Business
This page includes resources to help policymakers and businesses understand, plan, and prepare for the impacts of climate change to the business sector, including risks to operations, investments, and profits. Resources describe how users can consider climate change in business decisions to ensure the long-term economic health of states and communities.
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Business Resources
An Introduction to Adaptation in the Business Sector
Climate change is changing our assumptions about how to assess risks within the private sector. These pages include resources that discuss climate-related risks to businesses and how businesses are planning for and taking actions to reduce risks posed by climate change.
Use the resources below as a starting point to better understand how climate change will affect the business sector.
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Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
April 2008
From the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), this report outlines a sensible business approach to analyzing and adapting to the physical risks of climate change. The paper focuses on a critical first step in assessing these climate impacts: understanding the potential risks to business and the importance of taking action to mitigate those risks.
Related Organizations: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Frances G. Sussman, J. Randall Freed
Resource Category: Solutions
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Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States, Final report
June 24, 2014
‘Risky Business’ estimates the impact of projected changes in temperature, precipitation, sea levels, and storm activity on the U. S. economy. The report presents a new approach to understanding climate risks for key U. S. business sectors, and provides business leaders with a framework for measuring and mitigating their own exposure to climate risk. The Risky Business research focused on damage to coastal property and infrastructure from rising sea levels and increased storm surge, climate-driven changes in agricultural production and energy demand, and the impact of higher temperatures on labor productivity and public health.
Resource Category: Assessments
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Weathering the Storm: Building Business Resilience to Climate Change
July 16, 2013
From the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), this report provides a detailed snapshot of the state of resilience planning among a cross-section of global companies, and outlines steps companies can take to better assess and manage their growing climate risks. The report includes a comprehensive review of resilience practices among S&P Global 100 Index companies and detailed case studies of six companies in diverse sectors: American Water, Bayer, The Hartford Group, National Grid, Rio Tinto and Weyerhaeuser.
Related Organizations: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Meg Crawford, Stephen Seidel
Resource Category: Solutions
