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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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First Street

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
First Street Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) research and technology group that quantifies and communicates climate-related physical risk, including flooding, wildfire, wind, and heat, at the property level. It produces peer-reviewed climate risk models and tools to help individuals, governments and financial institutions understand and act on climate risk data.
Organisation
1 research item

Resilient LLP

Other
Resilient LLP is a specialist climate change and clean energy law firm providing expert legal, policy and regulatory advice to public and private energy companies, governments, financial institutions and NGOs. It focuses on carbon markets, net-zero strategy, sustainable finance and Indigenous rights in the energy transition.
Organisation
1 research item

Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF)

Finance Industry Groups
Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) is a UK financial services industry initiative, jointly established by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in 2019. CFRF brings senior leaders together to develop practical climate-related financial risk management guidance, tools and case studies for banks, insurers and asset managers.
Organisation
5 research items

Greenpeace East Asia

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Greenpeace East Asia is a regional environmental campaigning organisation focused on climate change, toxic pollution, sustainable food, forests and ocean protection across East Asia. Active since 1997, it conducts research, advocacy and non-violent campaigns to influence policy and promote renewable energy and environmental sustainability.
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1 research item

Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery

Government Sponsored / Multilateral Organisations
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a World Bank–hosted global partnership supporting disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. It provides funding, data, analytics and policy guidance to help governments manage natural hazards, reduce vulnerability, and build resilient development pathways worldwide.
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1 research item

Theia Finance Labs (formerly 2° Investing Initiative Germany)

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Theia Finance Labs is a non-profit research and innovation organisation focused on climate finance and financial system transformation. It develops open research, tools and methodologies to assess climate alignment, transition risk and systemic change, supporting investors, policymakers and financial institutions to align markets with climate goals and sustainability objectives globally.
Organisation
1 research item

Building resilient supply chains: Getting the most out of supplier engagement

We Mean Business
The report outlines how climate-related risks threaten supply chains and presents seven practical steps to strengthen resilience through supplier engagement. It stresses clear objectives, data use, prioritisation, incentives and cross-functional collaboration to drive emissions reduction, improve transparency and align procurement with long-term sustainability and risk-management goals.
Research
4 November 2025

Guidance Handbook

International Capital Market Association
ICMA’s June 2025 Guidance Handbook clarifies practical application of Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles, covering use of proceeds, governance, reporting, verification and market issues. It supports consistent labelling, transparency and market integrity across sustainable debt instruments.
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24 June 2025

Earth Commission

Scientific Bodies
Earth Commission synthesises global environmental science to define safe and just Earth system boundaries that support a stable climate, biodiversity, freshwater and clean air. It brings together international natural and social scientists to produce research guiding sustainability targets, policy and transformational pathways for people and planet.
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SME Climate Hub

Other Industry / Sector Specific Groups & Sponsored Organisations
SME Climate Hub is a non-profit global initiative empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take climate action, halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050. It offers free tools, resources and a recognised climate commitment framework to help SMEs measure, reduce and report their carbon emissions.
Organisation
1 research item

Exponential Roadmap Initiative

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Exponential Roadmap Initiative (ERI) is a global, mission-driven organisation accelerating science-aligned climate action. It works with companies, investors and partners to scale climate solutions, assess climate performance, and support pathways to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through practical frameworks and collaborative initiatives across business, finance and policy contexts.
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1 research item

Green finance was supposed to contribute solutions to climate change. So far, it’s fallen well short

The article argues that while climate disclosure and green finance initiatives have expanded since Mark Carney’s “tragedy of the horizon” speech, they have failed to shift capital at the scale required to address climate and nature risks. It contends that deeper structural reforms to financial valuation, incentives and capital allocation are needed to move beyond managing symptoms toward financing real-world solutions.
Article
5 January 2026

Beliefs about the climate impact of green investing

Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
The study finds retail investors substantially overestimate green funds’ climate impact compared with academic experts, mainly due to limited understanding of financial-market transmission. Providing expert information lowers investors’ impact beliefs and willingness to pay, indicating misaligned expectations may drive capital towards products with limited real-world emissions effects.
Research
5 December 2025

Next to fall: The climate-driven insurance crisis is here and getting worse

United States Senate Budget Committee
The report analyses U.S. homeowners’ insurance non-renewals, showing strong links between climate risks, rising premiums, and declining coverage. It finds coastal and wildfire-exposed regions face pronounced instability, with risks spreading inland. The Committee warns that worsening insurability could erode property values and trigger broader financial impacts.
Research
18 December 2024

Maximising Australia’s green growth: Leveraging trade and aid policy to drive Australia’s green exports agenda

Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI)
The report assesses risks to Australia’s fossil fuel exports and outlines how aligned trade, aid and climate finance policies can build demand for green exports. It proposes sustainable growth partnerships in the Indo-Pacific to secure markets, attract investment and support regional decarbonisation.
Research
5 January 2025

Creating a sustainable food future

World Resources Institute
The report assesses how to feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050 while limiting land expansion and emissions. It identifies food, land and greenhouse gas gaps, and proposes 22 solutions spanning demand reduction, productivity gains, ecosystem protection, fisheries growth and agricultural emissions mitigation.
Research
13 April 2019
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