Climate and sustainability external resources
Explore external tools and resources to help you upskill in the climate and sustainability field.
Actuarial external tools and resources
A Climate and Sustainability introductory course is available in the Learning Resource for those seeking an introduction to actuarial contributions in the Climate and Sustainability practice area. This page contains links to more general resources and reference documents, including the Actuaries Institute’s public policy statement, CSPC’s quarterly newsletters, papers from government, other industry associations, as well as from international actuarial institutes.
Glossary of Defined Terms Used in IAA Climate-Related Risk Publications
Sink or Swim: An Actuary’s Primer to Water Risks (April 2025)
Actuarial Considerations Around Climate-Related Risks on Social Security (June 2024)
The Climate Change Adaption Gap: An Actuarial Perspective (May 2023)
Climate-Related Disclosures and Risk Management: Standards and Leading Practices (October 2022)
Application for Climate-Related Risk Scenarios to Asset Portfolios (April 2022)
Climate Science: A Summary for Actuaries - What the IPPC Climate Change Report 2021 Means for the Actuarial Professions (March 2022)
Climate-Related Scenarios Applied to Insurers and Other Financial Institutions (August 2021)
Introduction to Climate-Related Scenarios (February 2021)
The Importance of Climate-Related Risk for Actuaries (September 2020)
UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Papers
- Planetary Solvency – finding our balance with nature (January 2025)
- Climate Scorpion: The sting is in the tail (March 2024)
- A User Guide to Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (February 2024)
- The Emperor’s New Climate Scenarios (July 2023)
- Climate Emergency – tipping the odds in our favour (November 2022)
- Other resources
Other external tools and resources by region
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Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards
Australian Sustainability Assurance Standards
Financial Disclosure
- Insurance Council of Australia (ICA): General Insurance Industry Guidelines: Scope 3 Emissions (May 2025)
APRA Prudential Practice Guide
APRA Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA)
APRA Climate Risk Self-Assessment Surveys
ASIC Sustainability Reporting Regulatory Guide
National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan
Net Zero
- Insurance Council of Australia (ICA): Climate Change Roadmap Towards a Net-Zero and Resilient Future: 2024 Update
Sustainable Finance
Nature and Biodiversity
- Australian Sustainable Finance Institute and Farming for the Future: From Insight to Action: Natural Capital in Financial Decision-Making (August 2025)
CSIRO – Northern Rivers Resilience Initiative
- The CSIRO developed a model to help consideration of flooding in the NSW Northern Rivers region, as occurred in 2017 and 2022: CSIRO – August 2025
Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Report on devastating bleaching impact on Great Barrier Reef: AIMS - August 2025
- Report on 2024/2025 heat wave caused widespread bleaching to WA coral reefs: AIMS - August 2025
Other external tools and resources available globally
Explore tools and resources available globally
International Sustainability Reporting Standards
International Sustainability Assurance Standards
Financial Disclosure
- Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Framework for the voluntary disclosure of climate-related financial risks (June 2025)
- Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) Synthesis report on the greening of the financial system (November 2024)
- Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Recommendations (September 2023)
- Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure Implementation of Recommendations (October 2021)
Risk Assessment/Management
- Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS): Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management
Scenario Analysis
- UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI): A Practical Guide to 1.5°C Scenarios for Financial Users (January 2025)
- Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS): Scenarios in Action: A progress report on global supervisory and central bank climate scenario exercises (October 2021)
- Climate Financial Risk Forum Guide 2021 Scenario Analysis (October 2021)
Transition Plan
Nature and Biodiversity
- Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Framework for the voluntary disclosure of climate-related financial risks (June 2025)
- World Economy Forum: Nature Positive: Corporate Assessment Guide for Financial Institutions (April 2025)
Others
- Bank of England: Results of the 2021 Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (May 2022)
- WWF: Can Debt Capital Markets Save the Planet? (September 2021)
- UN Environment Programme: Sustainable Insurance Forum Question Bank on Climate Change Risks to the Insurance Sector (March 2020)
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF): Issues Paper on Climate Change Risks to the Insurance Sector (July 2018)
- A proposed approach for New Zealand’s Adaptation Framework: A-proposed-approach-for-New-Zealands-adaptation-framework-final.pdf; Summary: IRG recommendations on climate adaptation (July 2025)
- UN Ocean Conference closed with a number of commitments being made: June 2025
International Conferences
- Global Tipping Points Conference 2025: Conference Statement
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