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Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

To select multiple categories and/or keywords, use Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click on a Mac).
Insuring the transition: The issues confronting risk managers Text
FERMA, 1st September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
This white paper calls on the (re)insurance industry to do more to support its corporate clients in making the transition to carbon neutrality.
Categories:
ESG, Risk Financing
Keywords:
Climate Change
Operationalising ESG initiatives with Control Risks' Emma Arnold Audio
Airmic, 22nd August 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
Our guest in this episode is Emma Arnold, who leads Control Risks’ environmental practice for EMEA, which forms part of its wider global ESG consulting team. Emma has a strong focus on risk and governance concerning operationalising an ESG vision that has been set out by the board or senior leadership of corporations.
Categories:
ESG
Keywords:
Environment, Governance
Does ESG really matter—and why? Text
McKinsey Sustainability, 10th August 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
Although valid questions have been raised about ESG, the need for companies to understand and address their externalities is likely to become essential to maintaining their social license.
Categories:
ESG
Keywords:
Climate Change, Brand and Reputation
Insuring the net-zero transition: Evolving thinking and practices Text
UN Environment Programme, 1st April 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Net-zero insurance is a recent concept and frameworks, definitions and methodologies are still evolving. This primer aims at demystifying, shaping and advancing net-zero insurance thinking and practices.
Categories:
ESG, Risk Financing
Keywords:
Environment, Climate Change
A snapshot of ESG thinking in the development of the underwriting process Text
Marsh, 8th January 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
As UK companies grow in their understanding of ESG and strategically approach risk mitigation, insight into how insurers perceive ESG risk is essential. To provide some initial information on this, Marsh undertook a survey of 30 insurers representing a significant cross section of the UK insurance market.
Categories:
ESG, Risk Financing
Keywords:
Climate Change
Enhancing business resilience through a nature-first approach to net zero Text
ERM International Group
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
Nature-first approaches are inextricably linked to the net-zero agenda; without one, the other will prove impossible. Businesses able to incorporate both will find they are better able to meet their sustainability goals while also putting their operations on a much stronger footing.
Categories:
ESG
Keywords:
Environment, Climate Change