Standards | Disclosures
IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information
IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures
International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board: IPSASB SRS 1 Climate-related Disclosures
International Standard on Sustainability Assurance: ISSA 5000 General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD)
Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI)
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
Guidance | Templates | Tools
UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative
A Practical Guide to 1.5°C Scenarios for Financial Users [January 2025]
Question Bank on Climate Change Risks to the Insurance Sector [March 2020]
Climate Pathways Navigator: Provides sectoral and regional insights for financial institutions through targeted climate scenario data.
Client Engagement on Nature Prototype: An Excel-based tool intended to assist banks, and specifically relationship managers, to formulate succinct, meaningful questions as part of client engagement on nature.
Impact Analysis Tools: Open-source tools for banks, investors and their corporate clients and investee companies, designed to enable practitioners to implement a holistic approach to impact analysis and management.
Sustainability Risk Tool Dashboard: Designed to help financial institutions navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of environmental and social risk tools.
Drought Stress Testing Tool: Enables banks to assess if a client may be at risk from drought and how drought can affect a sector or region.
Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure (ENCORE) Tool: Enables users to visualise how the economy impacts and depends on nature and how environmental change creates risks for businesses and financial institutions.
Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
NGFS Climate Scenarios: Set of hypothetical climate scenarios to help understand how physical and transition risk could evolve in different futures.
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
WWF Biodiversity and Water Risk Filters: Designed to be used by companies and financial institutions to assess and act on their water and biodiversity risks.
Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
Financial Instruments Toolkit: Library of state-of-the-art financial instruments available and successfully implemented for urban climate projects.
UN Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Guide for Adaptation and Resilience Finance [April 2024]: Practical roadmap for financing and over 100 investable activities.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Technical Guidance for Financial Institutions – Assessment of Greenhouse Gases [March 2023]: Compilation of publicly available sources concerning the methodologies and tools available to guide financial institutions to assess, set targets, and disclose GHG emissions.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Just Transition Finance Tool for Banking and Investing Activities [November 2022]: Practical guidance to financial institutions on integrating Just Transition considerations in their strategies and operations.
International Standards Organisation (ISO)
Sustainable Finance: Net Zero Transition Planning for Financial Institutions [June 2026]
Sustainable Cities and Communities: Disaster Risk Finance – Principles and General Requirements for Financing Ex-Ante Investment in Risk Reduction [May 2026]
Sustainable Finance: Products and Services – Requirements and Guidance [March 2026]
Climate Change Adaptation: Requirements and Guidance on Adaptation Planning for Local Governments and Communities [February 2026]
Occupational Health and Safety Management: Risks Arising from Climate Change and Climate Change Action – Guidance for Organizations [January 2026]
Guidelines for Contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [September 2024]
Mechanism for Financing Local Adaptation to Climate Change: Performance-Based Climate Resilience Grants – Requirements and Guidelines [November 2022]
Sustainable Finance: Guidance on the Application of Sustainability Principles for Organizations in the Financial Sector [October 2022]
Sustainable Finance: Basic Concepts and Key Initiatives [August 2021]
Greenhouse Gas Management and Related Activities: Framework Including Principles and Requirements for Assessing and Reporting Investments and Financing Activities Related to Climate Change [May 2021]
Adaptation to Climate Change: Guidelines on Vulnerability, Impacts and Risk Assessment [February 2021]
Copernicus Climate Change Service
World Bank Group
World Resource Institute
Certifications | Short Courses
Global Association of Risk Professionals: Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
Sustainable Investing Certificate
Principles of Sustainable Investing [Chinese]
Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate
CFA Society United Kingdom: Certificate in Impact Investing
IFRS Sustainability: FSA Credential
Principles for Responsible Investment: PRI Academy
IAIS | NGFS | SIF | BIS: Climate Training Alliance: An online platform that centralises climate-related and environmental risks training resources to build knowledge and expertise among central banks and supervisors in order to respond to financial risks arising from climate change and environmental degradation.
Other Resources on Sustainability and Climate Change
The following resources could support actuaries in understanding broader sustainability and climate-related issues.
(United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), SDG Academy, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, World Business Council for Sustainable Development)
SDG Academy
Research Papers | Webinars | Articles | Other Relevant Resources
Geneva Association: Research on risk management solutions and investment strategies for insurers to expedite a just transition.
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP): Analysis and evidence-based research for policymakers, financial institutions, providers, donors, and more.
Chapter Zero Alliance: Resources that equip directors to implement climate strategies that strengthen long-term organisational resilience and competitive advantage, and to advance a climate-resilient, nature-positive economy.
FloodList: News and information on the latest flood events from around the world.