Smart Innovators: Climate Risk Digital Solutions

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Executive Summary

Demand for climate risk management has grown in recent years, due to current and upcoming climate disclosure regulations, changing climate policy landscapes, and investor demand, alongside the rising number of costly extreme weather events. Firms are increasingly turning to digital solutions to help them identify, monitor and address their climate risk exposure. This report provides buyers of climate risk digital solutions with a benchmark of 24 different providers across five categories of capabilities: physical risk analysis; transition risk analysis; financial and operational impact quantification; real-time risk planning for weather; and TCFD-aligned reporting and benchmarking. Executives should use this report to compare the relative capabilities of vendors, to inform their software purchasing decisions.

Table of contents

Climate Risks Threaten Firms’ Long-Term Viability And Profitability
Introducing The Climate Risk Digital Solutions Market
Core Capabilities Include Physical And Transition Risks, Impact Quantification, And Benchmarking
Climate-Risk-Specific Providers And Financial Services Firms Dominate The Space
Providers Innovate With New Capabilities To Meet Market Needs
Three Factors Firms Should Consider When Choosing Climate Risk Digital Solutions

Table of figures

Figure 1. Multiple Challenges Are Driving Climate Risk Digital Solutions Uptake
Figure 2. Selection Process For Identifying Vendors In Smart Innovators Analysis 
Figure 3. Climate Risk Digital Solution Providers Capabilities Assessment
Figure 4. Climate Risk Digital Solutions Capabilities And Definitions
Figure 5. Firms Plan To Invest In Transition And Physical Risk Analysis At Equal Rates

About the authors

Alice Saunders

Industry Analyst
Alice is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Her current research agenda focuses on climate risk solutions and biodiversity. Alice holds a Masters in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance from the University of Oxford and a BA in English Literature from the University of Warwick.

Ryan Skinner

Research Director, Net Zero & Climate Risk
Ryan is the Research Director for the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. He guides the research team to develop compelling research at the intersection of net zero strategies, carbon management, climate risk and technology. Prior to joining Verdantix, Ryan was a principal analyst at Forrester Research, where he initiated the research into ESG data and analytics offerings. He also has extensive experience of helping software companies with their messaging, positioning, market and technology strategies. Ryan studied at Duke University, the University of Manchester and the University of Oslo, and speaks Norwegian fluently.

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