts and compliance resources on ozone-depleting substances (ODS). It aids national authorities and stakeholders in tracking ODS phase-out and supporting global efforts to protect and restore the ozone layer.
Online tool/database

UNEP Strata

United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP Strata is a free, web-based geospatial platform that maps where climate, environmental and security stresses overlap with socio-economic vulnerabilities to support analysis, planning and monitoring by practitioners, analysts and policymakers.
Online tool/database

UN SDG Portal

United Nations (UN)
The United Nations SDGs platform (sdgs.un.org) is an online hub for the 2030 Agenda and 17 Sustainable Development Goals, offering goals, targets, indicators, events, publications and global actions to track and support SDG implementation. It also includes registries of voluntary commitments and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
Online tool/database

TNFD: Nature Transition Plans

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
The TNFD Nature Transition Plans tool provides guidance for integrating nature-related goals, actions, governance and disclosures into organisational transition planning. It supports alignment with the Global Biodiversity Framework and helps organisations assess, plan and communicate responses to nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities.
Online tool/database

Macroeconomic Climate Indicators Dashboard

International Monetary Fund
IMF Climate Data Portal
International Monetary Fund climate data portal provides country-level indicators linking climate change with macroeconomic and financial analysis, including emissions, climate risks, adaptation, mitigation, and climate finance. Data are standardised, downloadable, and designed to support policy, research, and comparative economic assessment.
Online tool/database
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