Climate Changed
Trump, Oil of Less Concern Than Climate Change for Top Companies
- Climate has significant impact on company earnings, S&P says
- Institutional investors may put more emphasis on climate risk
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The world’s biggest companies are increasingly worried about climate change.
The terms “climate” and “weather” combined were among the most frequently discussed topics among executives of Standard & Poor’s 500 companies, beating “Trump,” “the dollar,” “oil” and “recession” according to analysis of 10 years of earnings call transcripts by S&P Global Ratings.