The heat is on: Managing climate risk will take a mindset shift

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A Paris-compliant business strategy is the only smart move in the face of the rising climate change threat, argues ClientEarth's Stephanie Morton

For a long time, climate change was seen purely as an environmental and social threat by the business world. Now we are finally seeing a growing awareness of the financial ramifications of a warming world,...

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