Climate risk, scenarios & resilience · Core

Climate governance

Also called: climate oversight

ELI5

Board and management oversight of climate risks and opportunities.

Used in conversation

“Add climate governance to the risk register with an owner and mitigation.”

Pitch context

You will see “Climate governance” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches climate risk, scenarios & resilience.

Why it matters: In climate risk, scenarios & resilience, different calculation boundaries, periods or accounting treatments can change the number and the decision.

Caution

Calculation, recognition and disclosure can vary by accounting framework, company policy and reporting context.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.