Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Climate risk, scenarios & resilience · Core

Hazard

Also called: climate hazard

ELI5

A potentially damaging physical event or trend.

Used in conversation

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

Pitch context

You will see “Hazard” 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.