Environment

The UK government has launched a consultation on new requirements for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to manage and report on climate-related risks.

Catherine Howarth talks to Travis Elsum about shaping responsible investing, and the changes needed to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and ethical economy

Kemi Bello considers how government, insurers and homeowners can usher in a new era of flood resilience before the Flood Re initiative ends in 2039

Ian Trim explores The Dasgupta Review’s findings on the importance of preserving natural capital, and the role actuaries can play in achieving this

Wendy Walford outlines the need for consistent and comparable sustainability disclosures, and discusses why two new standards from the International Sustainability Standards Board are a step in the right direction

Tan Suee Chieh and Nick Spencer share the lessons of the Project New Horizon programme, which aims to prepare the profession for an increasingly complex future

An investor-led initiative has been launched to urge 72 of the world’s biggest corporate water users and polluters to value and act on water as a financial risk.

Unprecedented flooding in Australia and South Africa saw total insured losses from natural catastrophes reach $35bn (£29bn) in the first half of 2022, Swiss Re has found.

Lending in the property sector is increasingly focusing on environmental factors, write Wojciech Herchel, Sam Taylor, Clarence Er and David Devlin

GDP is increasingly being seen as too crude a tool, failing to reflect factors such as wellbeing and sustainability. Nick Spencer and Aled Jones consider some alternatives, and the implications for actuaries.