Financing the Transition: Climate Investment & Insurance Risk | ESG Decoded Podcast #194

<p>Could the climate crisis first emerge as an insurance crisis? As climate-related risks intensify, questions are growing around the future affordability and availability of insurance for individuals, businesses, and communities. </p><p>In this episode, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/annastablum/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anna Stablum </a>speaks with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizajansen/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liza Jansen</a>, Head of Responsible Investment at <a href="https://www.prudentialplc.com/en/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prudential</a>, about the growing role of finance in supporting the transition to a more sustainable economy. Together, they discuss the opportunities and challenges of directing capital toward climate solutions, particularly in emerging markets where investment need is greatest.</p><p>Their conversation also examines what these risks could mean for businesses, investors, and communities in the years ahead.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Thank you to our sponsor, Amazon Sustainability, for supporting this episode. </strong></p><p>Amazon is known for speed and scale. That same approach drives their sustainability efforts. Guided by data and science, and powered by invention, Amazon works backward from ambitious targets to drive measurable progress. Every package delivered, every data center powered, every product designed is an opportunity to make tomorrow better.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Learn more about Amazon Sustainability</strong></p><ul><li><p>Amazon’s Water spotlight: <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsustainability.aboutamazon.com%2Fstories%2Fspotlight-on-water&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctflamenco%40climeco.com%7C32f63479d66b4e9222e408deac44e8ef%7Cd06fa00e500d46388ce94bd23f26b8de%7C0%7C0%7C639137609212456153%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CNjdajBQRoX%2F84eq%2F76Zqt3jH6MZ208bPwCtsl6Y9r4%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/stories/spotlight-on-water</a></p></li><li><p>Amazon’s Homepage: <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsustainability.aboutamazon.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctflamenco%40climeco.com%7C32f63479d66b4e9222e408deac44e8ef%7Cd06fa00e500d46388ce94bd23f26b8de%7C0%7C0%7C639137609212512982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0cF8smbO%2BkrSfO3MLiNLrP8JGtahBTQ6TTXV9vnLW4E%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Episode Resources</strong></p><ul><li>Prudential’s Responsible Investment: <a href="https://www.prudentialplc.com/en/sustainability-social-impact/sustainability/responsible-investment/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://www.prudentialplc.com/en/sustainability-social-impact/sustainability/responsible-investment/⁠</a> </li><li>Prudential’s Financing the Transition framework: <a href="https://www.prudentialplc.com/content/dam/prudential-plc/newsroom/though-leadership/thought-leadership/Financing-the-transition-addendum.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://www.prudentialplc.com/content/dam/prudential-plc/newsroom/though-leadership/thought-leadership/Financing-the-transition-addendum.pdf⁠</a> </li><li>Prudential’s definition of nature and adaptation investments: <a href="https://www.prudentialplc.com/content/dam/prudential-plc/newsroom/though-leadership/thought-leadership/just-and-inclusive-transition-whitepaper.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://www.prudentialplc.com/content/dam/prudential-plc/newsroom/though-leadership/thought-leadership/just-and-inclusive-transition-whitepaper.pdf⁠</a> </li><li>Connect wi