Climate Risk

Managing nature-related risks requires a deep understanding of your impact and dependency on biodiversity and nature capital.

CLIMATE Risk

As average temperatures rise on Earth, climate science finds that serious natural hazards such as heat waves, floods and drought increase in frequency and severity.

As average temperatures rise on Earth, climate science finds that serious natural hazards such as heat waves, floods and drought increase in frequency and severity.

Climate change creates climate risk, which can present risks and opportunities that impact the stability, profitability, and value of organisations.

Having the right personnel to understand and manage climate risk is essential to our clients so that they can navigate the potential outcomes for their business.

TYPES OF CLIMATE RISK JOBS

Typical roles in this space include climate Risk Analyst, Sustainable Investment Analyst, Climate Data Scientist, Carbon Market Specialist, Climate Risk Manager, Carbon Modelling, Transition capital modelling.

These roles will tend to sit within Risk Management and Quantitative modelling groups; they will involve developing forecasting models, as well as utilizing empirical data

CLIMATE RISK SKILLSET

The type of skills and experience needed for these roles include reporting physical and transitional risks, developing transitional pathways, climate stress testing, climate modelling, scenario analyses & forecasting, & Climate VAR (CVAR) portfolio assessment.

CLIMATE RISK EMPLOYERS

Climate risk professionals can be found in Metrological offices, energy companies, consulting firms and more increasingly in financial institutions that are looking to integrate climate risk assessments into their operations. Consulting firms provide climate risk advisory services to their clients.  Government bodies also often home to climate risk experts, as they are often responsible for developing and implementing climate policy.

Academic institutions, think tanks and research organisations need climate experts who can study climate change, develop solutions, and make policy recommendations.

Recent CLIMATE CHANGE Mandates

Climate Change recent global mandates

Partner, Climate Change

  • Riyadh
Our client was looking to appoint a Partner to help lead their Climate and Sustainability team supporting corporate clients across the MENA region.

Director, ESG Strategy

  • Singapore
Our client was looking for a director with cross-sector experience to take a lead role in managing their ESG advisory team, as well as focusing on business development across Singapore.

Partner, Financial Institution Decarbonisation

  • Dubai
A leading advisory firm were looking to appoint a Partner to lead their Climate Change team, to support Financial Services across the MENA region with their net zero strategy, GHG accounting, and climate risk management, modelling and disclosures.

Partner, Decarbonisation

  • Amsterdam
A leading advisory firm were looking for a partner with expertise in decarbonisation, who could sell and deliver projects on carbon footprinting, science-based targets and TCFD.

Head of ESG

  • Berlin
A private equity firm wanted to appoint their first head of ESG to develop their ESG platform and value adding ESG strategy.

Partner, Climate Stress Testing

  • London
An advisory firm needed a partner for their climate risk advisory business, supporting financial services in developing climate risk stress testing capabilities.

Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change

  • London
Our client wanted a UK lead for sustainability and climate change, who would support corporate clients with their transition to net zero, creating strategies and roadmaps, and developing frameworks.

Director, ESG Strategy & Transactions

  • Sweden
Our client was a market-leading advisory firm, who wanted to appoint a Director to support its ambitious ESG growth strategy across the Nordic Region. This director would support private equity clients and their portfolios to integrate ESG into their business strategies.

Senior Manager, Sustainability

  • New York
To support the growth of their financial services practice, our client wanted to hire a senior manager to work with banks and asset management firms on their net zero strategy, transition plans, and risk management frameworks.

Partner, Supply Chain

  • Mexico City
Our consulting client wanted to appoint a Partner who would support clients in developing and delivering an integrated business strategy to decarbonise their supply chain, in line with their net zero targets.
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OTHER Areas Of Specialism

Our rigourous interview process means on average we supply 5 candidates for every successful recruit.

Decarbonisation & Net Zero

Net zero strategy, GHG accounting, circular economy, financed emissions

ESG Strategy & Transactions

ESG strategy, portfolio integration, due diligence

Biodiversity & Nature Capital

Task Force on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD), nature based metrics, nature positive

ESG Regulations & Disclosures

EU taxonomy, TCFD, SFDR, GHG protocol, SBTi

Climate Risk

Physical & transition risk, climate stress testing, climate modelling, scenario analyses

Social Impact

Human rights, diversity and inclusion, health & safety

Sustainable Supply Chains

Sustainable sourcing, energy efficiency, ethical labour, life cycle assessment

Climate Economics

Carbon trading, carbon offsets, green investment, natural capital accounting

ESG Data & Analytics

ESG ratings, ESG reporting and disclosure, data integration, Impact data

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Climate Change ConsultantLeading Consulting Firm UK
By far the best experience I have had with a recruitment agency; Capital Chase (CC) managed everything, from finding the right opportunities to negotiating salaries and starting dates, with rapid responses throughout and very transparent communication.
Climate Change ConsultantLeading Consulting Firm UK
By far the best experience I have had with a recruitment agency; Capital Chase (CC) managed everything, from finding the right opportunities to negotiating salaries and starting dates, with rapid responses throughout and very transparent communication.
Climate Change ConsultantLeading Consulting Firm UK
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