Base ~ How to do business in the 21st century ~ 16-17 March 2010
ProLogis
Building business resilience to inevitable climate change
Session time slot
  • Session TU2 | Tuesday 16 March | 11:45-12:30
Synopsis
Adaptation is an increasingly critical issue for businesses, investors and the financial markets. We will discuss the actions being taken by companies to assess and manage the implications that a changing climate will have on business models and the actions needed to build business resilience. The session will help the attendees create clarity around the key issues, give them a chance to ask questions, share their views and seek advice from a leading global adaptation expert.

We will discuss
• How are companies likely to be exposed to significant operational, regulatory, reputational and financial risks.
• The balance between adaptation and mitigation in companies priorities and whether businesses have an understanding of the risks and opportunities
• Whether there are parallels to be drawn between the current economic climate and the business risks driven by climate change.
• Are directors and their professional advisors ensuring that they are acting on the latest scientific information that is available
Themes
  • Climate change
Dr Richenda Connell
CTO & Co-Founder
Acclimatise
Biography
Richenda is an internationally renowned expert in climate risk assessment and management and its integration into government and corporate policy and decision making. She has worked for 18 years on decision-making and environmental issues, the last 10 of which have been focused exclusively on climate change, vulnerability, impacts and adaptation. At Acclimatise, Richenda advises governments and businesses on how to make their policies, activities and assets resilient to climate risks. Prior to Acclimatise, Richenda worked as Senior Scientist, then Technical Director, at the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) from 1999 to 2005, where she managed UKCIP’s Science Team and was responsible for helping UK decision-makers to prepare for climate change risks by providing tools, guidance and support.
Company activities
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
  • Banking, Financial Services
  • Construction
  • Distribution, Logistics, Transport
  • Energy, water
  • Engineering, electronics
  • Healthcare
  • Industry body
  • Leisure, tourism
  • Local government
  • Manufacturing
  • Property, real estate
  • Retail
  • Telecommunications
Company size
  • 1,000-5,000
  • 10,000 and above
  • 5,000-10,000
Job functions
  • All