Klimaatrisico en
CDP-rapportage

Er zijn twee hoofdtypen klimaatrisico's die organisaties moeten overwegen: fysieke risico's en transitierisico's. Elk type omvat verschillende risico's die een aanzienlijke impact kunnen hebben op activiteiten, financiële prestaties en algehele veerkracht, waaronder:
Acute en chronische fysieke risico's (bijv. extreme weersomstandigheden, natuurrampen, zeespiegelstijging en temperatuurstijgingen)
Beleids- en juridische risico's
Technologische risico's
Marktrisico's
Reputatierisico's
Om deze risico's effectief te beheren en te beperken, moeten organisaties:
Een klimaatrisicoanalyse uitvoeren
Toekomstscenario's ontwikkelen om potentiële impacts op activiteiten te modelleren
Mitigatie- en aanpassingsstrategieën ontwikkelen
Regelgevingswijzigingen en nieuwe technologieën monitoren

Het in kaart brengen van klimaatrisico's in de waardeketen is een belangrijke stap in de voorbereiding op naleving van de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) om verschillende redenen:
Het helpt te voldoen aan sectie E1 van de European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), die vereist dat bedrijven materiële klimaatrisico's en -kansen identificeren en bekendmaken via het dubbele materialiteitsbeoordelingsproces.
De CSRD vereist dat klimaatgerelateerde risico's en kansen worden beoordeeld met behulp van scenarioanalyse, inclusief zowel koolstofarme transitiescenario's (bijv. 1,5°C opwarming) als scenario's met hoge fysieke impact (bijv. 4°C opwarming). Het in kaart brengen van risico's in verschillende scenario's helpt aan deze vereiste te voldoen.
De CSRD vereist ook informatie over mitigatie- en aanpassingsstrategieën, transitieplanning, en governance- en risicobeheersmechanismen. Deze moeten allemaal onderdeel zijn van een klimaatrisicoanalyse.

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