Finance & Investing

Understanding risk, identifying opportunity, and managing investments in the context of climate change

The global financial landscape is increasingly being shaped by factors associated with climate change––including forecasts about its physical effects and public sector responses. The wide-ranging effects of environmental risks, technological advances, infrastructure challenges, business model innovations, and national and international policy shifts are impacting the financial sector in unprecedented ways.

Risks, Opportunities, & Investment in the Era of Climate Change

On March 4, 2020 the Business & Environment Initiative and Alumni Relations hosted Risks, Opportunities, and Investment in the Era of Climate Change, a groundbreaking and timely Harvard Business School alumni conference that asked a fundamental question: In the era of climate change, what will you do to stay ahead of the curve, preserve access to capital, anticipate and manage risk, and invest in new opportunities?

Confronting Climate Change