Running dry: how water risk can threaten a company’s bottom line – Capital Group

Capital Group’s ESG team examines the semiconductor and utility industries to assess how companies are coping with the increased risk of water shortages.

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... Climate change is forcing investors to evaluate two new types of risk: transition risk, the cost of transitioning to low-carbon operations, and physical risk, the cost of increased drought, floods, severe weather, and a rising sea level. Water stress is one of the most pronounced physical risks from climate change that investors must consider.

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