Finance and Investment
A new study from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has, for the first time, analysed how mutual microinsurance, a community-owned model of insurance, contributes to the recovery outcomes of low income households following a natural disaster.
S&P Global Ratings are warning that the credit quality of UK utilities, including the water companies, is under pressure – they could face tighter financial ratios and potentially lower credit ratings as a result of increased regulatory pressures.
Councils in England could face a funding black hole of over £50 billion over the next six years, with local authorities warning they will have to resort to providing the ‘bare minimum’ if no extra funding is made available.
An upcoming report from the United Nations on the effect of climate change on global investments is expected to warn that global delays in tackling the issue are set to cost the world's biggest companies nearly £1 trillion, according to Sky News.
Just days after the French and UK central banks issued an urgent warning that climate change constitutes an existential threat to the financial system, the Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA) has launched analysis based on its ground-breaking ENCORE tool.
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