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Understanding Industry Relative Exposure to Physical Impacts of Climate Change
As banks and lenders increasingly aim to assess the climate risks in their portfolios, there is a growing need for an efficient way to......
Newsletter: 38% of companies associated with habitat loss
We introduce a new framework for assessing biodiversity risk, highlight Biden's action on climate change and share the latest developments in financial climate risk......
US Automotive Manufacturing Hubs Exposed to Climate Risk
Introduction: Growing Investment in US Manufacturing Manufacturing stands out as a key part of President Biden’s America Jobs Plan and there is wide support for strengthening......
Newsletter: Climate Commitments
This month we provide highlights from Biden's Climate Summit and recent financial regulatory announcements on climate risk, share resources on climate risk for banks......
Newsletter: ECB Releases Stress Test Findings
This month we highlight ECB stress test findings, share Goldman Sach's use of Four Twenty Seven's sovereign risk data and provide an update on......
Goldman Sachs Selects Moody’s ESG Solutions Dataset on Sovereign Climate Hazards
Goldman Sachs is leveraging Moody’s ESG Solutions data on sovereign physical climate risk, powered by Four Twenty Seven, to inform its fixed income strategy.......
Moody’s Launches Comprehensive Suite of Climate Solutions
Moody’s launches its new Climate Solutions Suite incorporating physical and transition climate risk data into Moody’s best-in-class risk management solutions and economic models. Read......
Four Twenty Seven Announces Partnership With Lockton
March 8, 2021 – BERKELEY, CA – Four Twenty Seven’s data is now available through Lockton, a global independent insurance broker. As part of a......
Newsletter: The Impacts of “Global Weirding”
This month we discuss the deadly winter storm in Texas, summarize ongoing developments in financial climate risk regulation and share recent reports on climate......
Newsletter: The US prioritizes climate change
This month we discuss the Biden Administration's climate policy, share new climate change records and include recent books on climate risk in the financial......
Moody’s Launches DataHub, Collating Billions of Data Points for Decision-Makers to Explore and Analyze
Moody’s launches a new data platform, DataHub, providing data on corporates, real estate and macroeconomic variables, including climate, ESG and credit risk across asset......
Webinar Recording: Climate Change, Real Estate and the Bottom Line
This webinar on Climate Change, Real Estate and the Bottom Line features a discussion on the interactions between climate change and real estate......
Measuring What Matters: A New Approach to Assessing Sovereign Climate Risk
Sovereign climate risk: 41% of the global population and 57% of the economy could be exposed to flooding by 2040. ...
Podcast: Banks are Getting Interested in Big Data to Figure out Their Climate Risk
How are banks, investors and financial regulators addressing climate risk? Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, joins Molly Wood in the Marketplace Tech podcast series,......
Newsletter: US Climate Risk Disclosure, Climate at Moody’s ESG and more
This month we feature an analysis on US climate risk disclosure, highlight developments at Moody's ESG Solutions and share recordings of recent climate risk......
Are U.S. Corporates Ready for Climate Risk Disclosures?
Introduction The results from the U.S. presidential elections signal an impending radical shift in U.S. climate policy. President-elect Biden’s transition team identified climate change......
Moody’s Analytics Wins Climate Risk Award at Chartis RiskTech100®
Moody’s Analytics received the Chartis RiskTech100® Climate Risk Award, highlighting its commitment to integrating climate risk analytics into its world-class credit models. As part......
Moody’s ESG Solutions Group Appoints Global Head of Climate Solutions
Moody’s appoints Four Twenty Seven Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, as Global Head of Moody’s Climate Solutions, with Moody’s ESG Solutions Group. Read the......
Panel Recording: Taming the Green Swan
In this keynote presentation during Risk Australia Virtual 2020, Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, discusses “Taming the Green Swan: Incorporating Climate Risk into Risk......
Moody’s: Climate Risk and Resilience at US Airports
Climate change will expose the airport sector to increased physical climate risks within the next two decades. In its report, US airports face growing......
Newsletter: Climate Risk Increases Sovereign Risk
This month we share new research on climate risk and sovereign risk, discuss the climate implications of the U.S. election and highlight new data......
Panel Recording: Analytics to Support Climate Action
In this panel during AIST’s Superannuation Investment week, Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, discusses the latest thinking on leveraging climate scenario analysis to inform......
Report: Climate Change and Sovereign Risk
This joint report provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which climate risks affect sovereign risk, demonstrating new empirical evidence of how climate......
Report: Measuring TCFD Disclosures
September 24, 2020 – Vigeo Eiris and Four Twenty Seven Report. The TCFD recommendations helped to catalyze a global conversation on the need for......
Panel Recording: RCLCO Webinar on Climate Risk and Real Estate Investing
This RCLCO Real Estate Advisor webinar focuses on integrating climate risk analytics into decision-making for real estate investors and opportunities to leverage this information......
Moody’s: Credit Risk of Sea Level Rise for Coastal Governments
Climate change is driving more frequent coastal flooding, which threatens infrastructure, real estate and economies. In its report, Sea Level Rise Increases Credit Risk......
Newsletter: Wildfires, Storms and Their Impacts on Credit Risk
This month we discuss the costs of climate hazards, share updates on Moody's ESG and highlight recent developments in climate risk regulation....
Panel Recording: Preparing for the Future of ESG
This panel on Preparing for the Future of ESG features a discussion on interactions between ESG, the global pandemic and corporate strategy and is......
Moody’s Launches Comprehensive ESG Solutions Group; Appoints Global Head
Moody’s launches an ESG Solutions Group, offering data and analytics across ESG, climate risk and sustainable finance. Read the press release from Moody’s: LONDON–(BUSINESS......
Moody’s Sector In-Depth: REITs can manage climate risk, investments needed to address growing challenges
While real estate investment trusts (REITs) can manage the current physical risks of climate change, increased asset exposure to climate hazards will pose greater......
Webinar: Climate Change and Wildfires
How will climate change increase wildfire potential? This Four Twenty Seven webinar shares our methodology for assessing global wildfire potential and highlights key findings......
Moody’s: U.S. Nuclear Operators Exposed to Physical Climate Risks
Increasing physical climate hazards affect the operations and costs of nuclear plants due to their water needs and reliance on critical equipment. In its......
Moody’s Including Four Twenty Seven Climate Risk Data in Research and Ratings
Four Twenty Seven’s physical climate risk data now informs Moody’s ratings and research on US commercial mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate collateralized loan......
Newsletter: How will climate change worsen wildfire exposure?
This month we share new data on wildfire potential, highlight the connection between racial justice and climate change and feature new reports on......
Climate Change and Wildfires: Projecting Future Wildfire Potential
Read about Four Twenty Seven's new methodology for assessing global wildfire potential and discover regional trends and hot spots in this report....
Four Twenty Seven Wins WatersTechnology Asia Award
JULY 9, 2020 – Hong Kong – Four Twenty Seven Wins WatersTechnology Asia Award for Best Alternative Data Provider. The WatersTechnology Asia Award 2020......
Four Twenty Seven Announces Partnership with Nova Group, GBC
July 9, 2020 – BERKELEY, CA – New Climate Resilience Assessment leverages Four Twenty Seven’s physical climate risk data to enable proactive risk management......
Racial Justice and Climate Change: Adaptation
Introduction Black communities and other people of color are disproportionately exposed to the impacts of climate change and also tend to have fewer financial......
Racial Justice and Climate Change: Exposure
Introduction The relationship between race and climate change is too often ignored. The recent protests for racial justice and police reform call attention to......
Panel Recording: Understanding and Managing Different Climate Risks
This Responsible Investor Digifest panel covers the elements of transition, physical and liability risks related to climate change and the importance of using climate......
Panel Recording: Electric Vehicles, Green Public Travel
This Responsible Investor Digifest panel features a discussion on the time frame for adoption of evolving electric vehicle technology, the improvements of green mass......
Newsletter: Black Lives Matter
This month we emphasize the need for racial justice, share new resources on climate risk for investors and regulators and highlight recent calls for......
Black Lives Matter
We at Four Twenty Seven are saddened and angered by the recent killings of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery along with......
Four Twenty Seven Partners with Derani Brewis of DB Funds Advisory in Australia and New Zealand
JUNE 9, 2020 – BERKELEY, CA – Derani Brewis, senior finance executive, will represent Four Twenty Seven in Australia & New Zealand. Four Twenty......
Four Twenty Seven Announces Partnership with Measurabl
June 2, 2020 – BERKELEY, CA – Four Twenty Seven’s data on climate-related risks is now available on Measurabl’s real estate data platform. Measurabl......
Newsletter: Will There be a Green Recovery?
This month we discuss the potential for a green recovery, highlight ways in which asset owners can leverage Four Twenty Seven's Physical Climate Risk......
How Can Asset Owners Manage Climate Risk?
Introduction: Why Climate Risk Matters for Asset Owners In the world where quarterly corporate reporting makes it feel like financial markets are ruled by......
IIF Webinar: Quantifying the Impacts of Climate Change
This Institute of International Finance webinar (IIF) features a discussion on quantifying the impacts of climate change into balance sheets and cash flows and......
Newsletter: Climate Resilience in the Age of COVID
This month we discuss the overlapping challenges of COVID-19 and climate hazards, share consultations on climate risk for financial stakeholders and highlight developments in......
The Compounding Challenges of Climate Hazards and COVID-19
April 22, 2020 – Four Twenty Seven Analysis. The devastating human health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbated by climate hazards,......
Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis: Can Industry Help?
March 26, 2020 – Four Twenty Seven Analysis. We leverage our global database of manufacturing sites to identify industrial plants that may be able......
Newsletter: Coronavirus and Climate Change
This month we discuss the implications of the COVID-19 crisis for climate change and share a new Moody's report on scenario analysis....
COVID-19 and Climate: Multifaceted Impacts
March 18, 2020 – 427 ANALYSIS. The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has created a global public health emergency and catalyzed an economic recession. ......
Moody’s: Using Scenario Analysis to Assess Credit Impact of Climate Risks
Climate-driven extreme weather events and the transition to a low-carbon economy are expected to have material impacts on companies, with increasing significance for credit......
Newsletter: New On-Demand Climate Risk App
This month we announce our new on-demand climate risk scoring application, discuss RCP 8.5 and highlight developments in climate risk disclosure....
Four Twenty Seven Announces its Physical Climate Risk Application
February 27, 2020 – BERKELEY, CA – Four Twenty Seven, an affiliate of Moody’s and the leading publisher of climate data for financial markets,......
Climate Change: An Economic Risk for Canadian Municipalities
Introduction The planet has just finished its hottest decade on record, leaving municipalities and businesses wondering how best to prepare for the future. As......
Moody’s Analytics Enhances Flagship CRE Platform with Climate Risk Data and Analytics from Four Twenty Seven
Aggregated Four Twenty Seven climate risk data is now available on the Moody’s Analytics commercial real estate (CRE) platform, the REIS Network. This platform......
Newsletter: The Economic Costs of Wildfires
This month we feature an analysis of the economic risks of wildfires, highlight a Moody's report on climate risk of US utilities and share......
Economic Impacts of Bushfires: What California’s Wildfires May Foreshadow in Australia
This analysis shares lessons learned from the recovery from recent wildfires in California to offer some pointers of what might happen when the bushfires......
Moody’s: Utilities Exposed to Increasing Climate Risk
The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events and chronic stresses driven by climate change have particular implications for the utility sector. In......
Newsletter: Scenario Analysis for Physical Climate Risks
This month we feature a report on scenario analysis for physical climate risks, share technical elements of climate risk assessments and highlight new research......
Demystifying Climate Scenario Analysis for Financial Stakeholders
This report explores which impacts are already locked in, identifies how RCPs apply, and describes an approach to scenario analysis for near-term physical climate......
Newsletter: How does climate risk threaten financial stability?
This month we feature analyses on climate change from the Federal Reserve, highlight insights on climate risk across sectors and announce the opening of......
Four Twenty Seven Opens a Tokyo Office |フォー・トゥエンティー・セブンが東京オフィスを開設
OCTOBER 23, 2019 – BERKELEY, CA – Four Twenty Seven announces opening of Tokyo office and hires senior country representative. Four Twenty Seven, an......
The Last Environmentalist Podcast: Climate Change Is Here. Are We Ready?
How does the private sector view climate change, why is this important for global climate adaptation and how does someone in this field remain......
Addressing Shared Climate Risks to Build Community-Corporate Resilience
Introduction: Companies Begin Adapting to Climate Change Increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather events and chronic stresses are threatening urban communities and economic stability......
Newsletter: How will climate affect Europe’s real estate & U.S. retail?
This month we feature analysis on climate risk in European real estate, Moody's research on credit quality and heat stress and the first climate......
Moody’s: Credit Quality in U.S. Governments Exposed to Heat Stress
As climate change increasingly leads to costly disasters, municipalities face challenging choices around rebuilding, preparing proactively and raising funds for these goals. Local governments......
Real Estate Climate Risks: How Will Europe be Impacted?
Introduction: Increasingly Severe Impacts Extreme weather events driven by climate change are having severe impacts that are increasingly being seen across Europe. Between 1980......
Newsletter: Keeping Up with Regulatory Developments on Climate Risk
This month we feature factsheets on regulatory action for financial climate risk, news from Four Twenty Seven and an update on the latest extreme......
Factsheet — Financial Climate Risk Regulation in the European Union
July 29, 2019 – 427 FACTSHEET. Regulation on climate risk in Europe is likely to have a rippling effect across markets globally. There has......
Factsheet — Financial Climate Risk Regulation in France
July 29, 2019 – 427 FACTSHEET. In 2015 France laid the groundwork for legislating climate risk disclosure with Article 173 of its Energy Transition......
Factsheet — Financial Climate Risk Regulation in the United Kingdom
July 29, 2019 – 427 FACTSHEET. The Bank of England’s views on climate risk provide an indication of how the broader financial sector will......
Four Twenty Seven Receives Majority Investment from Moody’s Corporation
We’re excited to announce that Four Twenty Seven has received a majority investment from Moody’s Corporation. The acquisition bolsters Four Twenty Seven’s mission to......
Four Twenty Seven Wins Alternative Investment Award
JULY 8, 2019 – LONDON, UK – Four Twenty Seven receives Wealth & Finance Magazine’s Alternative Investment Award for Best in Climate-Related Economic Risk......
AIA Video: Stripping Down Climate Risk
Why do climate risks matter for real assets and how can we invest in a more resilient future? There is a growing need to......
Newsletter: Bank of England Publishes First Stress Test for Climate Risks
This we feature developments in scenario analysis for physical risks, highlight the European Union's guidance on climate risk disclosure and share the latest on......
Scenario Analysis for Physical Climate Risk: Equity Markets
In this second installment of our blog series of scenario analysis, we focus on how investors can start exploring impacts on portfolios of listed......
Scenario Analysis for Physical Climate Risk: Foundations
This blog series provides our current reflections on how corporations and financial institutions can integrate physical climate risk into scenario analysis. ...
Disasters are Getting Worse and We Need a New Plan
I couldn’t seem to turn on the TV this week without being inundated with coverage of the ongoing floods and tornadoes in the Midwest.......
Marketplace Tech: Politics Aside, Climate Data is a Growing Business
As climate change impacts worsen, the need for solutions to support adaptation grows. Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, joined Molly Wood on Marketplace Tech......
Newsletter: How Can Real Estate Investors Cope with Sea Level Rise?
This month we highlight recent research on sea level rise and feature NPR Marketplace's new podcast series on tech and adaptation....
Anticipating Sea Level Rise Impacts on Real Estate Investments
What does the future hold? New research on sea level rise emphasizes the potential for dire changes over the course of the century. Recent......
Newsletter: Central Banks Lead the Way on Climate Risk Disclosures
This month we explore the second year of Art. 173 reports, highlight regulators' action on climate risk and share new findings on......
Article 173: Lessons Learned from 2018 Climate Risk Disclosures in France
April 30, 2019 – 427 ANALYSIS. The second year of reporting under Article 173 in France saw increased uptake of disclosures of physical risk.......
Climate Risk Disclosure: France Paves the Way
Climate risk disclosure is essential to building market transparency and a resilient financial system. France led the way in mandating climate risk disclosure in......
TCFD Moving the Market: 427 Interview
How have the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s (TCFD) recommendations changed the landscape of climate risk reporting and where is the market headed?......
Newsletter: France’s Central Bank Publishes First TCFD Report
This month we highlight the French Central Bank's climate risk assessment, discuss climate risk in real estate and share progress updates on the EU......
Bond Buyer Podcast: Facing up to Climate Change
Do bond ratings reflect governments’ and businesses’ exposure to physical climate change? Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, joins the Bond Buyer’s Chip Barnett to......
Four Twenty Seven Wins Climate Change Business Journal Awards
FEBRUARY 19, 2019 – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Four Twenty Seven receives Climate Change Business Journal Awards for three climate change risk and resilience......
Newsletter: PG&E Bankruptcy Sparks Investor Concern
This month we explore climate risk in the S&P 500, discuss the impacts of climate change on credit risk and share the latest reports......
Climate Risk and Real Estate Investment Decision-Making
The Urban Land Institute, a cross-disciplinary real estate and land use network, and Heitman LLC, a global real estate investment firm, released a report on......
Newsletter: Towards Adaptation Standards
This month, we release a new report to help corporations and investors understand local adaptive capacity, share initiatives to standardize adaptation and highlight resources......
Assessing Local Adaptive Capacity to Understand Corporate and Financial Climate Risks
January 15, 2019 – 427 REPORT. Building resilient communities and financial systems requires an understanding of climate risk exposure, but also of how prepared communities......
Emilie Mazzacurati Named to the Top 100 in Finance
JANUARY 15, 2019 – BERKELEY, CA – Market Intelligence provider Four Twenty Seven is pleased to announce that Founder & CEO, Emilie Mazzacurati, has......
Newsletter: A Dire Warning
This month we focus on recent scientific evidence of growing climate impacts, and highlight new resources to help the financial sector take action and......
Four Twenty Seven Wins Risk Markets Technology Award
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 – LONDON, UK – Four Twenty Seven Wins Risk Markets Technology Award for Alternative Data Vendor of the Year for 2019. Four......
Newsletter: TCFD Reporting on the Rise
This month, don't miss highlights from this year's risk reporting cycle, new resources for implementing the TCFD recommendations and opportunities to get involved in......
Four Twenty Seven Appointed by the Resilience Shift to Develop Resilience Primer
The Resilience Shift has announced that Four Twenty Seven will develop a primer on best-practices and opportunities for building climate resilience in the shipping......
Four Twenty Seven Received ISAR Honours
OCTOBER 24, 2018 – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Four Twenty Seven received ISAR Honours for asset-level climate risk scores. ISAR Honours recognized Four Twenty Seven’s contribution......
Webinar: Climate Risk in Real Estate
This webinar on climate risk in real estate presents Four Twenty Seven and GeoPhy’s analysis of exposure to physical climate hazards in global real......
Climate Risk, Real Estate, and the Bottom Line
Four Twenty Seven & GeoPhy Release First Global Dataset on Real Estate Investment Trusts’ Exposure to Climate Change. ...
Newsletter: California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Released yesterday, California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment includes 44 projects advancing actionable science to serve the growing needs of state and local-level decision-makers from......
The California Heat Assessment Tool
New tool displays how the frequency and severity of local heat waves are expected to change over time due to climate change and which......
Weathering Wildfires: 427 Interview
Director of Analytics, Nik Steinberg, discusses wildfire risk, impacts and prevention efforts, on the Midday Briefing. Nik explains implications of increasingly frequent and severe......
Public Health System Resilience Scorecard
Climate change will continue to adversely affect public health by threatening sanitation, altering the distribution of vector-borne disease, increasing the need for effective heat......
PRI Webinar: Measuring and Managing Physical Climate Risk
This PRI webinar, hosted in conjunction with DWS, discusses recent research in identifying physical climate risks and integrating this information into investment decisions. DWS......
Newsletter: Japan’s Floods Halt Manufacturing
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss our analysis of Japan’s recent......
Time and Tides – Flooding in Japan
July 15, 2018 – 427 ANALYSIS: Record-setting rains in Japan led to floods and landslides that disrupted business operations of automobile manufacturers, electronic companies......
Responding to Economic Climate Risk in Australia
This report explores the pertinent connection between climate hazards and financial risks in Australia, discussing risk assessment and corporate engagement as critical elements of......
Webinar: Emerging Metrics for Physical Climate Risks Disclosures
This Four Twenty Seven webinar on emerging metrics and best practices for physical climate risks and opportunities disclosures covers recent developments in TCFD and......
Newsletter: How to disclose physical climate risks & opportunities
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss our new report on shareholder......
Engaging with Corporates to Build Adaptive Capacity
We identify top targets for shareholder engagement on physical climate risks and provide data-driven strategies for choosing companies and approaching engagement....
Report: Advancing TCFD Guidance on Physical Climate Risks and Opportunities
This seminal report aims to inform and support early adoption efforts of climate risk reporting, based on findings from industry-led working groups from the......
Webinar: Building City-level Climate Resilience
This Four Twenty Seven webinar familiarizes participants with an approach for assessing city-level physical climate risks and provides insight into concrete actions that cities......
Every City Has its Hazards: 427 Interview
Chief Development Officer, Frank Freitas, discusses Four Twenty Seven’s report on Assessing Exposure to Climate Risk in U.S. Municipalities on the Midday Briefing. During......
Newsletter: US Munis Increasingly Vulnerable to Floods, Storms and Drought
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss our new report on muni......
Assessing Exposure to Climate Risk in U.S. Municipalities
Four Twenty Seven's new muni risk scores provide comparable, forward-looking data on how U.S. cities and counties are exposed to climate change hazards....
EBRD to Host Physical Climate Risk Conference on 31 May
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation (GCECA) have announced details of their conference, “Advancing......
Newsletter: Fintech Meets Climate Data
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss a discussion with our new......
Using Climate Data – 427 Technical Brief
What is climate data, and how can business users integrate it into financial decisions? Our Technical Brief on Using Climate Data unpacks the science......
Fintech Meets Climate Data
We chat with our new Chief Development Officer, Frank Freitas, about his motivations to join Four Twenty Seven after almost 30 years in finance......
Can Investors Anticipate the Impacts of Climate Change on Equities?
427 ANALYSIS – The physical impacts of climate change drive millions of dollars of losses for corporations every year, as experienced by Honda and......
Newsletter: Advancing TCFD Guidance on Physical Climate Risk & Opportunities
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss our update on upcoming EU regulations,......
Art. 173: Lessons Learned from Climate Risk Disclosures in France
March 21, 2018 – 427 ANALYSIS. The first year of reporting under Art. 173 in France saw limited uptake of disclosures of physical risk......
Advancing TCFD Guidance on Physical Climate Risk & Opportunities: An EBRD & GCECA Initiative
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation (GCECA) have announced an initiative focused on building......
EU Moves Towards Regulation for Climate Risk Disclosure
From Recommendations to Action March 15, 2018 – 427 ANALYSIS. The EU laid out a clear plan to move towards mandatory climate risk disclosure......
Winter Storm Riley Threatens Pharmaceuticals and Airlines
March 2, 2018 – 427 ANALYSIS. As Winter Storm Riley threatens to flood the Boston area, we find pharmaceuticals and airlines industries are most......
EU High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance
Reaching the goals of the Paris agreement, and financing a sustainable, resource-efficient economy, requires a transformation of the whole financial system. Understanding that private-sector......
Newsletter: Are we doing enough? The state of climate adaptation in the US
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss a review of U.S. climate......
Report: A Review of Climate Adaptation in the US
Events once considered “hundred year” disasters increasingly occur several times in individual lifetimes. In the face of urgent crisis, community leaders, businesses, nonprofits and......
Working with Businesses to Build Community Resilience
The year 2017 will stay on the record as one of the most expensive years to date for climate and weather disaster events. The......
Newsletter: New Report on Climate Risk in Infrastructure Investments
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss funding opportunities for local adaptation......
Lenders’ Guide for Considering Climate Risk in Infrastructure Investments
Climate change poses multifaceted physical risks for infrastructure investors, affecting revenue, maintenance costs, asset value and liability. According to the New Climate Economy report,......
Newsletter: Commitments.
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month don’t miss a recap on critical developments......
GARI Investor Guide to Physical Climate Risk and Resilience
The impacts of climate change remain a new topic for many investors. How to think about the many implications of droughts, floods, storms and......
Local Adaptation Planning – Process Guide
United States cities already face challenges from climate change due to impacts on communities, infrastructure and other assets and resources. Local jurisdictions that repair......
Planning and Investing for a Resilient California – Guidance Document
Climate change impacts are already being felt in California and will continue to affect populations, infrastructure and businesses in the coming years. A resilient......
GARI Releases Draft Investor Guide
The Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), of which Four Twenty Seven is a founding member, developed an Investor Guide to Physical......
Towards a Resilient Financial Sector: an Initiative from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
Four Twenty Seven provides the technical secretariat for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation......
Newsletter: Climate Risk in Financial Portfolios, COP23 and Workforce Adaptation
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss our white paper on physical climate risk......
Physical Climate Risk in Equity Portfolios
Four Twenty Seven and Deutsche Asset Management release joint report on climate risk management in equity portfolios......
Newsletter: COP23 Preview – Climate Risk Disclosure and Adaptation Finance
Four Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss the highlights from the UN Principles for......
Newsletter: How will we pay for climate adaptation?
Extreme Storms Highlight Need for Disaster Preparation and Recovery Financing The need for climate resilience financing could not be more visible than it......
Delaware’s Climate-Ready Workforce Pilot Project
Changing climate conditions threaten the health and safety of the State of Delaware’s most important assets: its workforce. Building on momentum at the state......
Newsletter: How to disclose climate risk and opportunities?
TCFD Releases Final Recommendations The Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) released their final recommendations in late July. The......
TCFD Releases Final Recommendations
TCFD releases final recommendations including significant changes to... >...
Newsletter: Climate Implications of Trump, Extreme Heat and the TCFD
TCFD to Release Final Report This Week The FSB Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will release its final report this......
USAID Climate Change Adaptation, Thought Leadership and Assessment Project
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) calls for consideration of climate risks in its regional and country strategies as well as its sector......
Trump and Paris: What Impact on Climate?
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement triggered a strong response from the international community, and many foreign leaders quickly......
USAID Climate Integration Support Facility
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has designed a new mechanism to support the resiliency of its programming. The Climate Integration Support......
Audio Blog: Latest Innovations in ESG Investing
Four Twenty Seven’s Director of Finance, Colin Shaw, was recently invited to be a part of a panel titled “Latest Innovations in ESG” at Sustainatopia on......
Developing Climate-Competent Boards: Climate Risk and Opportunities
Four Twenty Seven’s founder and CEO Emilie Mazzacurati was invited to speak during the Investing in the Age of Climate Change symposium on April......
Newsletter: Climate Resilience and Emerging Tools for Financial Institutions
California Weighs Requiring Climate Risk Disclosures from State Pension Plans On April 25th, the California Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee passed Senate......
Proadapt Symposium on Climate Risk and Investment
On April 20, 2017, Proadapt hosted the symposium “Climate Risk and Investment: Framing Private Challenges and Opportunities” a conference to discuss common challenges and emerging investment......
In The Arena – Finding Climate Solutions
In the Arena is a broadcast and online series that interviews alumni of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley who have......
Why BlackRock is Worried About Climate Change
This article was first published on the Huffington Post. Climate Change: A Material Risk for Investors While the Trump administration is trying to roll back......
Newsletter: BlackRock Worries about Climate Change. Trump Doesn’t.
Mounting concerns over climate risk in financial markets. French, Australian, and Canadian Financial Regulators: Climate Risk a Material Concern The French Treasury, the......
[Webinar] ARCCA Learning Session: SB-379 Implementation
SB-379 is a California law that calls on cities and counties to incorporate adaptation and resilience strategies into local hazard mitigation plans and the......
Climate Adaptation Planning – Challenges, Requirements, and the Need to Streamline
The Challenge Cities and counties across the United States face a variety of challenges from climate variability and change as well as non-climate stressors......
Denver Health and Climate Vulnerability Index
Extreme heat associated with changing climate conditions is expected to present challenges to human health through impacts such as heat stress. Working with Denver’s Department......
Newsletter: The New Normal
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. Planning for Heat Waves: Heat and Social Equity in the United States With an extreme snowstorm headed......
Case Study: Integrating Climate Risks into Local Planning in Alameda County
Integrating climate change considerations into local planning processes can be a daunting task. Climate data is complex, fragmented, and comes in a format and......
Newsletter: Successful Strategies for Adaptation Planning in Local Government
How to integrate climate risks into planning processes Successful Strategies for Local Climate Adaptation Planning Integrating climate change considerations into local planning......
Audio Blog: The Changing Landscape of Climate Risk Disclosures
Market expectations on corporate climate risk disclosures are fast changing as corporations, investors, and regulators are attempting to increase efficiency and strengthen economic resilience......
Newsletter: The Rise of Climate-Competent Boards
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. Institutional Investors Speak Up on Climate Risk Institutional investors are expressing growing concern over risks......
New EU Directive Requires Pension Funds to Assess Climate-related Risks
On December 8th, 2016 the EU adopted a new regulation regarding Pension Funds, the IORP II Directive — the successor of the Institutions for......
TCFD Key Recommendations for Climate Risk Disclosure
The Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is an industry-led task-force established at the December 2015 G20 summit for improving......
Audio Blog: Climate Data & Public Health, Mobilizing Adaptation Action
Director of Advisory Services Yoon Kim moderated a panel at the 2017 National Conference and Global Forum for Science, Policy, and the Environment. The session,......
Market Analysis of Adaptation and Resilience Investment Opportunities
Four Twenty Seven led a comprehensive market analysis and feasibility study for a multilateral development bank to help catalyze and mobilize private capital investment......
California Heat & Health Project
As part of California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment, Four Twenty Seven is working with project partners to develop a tool that will inform long-term......
Art. 173: France’s Groundbreaking Climate Risk Reporting Law
In the fall 2015, in the run up to COP21, France became the first country to pass a law introducing mandatory extensive climate change-related......
[Webinar] TCFD Recommendations – What You Need to Know
How will the disclosure recommendations developed by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures be put into action? Four Twenty Seven in partnership with......
India Heat Impact Project
Using High-Resolution Climate Models to Explore the Impact of Rising Temperatures on Human Health and Labor Productivity Globally, higher daily peak temperatures and......
Newsletter: A Market Imperative
TCFD releases recommendations on climate risk disclosures From the Desk of Emilie Mazzacurati Climate risk disclosures are more important than ever. In......
TCFD: Climate Risk Disclosures Gaining Momentum
The Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) released a comprehensive set of recommendations on December 14. The recommendations provide detailed guidance......
Audio Blog: Private Sector Perspectives on Climate Resilience
The Inter-American Development Bank in partnership with Four Twenty Seven and the Global Adaptation and Resilience Investment (GARI) Working Group held a panel discussion, “Private......
Newsletter: Investing in Climate Resilience – Report Launch and COP22 Side Event
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. Marrakesh Side Event: Private Sector Perspectives on Climate Resilience Four Twenty Seven invites you to......
From Policy to Markets: the New Climate Agenda
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States comes at a time where the world needs more engagement in climate policy,......
Bridging the Adaptation Gap
The Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI) was launched at Paris COP21 in conjunction with the UN Secretary General’s A2R Climate Resilience......
Newsletter: Cities Mark the Path to Resilience
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. From the Desk of Aleka Seville, Director of Community Adaptation With more than half of......
Supply Chain Risk, on SustainabilityDefined
SustainabilityDefined is the podcast that seeks to define sustainability, one concept (and bad joke) at a time. Hosted by Jay Siegel and Scott Breen.......
Newsletter: The Forgotten Victims of Hurricane Matthew
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. From the Desk of Emilie Mazzacurati It would be easy to overlook the devastating impacts......
Newsletter: Four Twenty Seven Founder & CEO Receives 2016 Berkeley Visionary Award
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. Four Twenty Seven Founder & CEO Receives 2016 Berkeley Visionary Award From left: Michael McCormick,......
Audio Blog: Engaging the Private Sector on Climate Resilience
Four Twenty Seven CEO Emilie Mazzacurati discusses how the private sector is responding to climate change risks and highlights opportunities for local governments to......
Newsletter: Financing Resilience – The Next Challenge
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. From the Desk of Emilie Mazzacurati As a long-time climate change professional, I am both......
Tipping the Balance: US and China Ratify Paris Agreement
Late Friday night, China and the U.S. announced that they formally joined the Paris Agreement. This momentous announcement tips the balance towards a quick entry......
Policy Brief: Climate Adaptation in the California Budget
California is a leader on climate resilience and adaptation efforts in the U.S. Yet translating adaptation policies into clear budget priorities can be a......
Newsletter: Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation
News and analysis on climate change adaptation. From the Desk of Emilie Mazzacurati The private sector needs to pay more attention to......
Four Twenty Seven Comments to the SEC
Comment Letter from Four Twenty Seven to Securities and Exchange Commission on Concept Release S7-06-16. (Download full letter here) July 21, 2016 Dear......
What Brexit Means for Climate
Reposted from The Huffington Post, The Blog, view it on HuffPo HERE. BOTTOM LINE In the short run, Brexit means, at the very least,......
Newsletter: All Hands on Deck!
The Global Impacts of Droughts and Extreme Heat From the Desk of Emilie Better data. More efficient technology. New sources of financing.......
Insights in Resilience: International Adaptation
We asked our Director of Advisory Services Yoon Kim, about her work on international adaptation and for insights from her recent trip to the......
Redefining Climate Risk
Comment Letter from Four Twenty Seven to Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. (Download full letter here) May 23, 2016 Dear Chairman Bloomberg, Four Twenty......
Audio Blog: Hospital Climate Risk Assessment In Practice
In this audio recording from the 2016 NACCHO Preparedness Summit in Dallas, Texas Emilie discusses how our Resilient Hospital Dashboard can be used to......
Newsletter: Building Coastal Resilience
News and resources on climate resilience From the Desk of Emilie Sea level rise and floods pose critical threats to the well-being......
Newsletter: A Turning Point
Climate resilience news and announcements From the Desk of Emilie The regulatory landscape of climate risk disclosure is evolving rapidly. The SEC......
Policy Brief: The Evolving Regulatory Landscape of Financial Climate Risk Disclosure
This Four Twenty Seven Policy Brief provides a summary of key findings from the Task Force of Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Phase I Report and......
From Science to Action: Using Climate Science for Adaptation
We have all heard about the doomsday climate change can bring. Rising seas, blistering heat waves, and epic storms are but small samples from......
Newsletter: Corporate Leadership and Climate Resilience
Climate resilience news and announcements From the Desk of Emilie Climate risk is high on the corporate agenda, but most corporations and......
Newsletter: Climate and Health
The Nexus of Climate and Human Health From the Desk of Emilie Climate change has major impacts on human health. From heat waves......
Resilient Hospitals: Using Climate Data for Better Healthcare Planning
A busy medical ward is the last place you want the lights to go out in the event of a hurricane, flood or extreme......
Insights in Resilience: Climate Change and Human Health
The healthcare sector is often the first to witness the impacts of poor air quality, extreme weather patterns and other climate related hazards that......
Newsletter: Local Governments Building Resilience
Local Governments Building Resilience From The Desk of Emilie: Happy New Year! Happy New Year! 2016 already feels well under way, with multiple......
Insights in Resilience: Local Government and Adaptation
We reached out to Aleka Seville, our Director of Community Adaptation, and asked her about what makes a resilient community. Aleka’s responses speak to the......
From Data to Action: Climate Adaptation in 2015
I remember 2014 as the year of climate science. The unfolding of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and, in the US, the publication of......
COP21: Climate Adaptation in the Paris Agreement
At the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France, 196......
Newsletter: From Data to Action – Climate Adaptation in 2015
Climate resilience news and announcements From Data to Action: Climate Adaptation in 2015 2015 brought swooping changes in the world of climate resilience......
Newsletter: COP21 – The Business Case for Responsible Corporate Adaptation
Climate resilience news and announcements From the Desk of Emilie The atmosphere in Paris mid-way through the negotiations is cautiously optimistic. While......
The Business Case for Responsible Corporate Adaptation
Four Twenty Seven was the lead author on the latest Caring for Climate report on responsible corporate adaptation, developed in cooperation with the UN Global......
Do Federal Agencies Address Climate Risk in the Supply Chain?
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on how federal agencies are identifying, evaluating and addressing the impacts of climate......
Capturing the Business Risks of Climate Change
Climate change presents real challenges and costs for business operations. Both large and small organizations are susceptible to liability costs and direct disruption of......
Newsletter: The Tragedy of the Horizon
Rising seas reshaping our economy Sea Level Rise: the “Tragedy of the Horizon” Sea-level rise is one of the most complex impacts of climate......
The “Tragedy of The Horizon:” the Economic Risk of Global Warming
On September 29th, Mark Carney, recently appointed Governor of the Bank of England, gave a speech on the risks of climate change to financial......
Can we prepare better? Managing risk in a context of uncertainty
On October 3rd, the Obama administration declared a state of emergency in South Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin, which dumped a foot and......