Theme: A New Scenario For Business
This year's conference focused on the assessment and disclosure of climate-related risk.
Fiona Wild, VP Climate Change and Sustainability at BHP, outlined the work the TCFD has done to date, provided an overview of their recommendations, and a snapshot of what is coming.
Dr Paul Fisher spoke about the wider policy risks from the transition, in particular how the EU is developing a comprehensive policy agenda on Sustainable Finance.
Chloe Munro, former Chair of the Clean Energy Regulator and member of the Finkel Review panel, spoke about how the Australian energy market could tackle the transition risks to a lower-carbon economy.
Dr Karl Mallon, Director, Climate Risk, discussed hostile analytics: how the physical climate change risks to infrastructure and property can now be assessed by investors and competitors, with or without the disclosure of their corporate owners.
MC and panel moderator was Mr Adrian King, Partner in Charge, Sustainability Services, KPMG Australia.
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