Collins is lead author on a paper released at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt by the Global Adaptation and Resilience Investment working group (GARI). The State of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Investment: Where We Are, Current Investor Views and Paths Forward looks at the global progress on understanding physical climate risk and resilience, assesses the developing market for investors, studies feedback from stakeholder surveys and discussions, and brings forth a set of recommendations and potential paths forward for resilience investments. Press release and paper available for download.
Collins was a lead author of Investor Briefing on Physical Climate Risks and Resilience released in 2019 at the United Nations Climate Conference COP25 in Madrid, Spain.
The briefing was an update to the GARI 2017 Investor Guide to climate risk released during the One Planet Summit in Paris in December 2017. Collins was a contributing author with lead authors Jay Koh, Founder of the Lightsmith Group; Emilie Mazzacurati, Founder of Four Twenty Seven, Inc.; and Chiara Trabacchi, PhD at IDB Invest.
These briefings were created in response to interest in climate adaptation and resilience from the private sector and private investors.
Lori joins members of Women in Climate Tech and Aon to discuss a new report on the intersection of gender equity and climate change. Lori focuses on rethinking access to capital to reduce climate risk and improve opportunities for women.
January 17, 2022 - A group of 19 major North American banks announce a Climate Risk Consortium to develop climate risk management standards. Read here.
January 13, 2022 - "...these issues are matters of value, not values — opportunities for companies to mitigate downside risk, innovate, and differentiate themselves from competitors." Read here.
January 7, 2022 - .."examinations would zero in on risks related to climate and ESG by scrutinizing proxy voting policies and practices.." Learn more here.
January 4, 2022 - S&P Global has acquired climate data company The Climate Service to to offer clients more transparent, robust and comprehensive climate data, models and analytics. Learn more here.
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March 2021 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking an interest in climate change and has created a task force. Read more here.
February 2021 - The world’s largest shareholder published a five-page document laying out its expectations for how companies should address climate risk. Learn more here.
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