30 January 2006, Financial Times

Call for real action on climate change

As the Talking Head for January 30th's edition of FTfm Jennifer Hall Thornton challenges insitutional investors to go beyond "information gathering" and to actually "factor climate change into investment decisions"

Jennifer outlines a number of options available to the investment community, gives examples of companies such as BT who face substantial exposure to climate change risk and identifies new markets and investment opportunities created by climate change."

There is no doubt that climate change is now firmly on the corporate agenda, and that institutional investors are increasingly aware of its potential impact on business and on financial returns."

"For an institutional investor to claim there is nothing they can do is a cop-out - and one that will have tangible financial repercussions in the future. Institutional investors, have long-term responsibilities and must both understand and pre-empt the impact climate change will have on their portfolios."Jennifer Hall Thornton is a manager in CCC's advisory team and responsible for CCC's relationship with the financial community.

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