Shifting Expectations - Limited Partners and Climate Financial Risk
Large asset owners are naturally concerned about climate risks. What does this mean for their managers?
Private Markets Climate Disclosures - Benchmarking 2024
A data-driven analysis of TCFD climate disclosures for $6.5 trillion of private capital, highlighting reporting trends and best practice in the US, UK, and Europe.
Get Started on Climate Disclosures — Guided Template
This expert-designed, free template guides you through IFRS S2 climate disclosures under CSRD, SB 261, AASB S2, and more. Based on Unwritten's expertise helping companies around the world get started with climate risk disclosures.
Beyond Carbon - Climate Risks in Asset Light Businesses
Carbon taxes aren't the only transition risk. New technology, subtle policy changes, even litigation patterns are part of the story. These changes are easy to overlook but can be the biggest source of both risk and opportunity for carbon-light businesses.
California's Climate-Related Financial Risk Act
California's Senate Bill 261 (SB 261), the “Climate-Related Financial Risk Act”, requires large companies to publicly report on their climate-related financial risks and the measures they are taking to manage them. This short article explains the rules and links to additional resources, including an open source template for compliant disclosures.
Australia's AASB S2 climate disclosure rules
Since the start of this year, the AASB S2 Standard has obliged the largest Australian businesses to disclose their exposure to climate-related financial risks. Specifically, the Standard asks entities to make public information about the climate-related risks and opportunities that could reasonably be expected to affect their cash flows, access to finance, or cost of capital.
Charles Avery
Most of the biggest 100 LPs require climate risk assessments, according to research from Unwritten.
Amos Wittenberg
What Climate Disclosures for $6.5T of Private Capital Tell Us About Sustainable Finance in 2025.
Lee Harris
Two new digital tools offer a fresh perspective on climate and transition.
Tanya Kaushal
Research from climate risk platform Unwritten suggests climate risk is emerging as its own category of LPs' environmental considerations.
Mona Dohle
Large institutional investors are increasingly requiring private markets managers to integrate climate risk into their investment processes.
Impact Alpha
David Bank
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its proposed rules for climate risk disclosure. But institutional LPs overwhelmingly expect their private equity managers to assess and manage climate risks.
Medium Blog
Alex Spencer
Head of Sales, Alex Spencer, gives his views on Sustainability Team priorities in Private Markets.
Medium Blog
David Carlin
Long-term climate models aren’t enough — short-term scenarios are essential for real-world decisions.
Stephanie Ball
In the rush to implement ESG initiatives and technology, value creators may have lost sight of the questions they need to be asking, experts say at the Real Deals ESG.
Piyasi Mitra
Unwritten finds UK asset managers leading climate disclosure efforts as private markets embrace transparency.
Charles Avery
Few firms are disclosing the financial impact of climate risks, research from climate risk platform Unwritten shows.
Editorial
We asked top VC investors from different European countries to assemble Business Insider's annual list of fintech startups to watch in 2024.
Medium blog
Amos Wittenberg
Co-Founder Amos Wittenberg talks about his journey so far, and the mission of Unwritten.
New York Roundtable with Dan Firger: Sustainability Leaders in US Private Markets
Unwritten convened its inaugural New York roundtable, bringing together a curated group of private market leaders to examine whether the current climate capital stack is truly fit for purpose.
Webinar — Shifting Expectations: LPs and Climate Risk
A one-hour deep-dive exploring why nearly 3/4s of LPs now expect their private managers to conduct climate risk assessments.
The Politics of Climate Risk
The event was led alongside Claire O'Neill, the former UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change, who brought forward the legislation committing the UK to Net Zero by 2050.
Masterclass: Climate risk due diligence tips from experts and practitioners
This masterclass examined the practical application of climate risk due diligence, focusing on the imperative to translate abstract data into concrete, financial insights.
Summer Event with David Carlin
Unwritten hosted it's 2025 summer drinks party. Attendees included friends and clients from across climate finance and private markets, with a keynote from climate risk expert David Carlin.
Climate Value in Private Markets: What Does the Data Say?
This event examined the growing focus on climate in private markets, exploring whether robust ESG policies improve long-term returns.
What Does Climate Change Really Mean For Your Portfolio Companies?
Professor Cameron Hepburn set the scene on the pace of the climate transition and its materiality for investors. We were joined by climate finance leaders from banking, ESG leaders from public and private markets, standard setters and regulators.