Financial dynamics of the environment: risks, impacts, and barriers to resilience

This Working Paper does three things: first, summarises the underlying logic for why the financial sector should care about the environment and environment-related risks; second, reviews the barriers preventing the financial system from managing such issues; and third, identifies the researchers and...

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Hauptverfasser: Caldecott, B, McDaniels, J
Format: Report
Veröffentlicht: Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment 2014
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Zusammenfassung:This Working Paper does three things: first, summarises the underlying logic for why the financial sector should care about the environment and environment-related risks; second, reviews the barriers preventing the financial system from managing such issues; and third, identifies the researchers and organisations working on these topics. This is a reference guide for those concerned with both how environment-related risks could affect the financial sector and what financial institutions can do to manage such risks.