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General research and analysis that provides deep dives and insights into specific sustainability issues or industry sectors, addressing the current status, trends, risks, and opportunities for the issue but not specifically addressing a finance or business audience.

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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.
Online tool/database

The Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie)

Government Organisations & Departments
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) is Germany’s federal authority for geodesy and cartography. It provides authoritative geospatial data, maps and spatial reference systems, supporting public administration, research and policy-making, including climate, infrastructure and digital geoinformation services at national and international levels.
Organisation
2 research items

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

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
3 research items

UBA: Climate change and tourism (UBA: Klimawandel und Toursimsu)

German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA)
An interactive German Environment Agency (UBA) GIS tourism map showing climatic trends for key travel regions in Germany, including visualised climate data, tables and time series to support analysis of climate impacts on tourism. It aids environmental and regional planning by linking spatial data to tourism-related climate indicators
Online tool/database

Climate Central: Coastal Risk Screening Tool

Climate Central
The Coastal Risk Screening Tool by Climate Central provides interactive maps and data showing current and future coastal flood exposure from sea-level rise and storm surge. It supports financial risk assessment, asset screening, and location-based climate impact analysis for coastal regions.
Online tool/database

WESR: Risk

United Nations Environment Programme
WESR: Risk is an analytical tool that examines systemic environmental and societal risks and their potential economic impacts. It provides structured insights into risk drivers, interconnections and long-term trends, supporting high-level risk identification and contextual analysis for finance and investment decision-making.
Online tool/database

WESR: Water

United Nations Environment Programme
WESR – Water provides geospatial insights on water availability, stress, and related risks. It supports location-based assessment of water-related exposure, enabling finance professionals to integrate water risk considerations into investment analysis, risk management, and sustainability decision-making.
Online tool/database

ADEME (French Agency for Ecological Transition)

Government Organisations & Departments
ADEME (French Agency for Ecological Transition) is a French public agency supporting ecological and energy transition, climate action, renewable energy, circular economy, and sustainable development. It mobilises citizens, businesses and territories, funds research and innovation, and provides expertise, tools and guidance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect natural resources.
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GreenDelta

Commercial Research Providers
GreenDelta GmbH is an independent sustainability consulting, engineering and software development company specialising in life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainability data, research and tools. It develops internationally used sustainability software such as openLCA and delivers consulting, data services and project-based research to enterprises, institutes and policy clients.
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1 research item

WESR: Ocean

United Nations Environment Programme
WESR: Ocean provides high-level insights into ocean-related environmental risks and pressures, including marine ecosystems, pollution and resource use. It supports risk identification and contextual analysis for financial decision-making linked to ocean health, coastal exposure and sustainability considerations.
Online tool/database

Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung)

Government Organisations & Departments
Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBR) is a German federal research institute providing evidence-based analysis on building, housing, urban development, and spatial planning. BBR produces research, data, and policy advice supporting sustainable cities, regional development, infrastructure planning, and informed public decision-making across national and international policy contexts and programmes.
Organisation
1 research item

University of Geneva

Academic Institutions
University of Geneva is a public research university based in Geneva, Switzerland. It delivers higher education and interdisciplinary research across science, climate, sustainability, human rights, health, and international relations, with strong links to global institutions and policy-relevant research outputs.
Organisation
1 research item

Deutsches Klimaportal

German Weather Service (DWD)
Deutsches Klimaportal’s Bauwesen section offers streamlined access to German climate services and data relevant to the built environment, drawn from national providers. It supports climate adaptation planning and decision-making for the construction sector with factual climate information and tools.
Online tool/database

UN Biodiversity Lab

UN Biodiversity Lab
UN Biodiversity Lab’s Earth map is a free, online spatial data tool that lets users view and interact with over 400 global biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development map layers for analysis and planning. It supports visualising, downloading and combining datasets to inform conservation and policy decisions.
Online tool/database

Regional Climate Atlas of Germany (Regionaler Klimaatlas Deutschland)

German Weather Service (DWD)
Regionaler Klimaatlas Deutschland is an interactive web tool presenting over 120 regional climate scenarios for Germany. It summarises research on future climate change, enabling users to view projected changes in climate elements such as temperature, precipitation and wind at national and regional levels.
Online tool/database
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