Recognising and Managing Climate Risks and Opportunities with Catherine Perry Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast Podcast

In this episode, we chat with Catherine Perry, an Associate with Climate Risk Services. A company that are supporting clients in understanding, assessing, and managing climate risks and opportunities.

Catherine is a geoscientist by background and worked for a number of mining companies and consultancies. She talks about climate risk within our industry. Sharing how companies can adapt and embed climate into their governance, strategy, risk management, their metrics and targets with the goal of improving their climate resilience.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS


TFCD stands for Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, which is becoming mandated in more countries.
Climate Risk Services helps companies to understand climate risks. Giving them access to the data they need to make sound decisions.
They offer scenario planning and analysis and encourage people to embed this into their day-to-day work.
They look at 4 areas in particular, which Catherine explains in the podcast.
Mining companies have to consider the indirect risks of climate change as well as the direct ones like the increased risk of flooding.
Some mining companies are building desalination plants to deal with a lack of water from drought.
Net zero is definitely the preference.
When it comes to climate, standards and guides are changing rapidly, which is an additional challenge.
For some strategies there is often government funding available to help.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘When we talk about climate risks, we´re not just talking about direct climate risks, we are also thinking of indirect risks. ´

‘It´s not all about climate risk, it is also about recognising climate opportunity.’

‘Push to have a climate resilience committee set up and push to be a part of it.’

 

EPISODE RESOURCES

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climate-risk-services/

Website: https://www.climateriskservices.com/

Catherine Perry LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherineperrygeo/

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: rob@mining-international.org

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level.

Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content about the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers