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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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En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator

Climate Interactive
En-ROADS is an interactive global climate and energy policy simulation tool developed by Climate Interactive. It enables users to test policy scenarios and assess impacts on emissions, energy systems and temperature pathways to 2100, supporting climate risk analysis, strategy development and decision-making.
Online tool/database

Adaptation and resilience impact measurement toolkit : A practical framework for financial institutions

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Provides a practical framework for financial institutions to measure climate adaptation and resilience impacts. It sets principles, indicators and decision pathways across banks, insurers, DFIs and asset managers, linking outputs, outcomes and impacts to capital allocation, risk management, compliance and reporting.
Research
12 December 2025

Geoportal of the BfG

Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde)
The GGInA Geoportal is an online geospatial database operated by Federal Institute of Hydrology. It provides access to hydrological, waterway, and environmental spatial data for Germany, supporting analysis, research, and evidence-based decision-making through interactive maps and metadata services.
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Global Energy Monitor

Global Energy Monitor
Global Energy Monitor is an open-access research database that compiles and analyses global energy infrastructure data, including fossil fuel and renewable projects, via interactive tools, maps and downloadable datasets to support informed analysis of energy trends and ownership structures.
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UNEP FI Sustainability Risk Tool Dashboard

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
The Sustainability Risk Tool Dashboard is an open-access database for financial institutions with an overview of 100+ environmental and social risk assessment tools, detailing features, metrics, methodologies, assumptions and common use cases to support sustainability risk analysis and comparison.
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Swiss Data Cube

University of Geneva
The Swiss Data Cube is a national platform providing consistent, long-term Earth observation data for Switzerland. It supports environmental monitoring, trend analysis, and evidence-based decision-making relevant to climate, land use, and natural resource management.
Online tool/database

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Standards

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Standards provide open, internationally recognised specifications that enable interoperability of geospatial data, services, and applications. They support consistent data exchange across systems, improving integration, analysis, and decision-making for organisations using spatial information across public and private sectors.
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NASA Earthdata GIS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA Earthdata GIS Portal provides web-based access to geospatial datasets, maps, and analytical tools covering climate, land, oceans, and atmosphere. It enables users to visualise, analyse, and download Earth observation data, supporting risk assessment, environmental monitoring, and evidence-based decision-making for finance and sustainability analysis.
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NASA Earthdata VEDA Dashboard

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The NASA Earthdata Dashboard is an interactive platform for discovering and exploring Earth observation datasets. It allows users to search, filter, and visualise data by theme and taxonomy, supporting analysis of climate, environmental, and geospatial information relevant to risk assessment and research.
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WMS Warning Map for Heavy Rain Hazards (WMS Hinweiskarte Starkregengefahren)

The Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie)
WMS Hinweiskarte Starkregengefahren is a German national Web Map Service showing simulated heavy-rain hazard data, including maximum inundation depths, flow velocities and directions for extreme rainfall scenarios. It supports GIS integration and helps outline potential surface flood risk areas nationwide.
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Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde)

Government Organisations & Departments
Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde) is Germany’s federal authority for hydrology and inland waterways. It provides scientific research, data, and expert advice on river basins, water quality, sediment, and climate impacts, supporting infrastructure planning, environmental protection, and evidence-based public policy and national water management decision-making across Germany.
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1 research item

KanataQ Ltd

Other
KanataQ Ltd provides climate and nature risk analytics for financial institutions, corporates and investors. It develops data-driven models, scenarios and tools to assess physical and transition risks, support regulatory reporting, and inform strategic decision-making across climate, ESG and sustainable finance, using forward-looking insights aligned with global climate frameworks and standards.
Organisation
1 research item

Global Energy Monitor

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Global Energy Monitor (GEM) is a non-profit research organisation that develops and publishes open-access data, interactive tools, and analysis on global energy infrastructure, including fossil fuels and renewable projects. GEM’s datasets and reports inform energy transition, climate policy and public understanding worldwide.
Organisation
2 research items

Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
PACTA for Banks is a free, open-source climate scenario analysis toolkit that enables banks to assess how well their corporate lending portfolios align with climate scenarios, using sector and asset-level data to inform lending strategy and climate target-setting.
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GHG Protocol Life Cycle Databases

Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The GHG Protocol Life Cycle Databases page lists third-party life cycle inventory and emissions datasets to support product life cycle and corporate value chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas accounting. It links to multiple global and sector-specific LCI sources, with summaries of content, formats and accessibility.
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openLCA Nexus

GreenDelta
openLCA Nexus is an online repository providing access to life cycle assessment databases for environmental and sustainability analysis. It hosts free and licensed datasets from multiple providers, covering energy, materials, agriculture, transport and waste, designed for use within the openLCA software environment.
Online tool/database
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