Climate Risk on the Board Agenda · "What a changing risk landscape means for business strategy, continuity and long-term value"

Summary

What a changing risk landscape means for business strategy, continuity and long-term value.

Description

Climate risk is no longer only a long-term sustainability issue. Changes in extreme heat, flooding, drought, wildfire, storms and water stress are already reshaping the environment in which boards set strategy, protect continuity and create long-term value. Martin Calnan, Carlos Uribe and Daniel Kull join this panel to examine what a changing climate and disaster risk landscape means for business strategy, continuity and long-term value — and what boards should start doing now. The discussion is chaired by Carole Brożyna, Independent Board Member and Senior Advisor on Governance, Risk & Transformation.

Discussion questions

• What are the most important shifts we are already seeing in the global climate and disaster risk landscape?
• Are extreme events becoming not only more severe, but more interconnected and harder to predict?
• Which climate risks are businesses and governments still systematically underestimating?
• How do we move from forecasting hazards to anticipating their economic, operational and social consequences?
• Are current disaster-management systems designed for the frequency and complexity of tomorrow’s events?
• What role should early-warning systems, climate intelligence and anticipatory action play in business and public-sector preparedness?
• How can futures literacy help leaders make decisions when historical data is no longer enough?
• What should boards and organisations start doing now — before the next major event tests strategy, continuity and long-term value?

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