From Climate Risk to Investable Resilience

 

EDHEC Climate Institute will participate in the FT Climate & Impact Summit, the Financial Times’ flagship global gathering on climate and sustainability.

The summit convenes senior policymakers, investors, corporate leaders and technologists to examine how climate risk, capital flows and industrial strategy are reshaping the global economy. Bringing together the FT’s climate and energy journalists alongside the Moral Money team, it provides an independent forum for discussions on how risk is priced, capital is allocated and resilience is built.

This year’s theme, Investable Resilience, focuses on the role of adaptation, nature-based infrastructure and the decarbonisation of complex value chains, as resilience becomes an increasingly central consideration for long-term capital deployment.

The scale of the challenge remains significant. Meeting the Paris Agreement requires global emissions to decline sharply by 2030, while electricity demand is expected to rise substantially by mid-century. Although clean energy investment has surpassed $2 trillion annually and solar power is now among the most cost-competitive sources of new generation, progress remains uneven across regions and sectors.

Taking place ahead of London Climate Action Week, the summit serves as a strategic briefing for the broader climate agenda, convening a curated audience of senior decision-makers to examine the risks and opportunities shaping the next phase of the transition.

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EDHEC Climate Institute and Scientific Climate Ratings (an EDHEC Venture) will contribute to the programme through the following sessions:

 

Keynote Interview (Climate Capital Stage)

On June 17, at 12:45 BST, Rémy Estran-Fraioli, CEO of Scientific Climate Ratings, will participate in a keynote interview on the Climate Capital Stage, moderated by Simon Mundy, Moral Money Editor at the Financial Times.

The discussion will address how climate risk analytics are evolving to meet the needs of financial markets, and how forward-looking indicators can be integrated into capital allocation and investment processes.

 

Panel: Decision-grade Data — Turning Climate Risk into Market Intelligence

On June 18, at 10:25 BST, Rémy Estran-Fraioli will also participate in the panel “Decision-grade data — turning climate risk into market intelligence.”

As the financial impacts of climate change become increasingly material, demand is growing for tools that translate risk into actionable insight. The session will examine how improved data and modelling approaches can support more accurate pricing of climate risk and inform financial decision-making.

Key questions include:

  • How improved data and scenario modelling can support more accurate pricing of climate risk
  • Which physical risk metrics are influencing the cost of capital and insurance premiums
  • How quantified risk data is being used to inform asset valuation and lending decisions

Speakers
Rémy Estran-Fraioli, CEO, Scientific Climate Ratings
Christoph Kuhn, Deputy Director General, European Investment Bank
Marina Marecos, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Mizuho

Moderator
Lee Harris, Insurance Correspondent, Financial Times

 

Keynote Interview: The Macroeconomic Implications of Physical Climate Risk under Uncertainty Constraints

On June 18, at 11:25 BST, Nicolas Schneider, Senior Research Engineer – Macroeconomist at EDHEC Climate Institute, will take part in a keynote interview titled “The Macroeconomic Implications of Physical Climate Risk under Uncertainty Constraints,” moderated by Simon Mundy, Moral Money Editor at the Financial Times.

Drawing on long-term climate and economic data, the discussion will examine how physical climate risks translate into uneven macroeconomic impacts across regions under conditions of deep uncertainty. It will explore the implications for economic modelling, risk pricing and investment decisions, highlighting how regional disparities and tail risks may shape future growth and resilience trajectories.

Speaker
Nicolas Schneider, Senior Research Engineer – Macroeconomist, EDHEC Climate Institute


 

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