Stakeholder Map

This webpage provides an overview of organizations engaged in climate risk-related work, with a focus on their key projects and available open-source data portals and tools, where applicable.

Governmental or Intergovernmental Organizations

Name	Description	Geo-location	Tools and Publications
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)	The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is the primary global standard setter for the prudential regulation of banks and provides a forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters. Its 45 members comprise central banks and bank supervisors from 28 jurisdictions.	Switzerland	Link
The European Central Bank (ECB)	The ECB is the central bank of the European Union countries which use the euro. Their main task is to maintain price stability. They identify and give recommendations for reducing risks that could throw the financial system out of balance.	Europe	Link
European Banking Authority (EBA)	The EBA is actively working on Climate Stress Testing with the aim of assessing the resilience of the EU banking system to the potential impact of climate risks, also in line with the new mandates received from the European Commission.	France
European Environment Agency (EEA)	The European Climate Adaptation Platform Climate-ADAPT provides a lot of services and data on addressing climate change challenges. EEA also published the first European Climate Risk Assessment report.	Denmark	Climate-ADAPT platform
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)	EIOPA’s mission is to protect the public interest by contributing to the short, medium and long-term stability and effectiveness of the financial system for the Union economy, its citizens and businesses. This mission is pursued by promoting a sound regulatory framework and consistent supervisory practices in order to protect the rights of policyholders, pension scheme members and beneficiaries and contribute to the public confidence in the European Union’s insurance and occupational pensions sectors.	Germany	Publications
FDIC	FDIC issued Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions that provide a high-level framework for the safe and sound management of exposures to climate-related financial risks.	US	Data Tools; Publications
Financial Sustainability Board (FSB)	The FSB is coordinating internationally the work to address climate-related financial risks. It also created the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), an organization to develop guidelines for companies to disclose climate-related risks and opportunities in a transparent and consistent manner.	Switzerland	Publications
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)	The GFDRR focuses on disaster risk management by providing financial support, technical expertise, and investing in innovative tools and analytics to share global knowledge. Its aim is to strengthen policies and operations for better disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation. It is hosted by the World Bank.	US	Knowledge Hub
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)	IGES seeks to promote a transition to a climate-resilient future by advancing the development of mitigation and adaptation initiatives aligned with international negotiations and processes. They assist policymakers, local communities, businesses and investors to understand climate risks and future climate regimes based on sound science. Through our research activities on market mechanisms, mitigation and adaptation, we help various stakeholders co-design actions for localizing climate-resilient societies.	Japan	Publications
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	IMF works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 191 member countries. It does so by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation, which are essential to increase productivity, job creation, and economic well-being. The IMF is governed by and accountable to its member countries. A Climate Change Indicators Dashboard where data on greenhouse gases emissions, adaptation, mitigation, transition risks, as well as climate and weather data can be found is provided. There are also working papers on the impact, risk, and issue of climate change on financial stability, as well as finance data and statistics on country and sector scale.	US	Climate Change Indicators Dashboard
Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)	The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) is a group of Central Banks and Supervisors willing, on a voluntary basis, to exchange experiences, share best practices, contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector, and to mobilize mainstream finance to support the transition toward a sustainable economy. Its purpose is to define and promote best practices to be implemented within and outside of the Membership of the NGFS and to conduct or commission analytical work on green finance.	Fance	NGFS Scenarios Portal Publications NGFS Climate finance Research portal
The World Bank	The World Bank has numerous resources regarding climate change and risk assessment, including Climate Information Resources, a hub of useful climate information.	US	Climate and Disaster Risk Screening Tools Open Data Climate change knowledge portal
UNEP FI Risk center	An initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), dedicated to advancing global understanding and management of financial risks related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. A lot of useful resources, including tools, methodologies, and guides to empower banks, investors and insurers to better assess, disclose and manage their climate risks. They also have sectoral risks and supporting client engagement, for example, climate risks in the real estate sector.	Switzerland	Resources

Academic Institutions

Name	Description	Geo-location	Tools and Publications
Atkinson center for sustainability, Cornell University	A leading interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. The Atkinson Center focuses on critical areas such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, renewable energy, sustainable food systems, and ecosystem conservation.	US	Access
Berkeley climate initiative	An initiative under Berkeley Law School. It focuses on developing market-based, regulatory, and policy tools to help the insurance and financial industries address climate change risks. The initiative provides policy guidance, facilitates discussions among industry stakeholders, promotes research through events and media outreach, and supports policymakers in implementing innovative climate risk management tools. There are also other initiatives under Law School.	US	Access
Business school of Edinburgh	It provides an online course "Climate Change Risk in Finance" that helps financial professionals looks at how to navigate climate data, measure risks and gain reliable insights for financial decision making.	UK	Access
Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership	An institute that focus on activating leadership globally to transform economies for people, nature and climate. They work with leaders and innovators across business, finance and government to accelerate action for a sustainable future.	UK	Access
Center for Climate Finance and Investment, Imperial College Business School	The center focus on how capital markets are responding to global climate change. Their research covers five workstreams: climate risk ccenarios and stress testing, nature, clean energy investing; climate finance markets and instruments; and adaptation and resilience.	UK	Access
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2	Its aim is to generate knowledge about climate science and resilience from an interdisciplinary perspective and study how climate change impacts Chilean ecosystems and society.	Chile	Access
Center for Climate Environment Resilience, Newcasstle University	Their research focuses on understanding how our climate will change and its impacts on us and our environment. Their work includes: develop new, high-quality datasets of climate observations understand the physical processes in the climate system that produce extreme weather events create the best modelling to understand future extreme weather events develop new approaches to combine information about hazards and vulnerability to quantify risk.	UK	Access
ESG Initiative, The Wharton School	The School brings together stakeholders from academia, government, communities, and the private sector to conduct academically rigorous, practically relevant research on topics such as climate change, renewable energy, air and water pollution, waste disposal, biodiversity, and deforestation. Our core research areas include how climate risk impacts business strategy and financial markets, how environmental policies and markets transform the energy and transportation sectors across countries at different stages of economic development, and climate and environmental ethics.	US	Access
Grantham Institute, Imperial College London	The Grantham Institute is Imperial College London's hub for climate change and the environment. They seek to understand our planetary environment, how the human-environment interacts with the natural world, and how the translation of research to inform policy and innovation can help create a sustainable, resilient, healthy future for the planet.	UK	Access
Business and Environment Institute, Harvard Business School	The Business and Environment Initiative educates, connects, and mobilizes business leaders to address climate change and other environmental challenges. Its climate change related research focuses on climate mitigation.	US	Access
Institute for Climate, Energy, and Disaster Solutions, Australia National University (ANU)	Its goal is to advance innovative solutions to address climate change, energy system transitions and disasters. We facilitate integrated approaches to research, teaching and policy, industry and community engagement across disciplines. We also lead the ANU Below Zero Initiative in research, teaching and engagement whose goal is to reduce the University's greenhouse gas emissions to below zero.	Australia	Access
Climateworks Center, Monash University	The Climateworks mission is to accelerate action to achieve net zero emissions within Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, aligned with the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It works across four physical systems (food, land, and ocean, industry, cities, and energy) of the economy that produce emissions, and three systems (sustainable corporate, sustainable economy, and sustainable finance) that enable emissions reduction.	Australia	Access
Climate Risk institute of Canada	The Climate Risk Institute (CRI) works to advance practice and deliver services related to climate change risk assessment, adaptation planning, policy evaluation and resiliency.	Canada	Access
School of Sustainability, Stanford University	Its research focus on many aspects of the sustainability, including climate, biodiversity, energy, and hazards.	US	Access
Center for Social Innovation, Stanford Business School	Stanford Business School has a couple of initiatives that focus on climate-change related topics, such as rapid decarbonization initiative, clean energy opportunities, etc.	US	Access
Stanford Woods Institute for the environment	Stanford Woods Institute researchers are creating climate models for economic impact studies and energy and environmental policymaking. Some are assessing climate vulnerabilities and shifting public perspectives on climate change issues. Others are looking closely at ways to assess risk, reduce vulnerabilities and mitigate and adapt to impacts.	US	Access
Climate School, Columbia University	The Climate School aims to educate future climate leaders, support groundbreaking research, and foster essential climate solutions from the community to the planetary scale.	US	Access
Climate Resilience Institute, University of Miami	The Climate Resilience Institute (CRI) was created to directly address interdisciplinary challenges and establish partnerships that capitalize on UM’s collective expertise and applied research strengths to build a more resilient environment, society, and economy.	US	Access
Volatility and Risk Institute, New York University	The Volatility and Risk Institute has commenced a wide ranging research program into the financial risks of climate change. This research has investigated the effects of sea level rise on real estate prices, discount rates for long horizon investments, and portfolio strategies for sustainable investing. The VRI includes climate investment performance and risk in its daily updates of VLAB. The VRI is actively engaging with students, faculty and practitioners in generating and sharing this research.	US	Access
Climate Risk Research Group, University of Waterloo	The Climate Risk Research Group (CRRG) is an interdisciplinary team working to support climate change adaptation by providing evidence-based policy advice. We partner with practitioners in the public and private sectors and with non-profit organizations to find practical solutions to climate-related challenges. The CRRG's areas of expertise include: climate change adaptation; climate finance and economic impacts of climate change; flood risk policy and governance; flood risk analysis and mapping (GIS); public engagement and knowledge exchange.	Canada	Access
UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response	The UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response drives innovative research and education in climate risk. Partnering with industry we help build capability in the identification and measurement of risks and advise on the responses to manage these.	Australia	Access
EDHEC Climate Risk Institute	The mission of EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute (EDHEC-Risk Climate) is to help private and public decision makers manage climate-related financial risks and make the best use of financial tools to support the transition to low-emissions and climate-resilient economies.	France, UK	Access
Climate Action Unit of UCL	The Climate Action Unit provides skills and insights to help scientists and decision makers work together more effectively. The end goal of this work is to make climate risk information a more effective driver of the government policies and business decisions needed to curb climate change.	UK	Access
Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter	The Global Systems Institute harnesses this expertise with other global change researchers in the University and beyond, bringing them together with industry, policymakers, students, NGOs, citizens and other stakeholders to tackle shared problems. We provide thought-leadership and action-orientated research to drive systems based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises.	UK	Access
Weather and Climate Risks, ETH Zurich	Driven by curiosity and societal needs, our group engages in research and teaching on Weather and Climate Risks (WCR). We aim at bridging the gap between science and society through reflection, risk modelling, and engagement with public and private stakeholders.	Switzerland	CLIMADA
Center for Climate Resilience and Decision Science (CCRDS), Argonne National Laboratory	CCRDS aims to increase the resilience of built and natural infrastructure systems to the impacts of a changing climate through advancing the integration and application of climate projections and the decision sciences.	US	Climate Risk and Resilience Portal

Non-profit Organizations

Name	Description	Tools and Publications
Ceres	Ceres is a nonprofit advocacy organization working to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and sustainable economy. With powerful networks of investors and companies, we are proving sustainability is the bottom line – changing markets and sectors from the inside out.	Tools; Reports
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)	NAIC s a U.S.-based organization made up of state insurance regulators from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. The NAIC's primary role is to set standards and guidelines for the regulation of the insurance industry across the United States. It provides expertise, data, and analysis for insurance commissioners to effectively regulate the industry and protect consumers.	Publications
Climate TRACE	Climate TRACE is a non-profit coalition of organizations building a timely, open, and accessible inventory of exactly where greenhouse gas emissions are coming from. They make meaningful climate action faster and easier by harnessing technology to track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with unprecedented detail and speed, delivering information that is relevant to all parties working to achieve net-zero global emissions.
Global Canopy	Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. They do this by improving transparency and accountability. They provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide to help them make better decisions about nature, forests and people.	Access
Global Change Data Lab	Its flagship project World in Data​ provides numerous climate change related data, including greenhouse gas emission data, energy data, and climate data.	World in Data​
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)	It focuses on sustainability related risk, including GHG emissions and ecological impact.
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Foundation	The ERM Foundation focuses on projects and programs at the intersection of biodiversity protection, climate action, investing in women's livelihoods and improving access to clean water and sanitation.
CDP	CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action.
GHG Protocol	GHG Protocol establishes comprehensive global standardized frameworks to measure and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions. Building on a 20-year partnership between World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), GHG Protocol works with governments, industry associations, NGOs, businesses and other organizations.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)	EDF delivers bold solutions that cut climate pollution and strengthen the ability of people and nature to thrive — even with the climate change we feel right now.
Resources for the Future	RFF’s mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement.	Data and Decision Tools; Publications
Resilient planet finance lab	The Resilient Planet Finance Lab is a research and innovation program focused on scaling global finance and action for resilience, nature, and the SDGs. It collaborates with financial institutions, governments, and other stakeholders to deliver solutions-focused sprints, policy outcomes, and financial instruments.	The Resilient Planet Data Hub
Germanwatch	Germanwatch is an independent development, environmental, and human rights organisation. We advocate sustainable global development based on social equity, respect for nature, and economic stability. Their topics include Climate mitigation and adaptation, loss and damage Corporate responsibility World food, land use, and trade Sustainable and democratic digitalisation Education for sustainable development Sustainable finance Climate and human rights litigation	Global Climate Risk Index; Climate Change Performance Index; Publications
Climate Impact Lab	The Climate Impact Lab is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to measure and communicate the impacts of climate change on people to empower effective decision-making.
Climateworks Center, Monash University	The Climateworks mission is to accelerate action to achieve net zero emissions within Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, aligned with the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It works across four physical systems (food, land, and ocean, industry, cities, and energy) of the economy that produce emissions, and three systems (sustainable corporate, sustainable economy, and sustainable finance) that enable emissions reduction.
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)	The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) contributes to South Africa’s sustainable development by facilitating access to biodiversity data, generating information and knowledge, building capacity, providing policy advice, showcasing and conserving biodiversity in its national botanical and zoological gardens

For-profit Organizations

Name	Description	Geo-location	Tools and Publications
Moody's	A risk assessment company that can help translate climate change risk into financial impact.	U.S	Publications
S&P Global	S&P Global is a provider of critical information, analytics, and solutions for the global financial markets. The company is committed to helping businesses and investors navigate the complexities of sustainability, with a particular focus on climate risk and resilience.	U.S
IBM	IBM provides services that assess, manage and incorporate climate risk data to accelerate the companies' ESG reporting.	U.S
First Street	First Street exists to make the connection between climate change and financial risk at scale for financial institutions, companies and governments.	U.S
Climate Risk Services	Climate Risk Services provides products and services to help financial institutions and corporates ​ accelerate the green transition by addressing real-world adaptation and implementation challenges.​ Our offerings cover all aspects of embedding climate and nature-related risk management into organisations, ​ from the science to the strategy and down to the execution.	UK
1in1000	A research initiative created by Theia Finance Labs and the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group to develop a open-source climate stress test model suite	UK
pwc	climate risk modelling services. PwC is one of the world's largest professional services firms, offering services in audit and assurance, consulting, and tax.	UK
MSCI Inc. - Climate Value-at-Risk	Quantify and understand the financial risks of climate change and take necessary action for portfolio performance optimization, risk management and regulatory reporting purposes	U.S	Publications
McKinsey	A consulting company that provides services that help clients quantify, report, and manage climate impacts.	U.S	Publications
BlackRock	BlackRock's Aladdin® Climate was built to quantify climate risks and opportunities in financial terms – bridging climate science, policy scenarios, asset data, and financial models to arrive at climate-adjusted valuations and risk metrics.	U.S	Aladdin Climate
Bloomberg	Provide services on climate- and nature- related financial risk.	U.S
KPMG	Provide services on quantifying the financial impacts of climate change	U.S
Climate Policy Initiative	CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Their mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. Our vision is to build a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive global economy.	Global
CLIMAFIN	Provide climate financial risk assessment.	France
AXA	Axa S.A. is a French multinational insurance corporation headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It also provides investment management and other financial services via its subsidiaries.	France	Publications
Oliver Wyman	Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm that provides strategic insights and solutions to some of the world’s leading organizations. Its Climate Credit Analytics is a cutting-edge service designed to help organizations understand and navigate the evolving carbon markets.	U.S	Publications
Deloitte	Deloitte is a professional services firms, offering a broad range of services including audit and assurance, consulting, tax, risk advisory, and financial advisory.	U.S	Publications
EY	EY is one of the "Big Four" accounting firms, offering services in audit, tax, advisory, and consulting across various industries globally.	UK	Publications