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After nine exciting years, our Climate Excellence toolset for assessing climate-related risks and opportunities has become part of PwC – together with the team. Our software for scenario and risk analysis of climate risks is now available from the PwC Digital Store.
We are in an even better shape to support you in Germany, Europe, and globally, and to provide the …
This report is a part of the Energy Transition (ET) Risks project (funded by the European Commission). Based on The CO-Firm’s scenario analysis results, Trucost explores the impact on credit models and company’s credit quality. Trucost finds that if transition challenges are not addressed properly, worse credit implications are the consequence. The credit implications calculations are based on climateXcellence modelling results showing …
In order to support finance institutions in their understanding of risks and chances of the global climate change and help them with their climate change related reporting, the Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany e.V. (GSFCG) has founded a think-tank.
It is meant to help implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, which was established in 2015 by …
Dr. Nicole Röttmer, CEO of The CO-Firm, will moderate a part of this event, aiming to present and discuss EU energy efficiency policy and different ways to finance energy efficiency investments in Germany, France and Austria. Best practice from projects addressing energy efficiency in the buildings, industry and sustainable transport sectors will be shared. Speakers will focus on practical experience in developing, …
Meet us at the conference on 22.11.2018 on the subject of comparing methods of climate risk tools and gain insight into current initiatives, approaches and tools for assessing climate risk in the financial sector (Conference is in German).
Presented: Climate Risk Scanner (UBA/Ecofys et al.), PACTA (2° Investing Initiative), CARIMA (University of Augsburg & VfU), Carbon Value at Risk (Carbon Delta), UNEP-FI …
Our CEO, Dr. Nicole Röttmer, will be present at this event in Berlin, taking part at the workshop and the panel „Climate change as a challenge for companies and the finance insustry“. Panel partners will be Thomas Liesch (Allianz SE), Jan von Mallinckrodt (Union Investment Real Estate) and Laura Wollner (Evonik Industries AG).…
Dr. Nicole Röttmer, CEO of The CO-Firm participated at a workshop in Milan, Italy on the 16th of November 2018, presenting the „ClimateXcellence“-tool developed by her company to evaluate the financial impact of climate risks and chances, to international experts.…
The study used automobile production and key products of the plastics industry to analyze how a “climate path of less than two degrees” can affect economic opportunities and risks. If the industry adapts to future developments, there will be great opportunities ahead in some cases. Climate compatibility thus becomes a key success criterion. Click here for the study.…
EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change, consisting of over 300 dynamic companies, the best academic institutions and the public sector. EIT Climate-KIC integrates education, entrepreneurship and innovation resulting in connected, creative transformation of knowledge and ideas into economically viable products or services that help to mitigate climate change. Its activities are driven by four themes: Urban …
The interview with CEO, Dr Nicole Röttmer, appeared in “Special Annual Reports & Trends 2018” of GoingPublic magazine. The article focuses on “The challenge of climate change as part of reporting”. Dr Röttmer discusses the modelling of financial risks and opportunities as well as side effects of climate change and why these must be reflected in the reporting of companies. You can …
Berlin based Tagesspiegel reports in its newsletter “BACKGROUND Energie & Klima” on the work of The CO-Firm and the climateXcellence tool and modelling material risks and opportunities of climate change. You can read the article here.…
We are happy to announce that as of today (03.08.18) our article has been published more than 100 times:
The Energy Transition Risk Project
– a toolset for scenario-based energy and climate transition risks –
We had launched the business-relevant IEA scenario basis early this year, for your free use. Now, we have completed the financial impact analysis for all four sectors, complemented by an analysis on valuation impacts by KeplerCheuvreux, and provide a joint synthesis on the implications for …
In this publication, renowned experts and executives from science and society, but above all from the financial sector, provide an insight into the state of the discussion and point out solutions on the way to a sustainable financial industry. You can order the book here.…
The Science Based Targets Initiative has updated its methodology and guidelines for the transport sector. You can find more information here.…
The Science Based Targets Initiative develops methods and guidance for financial institutions to set science‐based targets.…
Meet us at the Conference “Sustainable Development Goals in Politik, Unternehmertum und Investment” in Frankfurt, 06th June 2018…
Meet us at the Conference “Responsible Investors Europe 2018” in London, 05th June 2018…
Topic: risk analysis tool co-developed by CO-Firm to illustrate climate protection risks in commercial properties. Here you can register for free.…
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) announced the launch of the TCFD Knowledge Hub on 1st May 2018 – the first online platform with relevant insights, tools and resources to help organizations implement the TCFD recommendations. We are proud to find our reports and studys contribute to TCFD’s goal to develop voluntary, …
In the workshop participants will become acquainted with basic elements for the implementation of the TCFD recommendations. The focus here is on integration into the organisation and, for reporting in particular, on initial insights into the scenario-based assessment of climate risks and the identification of differences in disclosing practices up to now. For more information, click here.
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The CO-Firm’s Dr Nicole Röttmer discusses the topic “What does the financial industry contribute to achieve climate targets? The event is hosted by Deutsche Bank on the occasion of EarthWeek 2018. An article about the event has been published in ener | gate messenger plus.…
Our experts will give a presentation on “Innovative Instruments for the Risk and Return Assessment of Commercial Real Estate”.…
Discuss with us the possibilities of implementing the TCFD recommendations on disclosures of climate risks and opportunities as well as SBT initiatives on a “marketplace”.…
The CO-Firm’s Dr Jean-Christian Brunke explains various tools at the Edinburgh conference to assess the risks of climate change in the energy sector for the financial industry.…
Together with Kepler Cheuvreux, Carbon Tracker Initiative, I4CE, Oxford Smith School Sustainable Finance Programme, S&P Global, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and 2° Investing Initiative, The CO-Firm unveils the ET Risk Toolbox: Scenarios, Data, and Models for Risk Assessment.
The speakers will present recent developments on transition scenarios, asset level data and risk assessment models and provide insights on the integration of …
The CO-Firm as a member of the organising committee takes part in the inaugural conference on 6th March 2018 in London. The Northern European Partnership for Sustainable Finance (NEPSF) is an international collaboration of organisations and representatives from now 13 European countries aiming at aligning finance with sustainability. NEPSF intends to be open to financial institutions, regulators, policymakers, civil society, researchers …
According to the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (FSB TCFD) recommendations, we put a greater emphasis on scenario analysis to assess the opportunities and risks from measures taken to limit temperature change. Given the uncertain nature, probability and magnitude of these issues, scenario analysis is a particularly well-suited method to complement traditional financial analysis. We build on pilot models developed …
Since the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (FSB TCFD) published its recommendations, there has been a greater emphasis on scenario analysis to assess the opportunities and risks from measures taken to limit global warming. Building on our Investor primer to scenario analysis, this report has two climate scenarios for the utilities sector, and specifically for Engie, ENEL, and EDF. We …
Referring to the renewal, CDP Managing Director Steven Tebbe commented that “CDP is pleased to renew the consultancy partnership with The CO-Firm GmbH. The CO-Firm GmbH has a strong track record, working with companies responding to CDP and helping them to implement both good carbon management practices and sustainability into their organizations. We hope our partnership will continue …
The conference on climate scenarios, financial risk and strategic planning was held in London from 31st until 01st November 2017. We introduced climate scenarios for improved strategic and financial risk analysis. You can find our presentation here.…
For a joint project of owners of commercial properties, financial services providers and companies from the energy efficiency sector (“Financial Forum Energy Efficiency in Buildings), The CO- Firm developed a free toolbox with five tools. With these tools, you can identify climate protection measures and put them into practice. You can get the tools here. Immobilien Zeitung IZ used the Toolbox …
