climate change risk and shareholder value
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Alexandra Tracy, Hoi Ping Ventures - ChinaTRANSCRIPT
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EXTRA-FINANCIAL ANALYSISClimate Change Risks
TBLI Bangkok - May 2007
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Importance of “extra-financial” analysis – climate change risks
An example:Pearl River Delta, China
EXTRA-FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
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Climate change mitigation target
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Technology and Innovation
Local, national and international policy measures
Market MechanismsTax & Emissions
Trading
Energy Efficiency Adaptation
Global & Regional Regimes
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“Climate change is not by any means just an issue about the environment.
It is a business issue.”
Rt Hon. Margaret Beckett MP
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•Regulatory risk
•Litigation risk
•Competitiveness risk
•Reputational risk
•Physical risk
Potential Threats to Shareholder Value
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An example:Pearl River Delta, China
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Rapid industrial development
1979 2004
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Sophisticated infrastructure
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•Facility operation disrupted
•Power supply interrupted
•Delivery of components halted
•Export of finished goods delayed
Disruption is Bad for Business
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•Lower revenues
•Higher operating costs
•Higher taxation
•Decreased FDI
•Negative for shareholder value
Potential impacts on business
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Alexandra Tracy(852) 2203 4614
http://www.civic-exchange.org/publications/2006/cc.pdf