Climate Risk Archives

Person pictured in silhouette at end of jetty out at sea, against sunset sky.

May 29, 2024 Jim McClelland

Finding certainty in an uncertain world

Opinion: Global events have made a mockery of many a business plan. So, Jim McClelland asks: How can we find certainty in an uncertain world?

Diminishing artsy perspective, looking along the length of a wooden pier, towards a green light, with a red emergency lifebelt in the foreground.

January 4, 2024 Jim McClelland

Embrace entropy, in the name of sustainability!

Op-Ed: To kick off ideation around sustainability in 2024, Jim McClelland offers a New Year’s resolution on entropy for business and society.

Aerial view of pilot site — wooded central area and residential surrounds, with red and green graphic overlay to indicate source of fire alert.

December 20, 2023 Jim McClelland

Ultra-early wildfire detection raises pilot-site alarm

News: Wildfire detection happened within minutes at a site in Lebanon, thanks to a solar-powered mesh network, plus AI and machine learning.

Abstract close-up of algae on surface of a pond to suggest greenwash.

October 4, 2023 Jim McClelland

Rise in ESG risks linked to greenwashing

News: New research reveals that 1 in every 4 climate-related ESG risks globally was linked to greenwashing in the last 12 months.

View from behind TV cameras at back of room towards stage at Davos conference panel session.

January 23, 2023 Jim McClelland

Davos redefined for the ‘turbulent Twenties’

How Davos 2023 remade the business case for sustainability, despite economic ground shifting beneath the feet of a well-heeled global elite.

Vertical stripes going blue (L) to red (R) show global warming over time.

January 9, 2023 Jim McClelland

Climate anxiety, wellbeing and business risk

With positive mental health seen as a key performance metric for companies today, has climate anxiety now become a quantifiable business risk?

March 17, 2020 Jim McClelland

Flood risk: ‘Future of Infrastructure’ in The Times

Flood risk and resilience: Article for report in ‘The Times’ asks why infrastructure is still the big story seldom told, despite extreme weather headlines?

January 28, 2020 Jim McClelland

Davos: Holding out for a hero

Davos 2020: From climate celebrities to the Circularity Gap, the sustainability story of the Swiss Alps shows business is still holding out for a hero.