Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is devoted to the dissemination of research on the modeling and management of climate risks in business. The most influential reporting standards at the global level, namely the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards, have included climate-related risks as a prominent topic of corporate sustainability disclosure. First, companies should identify whether they are subject to climate-related physical risks or transition risks. Second, companies should describe the resilience of their strategy and business models in relation to climate change. Finally, companies should evaluate and disclose the anticipated financial effects from material physical and transition risks, specifically for future cash flows, expenses and liabilities, and assets at risk.

The Special Issue will include high-quality, original research papers discussing theoretical modeling and applied solutions for tackling climate-related risks, with a focus on economic and business impacts. Research topics should address but are not limited to any of the following aspects:

• Climate-related scenario analysis and alignment with state-of-the-art science in the domain.
• Key forces and drivers to take into consideration in each scenario at the company and sector level.
• Business policies related to climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment.
• Business adaptability to climate change, e.g., the entity’s ability to redeploy, repurpose, upgrade, or decommission existing assets.
• Design of risk management systems and strategies with a focus on climate-related risks.
• Governance processes and stakeholder participation to identify, assess, prioritize, and monitor climate-related risks.
• Modeling and quantifying climate-related risks in own operations and along the upstream and downstream value chain.
• Acute and chronic physical risks arising from water and ocean-related hazards.
• Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation caused by climate change in conjunction with business activities.
• Social effects of climate-related risks (displacement, relocation, migration) and how companies can reduce the negative externalities of their business activities.
• The link between climate-related risks and food security: applications for farming systems and technologies.
• Flood risk, crop insurance and the impact of extreme weather events on business activities and survival, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
• Sustainable finance and the criteria for assessing climate-related risks within investment portfolios.
• The importance of carbon assurance and verification for increasing public confidence in corporate efforts towards decarbonization.
• Fintech and blockchain applications for addressing climate-related risks.

Prof. Dr. Voicu-Dan Dragomir
Dr. Irena Jindřichovská
Prof. Dr. Madalina Dumitru
Guest Editors

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• climate-related risks
• climate change mitigation
• business scenarios
• renewable energy deployment
• biodiversity losses
• water stress