TY - JOUR T1 - Integration of Environmental Factors into Portfolio Risk Assessment JF - The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing DO - 10.3905/jesg.2021.1.028 SP - jesg.2021.1.028 AU - Apostolos Apostolou AU - Michael G. Papaioannou Y1 - 2021/08/18 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/early/2021/08/20/jesg.2021.1.028.abstract N2 - The financial sector collectively cannot hedge all climate-related risks, and investors individually are unlikely to affect climate developments significantly. However, the financial sector can help channel savings into green projects and thus facilitate divestment from heavy-carbon-footprint producers. This article provides a novel framework for understanding climate-related adaptation, mitigation, and transition risks and outlines a method for valuing these risks in institutional investor portfolios. The authors’ proposed setup serves as a continuous call to action to long-term institutional investors to obtain accurate information on climate-related risks and develop appropriate frameworks for understanding these risks, regularly valuing them, and properly incorporating them into their investment decisions.TOPICS: ESG investing, tail risks, portfolio management/multi-asset allocationKey Findings▪ This article provides a novel framework for understanding climate-related adaptation, mitigation, and transition risks.▪ It outlines a method for valuing climate-related risks in institutional investor portfolios.▪ It stresses the importance of integrating environmental factors in portfolio risk assessment by obtaining accurate information on climate-related risks and developing appropriate frameworks. ER -