Private sector implications of Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk

The Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk is the latest significant step by the Biden Administration to analyze and mitigate the risks that climate change poses to the U.S. economy, businesses, workers and the financial system. In our view, areas where it is most likely to create risks and opportunities for the private sector are the impacts on financial sector, which will indirectly impact other sectors; ESG investing; and sales of goods and services to the U.S. government via government procurement.