climate risk

Met Office-led report calls for more robust global climate risk assessment

Risk

Met Office-led report calls for more robust global climate risk assessment

Paper warns failure to properly analyse credible worse case scenarios is leaving world more exposed to 'terrifying' climate risks

clock 27 February 2026 • 5 min read
'A fundamental shift': What do the UK's new Sustainability Reporting Standards mean for businesses?

Risk

'A fundamental shift': What do the UK's new Sustainability Reporting Standards mean for businesses?

Finalised standards on assessing and disclosing corporate sustainability data and climate-related risks and opportunities have finally arrived - and they are expected to become mandatory in the near future

clock 26 February 2026 • 6 min read
'What businesses don't see can hurt them': Europe dominates global resilience rankings

Risk

'What businesses don't see can hurt them': Europe dominates global resilience rankings

Europe claimed nine of the top 10 spots in property insurer FM's latest ranking of resilient business environments

clock 25 February 2026 • 3 min read
Language shift: Why sustainability leaders need to update their messaging for the boardroom

Management

Language shift: Why sustainability leaders need to update their messaging for the boardroom

In the current geopolitical and economic climate, 'resilience' is quietly replacing 'sustainability' as the language boardrooms are responding to - sustainability professionals need to shift their mindset and messaging accordingly, writes AECOM's Robert...

clock 20 February 2026 • 4 min read
UKGBC launches nature-positive built environment framework

Buildings

UKGBC launches nature-positive built environment framework

New industry-backed guidance seeks to provide clarity on how the built environment can better help halt and reverse nature loss

clock 19 February 2026 • 4 min read
How can businesses build the investment case for climate resilience?

Risk

How can businesses build the investment case for climate resilience?

BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar brought together a raft of top experts to explore how companies can better understand looming climate impacts and build the business case for adaptation investment

clock 16 February 2026 • 10 min read
Climate change considerations 'now the norm' at Bank of England

Investment

Climate change considerations 'now the norm' at Bank of England

Senior figure at central bank reveals how concerns over climate shocks are now a key factor in the Bank of England's work to maintain financial stability

clock 12 February 2026 • 2 min read
How can businesses better integrate climate resilience into their core strategies?

Risk

How can businesses better integrate climate resilience into their core strategies?

As climate impacts become clearer, most firms are still only at the foothills of building robust resilience strategies - BusinessGreen's latest roundtable heard from a range of sustainability execs on how they are grappling with escalating risks

clock 11 February 2026 • 8 min read
KPMG's Simon Weaver: 'We need to remove egos, challenge the status quo, and hold each other accountable'

Management

KPMG's Simon Weaver: 'We need to remove egos, challenge the status quo, and hold each other accountable'

KPMG's global head of ESG strategy, transformation and implementation discusses the importance of 'better connecting' science and finance

clock 10 February 2026 • 4 min read
It's official: Biodiversity loss is a threat to UK national security

Risk

It's official: Biodiversity loss is a threat to UK national security

The UK's latest national security assessment warns potential socio-economic implications from biodiversity loss are significant - firms must evaluate how such a future scenario will impact their business model and strategy, writes Nature Positive's Tom...

clock 09 February 2026 • 5 min read