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ICRR Seminar: Prof. Paula Jarzabkowski

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The ongoing transition to a low-carbon economy creates transition risks and opportunities for firms. This paper demonstrates how transition risks arise from the interaction of several factors, including whether emission reductions are caused by cost-increasing regulations or emission-reducing productivity improvements, a firm’s market structure and production process, and how emissions are emitted throughout a firm’s value chain.
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ICRR Seminar: Prof. Olivia Martius

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
At the Mobiliar Lab we develop tools to assess impacts of riverine and surface water floods. These tools can be used as scenarios for training purposes or for real-time or future risk assessments. In the scClim project, a collaborative project funded by the Swiss Science Foundation, a tool to quantify and predict hail-related impacts on buildings and agriculture was developed.
ESG factors are essential for enhancing sustainability and corporate responsibility in businesses encompassing environmental impact social responsibility governance practices and sustainability re

Climate Risk & Response: Governance, Reporting & Assurance

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recognising climate change as a fundamental financial risk, and with complex reporting requirements and regulatory pressures intensifying, the demand for climate-ready skills is soaring.
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Three climate risk challenges (and solutions) for industry

September 19, 2023

There are three specific areas industry needs help with in managing climate risks, writes UNSW Sydney's David Grant, Ben Newell and Scott Donald

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How universities can help industry solve climate change problems

September 12, 2022

Universities have much to offer industry as it responds to the immense challenges of climate change. But their contribution must include cross-disciplinary expertise and innovative partnerships with government and business.

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VISION FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE || We must develop pro-environmental habits

August 13, 2020

"My vision for the Anthropocene is for us all to develop pro-environmental habits. For us to be able to ‘do the right thing by the environment’ without having to think about it. How are we, both as individuals and as a society, going to achieve this goal?" 

- Professor Ben Newell

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