ESG Initiative News Archives

There’s Another Reason Companies Should Tread Carefully With Political influence — The Stock Market Is Watching

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(Outlet: MarketWatch) – A nonprofit that pushes for better disclosure of corporate political spending is sharply expanding its effort to track how forthcoming companies are, with the greater scrutiny prompted by Wall Street’s largest money managers. …Read More

Conservative Shareholders Strike Back

(Outlet: POLITICO) – ANTI-ESG GAINS STEAM — A lot of ink has been spilled on the upward trend of progressive shareholder resolutions at investor meetings.…Read More

Conversations about Risk Rating 2.0 – Part IV

June 3, 2022 The Wharton Risk Center is undertaking a series of interviews with experts on the new pricing approach for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), called Risk Rating 2.0. For today’s post, we spoke with two flood insurance agents—on opposite coasts of the country—about what they are seeing…Read More

How Should Companies Respond to ESG Issues?

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(Outlet: Wharton Magazine) – How are companies responding to climate change, calls for corporate-board reform, and shifting expectations about their social responsibility? The annual Beyond Business series recently explored the complexities of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues through virtual discussions led by Dean Erika James.…Read More

Conversations about Risk Rating 2.0 – Part III

June 1, 2022 The Wharton Risk Center is undertaking a series of interviews with experts on the new pricing approach for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), called Risk Rating 2.0. In today’s post, we speak with Dave Burt, Founder & CEO of DeltaTerra Capital. DeltaTerra Capital is an investment…Read More

Conversations about Risk Rating 2.0 – Part II

May 24, 2022 The Wharton Risk Center is undertaking a series of interviews with experts on the new pricing approach for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), called Risk Rating 2.0. This new approach to pricing harnesses catastrophe models to help better understand flood risk. In this second post of…Read More

Conversations about Risk Rating 2.0 – Part I

May 23, 2022 Earlier this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fully implemented the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rating methodology, Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action. Currently, the NFIP insures over $1.3 trillion in assets for nearly five million policyholders in over 22,500 communities, making it the…Read More

Updates & Perspectives: Climate Action & the SEC

May 20th, 2022 Sharon Lee Sharon Lee is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Political Science with a minor in Environmental Studies. In addition to studying political and environmental risk management, she participated in the Risk Center’s Undergraduate Fellowship this year and gained exposure to important…Read More

Archive – Risk Center Media

Risk Center research featured in the news and op-eds by our scholars. Op-EdsPodcastsIn the News 2022202120202019201820172016Op-Eds Cut the root of Russia’s power by making a clean energy transition. The Hill. April 27, 2022. Flood Insurance Finally Acknowledges Climate Change. Brink. June 2021. A Framework to Assess the Role of Insurance…Read More

For This Wharton Course, The Outdoors Is The Classroom

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(Outlet: Poets & Quants) – On the students’ first day canoeing along the Potomac River, Gabriella Gibson was charged with ensuring her team made it to the campsite on time, team members were…Read More