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social impacts of such risks andof the economic transformation required toaddress them are both significant. ... However, the form of bank lending forenvironmentally sustainable economic activitiesvaries substantially between countries.

On this basis, it might also attract increased economic activity, and secure increased rents, asset values and returns on investment. ... WRN%20Summary_Superstorm%20Sandy_Poweroutages.pdf ). 4 See, The Geneva Association’s (2012) paper The Social and

External pressure from regulatory change, naturalcatastrophes, continued economic difficulties and sovereigndebt crises have affected all aspects of activity, fromunderwriting, through claims, asset management andinvestment performance to operations,

Asia Climate change will compound Asia’s multiple stresses from rapid urbanisation, industrialisation and economic development. ... These populations face diverse social, political, economic and environmental risks in daily life.

The climate-risk protection gap reflects the widening divide between total economic and insured losses. ... Arrange an initial orientation tour to expose them to local social and economic conditions.

INVESTMENT LEADERS GROUP. THE VALUE OF. RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTThe moral, financial and economic case for action. ... environment in absolute terms owing to the inherent conflict between economic activity and nature.

Participating banks could choose to share some or all of these economic benefits with their clients. ... as possible. BAFT-IFSA, the World Economic. Forum (WEF), the IFC Global Trade Finance.

Since the economic crisis of 2009 and pressures on household budgets, customers are more and more interested in vehicles’ energy efficiency. ... Each solution must be the object of a feasibility analysis that incorporates technical, economic, social

The focus of its work oninnovative solutions that support economic growth andcompetitiveness, while systematically controlling andreducing the associated environmental footprint, is preciselythe sort of approach I believe we need. ... 2007 London Lecture

economic context, no assessment of downstream processing, indirect impacts or displacement. ... examine local socio-economic context, no assessment of downstream processing, indirect impacts or.

Economic growth reduces poverty at the national level by increasing average labour productivity. ... We could, if we managed to engineer economic development in those countries; but I don’t think we will.

steadily on the increase. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Survey4 in 2011 brought. ... Harvard Business Review, 89: 62-77. 4 World Economic Forum, 2011, Global Risks 2011.

This document is one of a series synthesising the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. ... The trend is set to continue, driven primarily by economic growth and the rising population.

have to ensure environmental growth, not just. economic growth – in fact we need environmental. ... growth to create economic resilience.”. Keynote speaker Dr Alan Knight OBE.

Systems-focused with adequate representation of spatially and temporally explicit processes for the ecological and economic modelling;. • ... The EP&L is constructed such that all impacts are valued in economic terms based on costs to society.

3. Executive Summary. Man-made climate change is arguably one of the most challenging risks to economic development ever faced. ... Finally the links between economic price signals and financial regulation may not always align.

can affect the soundness of financial firms as well as the performance of wider financial and economic systems. ... The traditional environmental risk analysis methods rely on large historical datasets, which may no longer reflect the environmental and

to manage land and water in a coordinated and sustainable way to balance environmental, economic and social demands at a catchment scale.

In a world currently characterised by political and economic uncertainty it takes real leadership to look over the parapet and see what else is on the horizon.

to make the necessary adjustments to their organisations, industries and economic systems in light of this challenge. ... The flood following Hurricane Harvey, for example, resulted in economic losses of US$180 billion.