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# Double Materiality

#### Insights and analysis from climate and tech.

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# Climate risk, VSME and carbon footprint from practice

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## Climate Risk Assessment

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-in-it-procurement-assess-data-centre-resilience)

30.05.2026

### [Climate Risk in IT Procurement: Assess Data Centre Resilience](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-in-it-procurement-assess-data-centre-resilience)

Heatwaves already took Google, Oracle and AWS offline. Here is the climate risk checklist every IT buyer must work through before signing a cloud contract.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/cordex-eur-11-vs-cmip6-climate-risk-analysis)

14.05.2026

### [CORDEX EUR-11 vs. CMIP6: Climate Data Choice for Risk Analysis](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/cordex-eur-11-vs-cmip6-climate-risk-analysis)

12.5 km CORDEX EUR-11 or 100 km CMIP6 with SSP framework. Decision tree for ESRS E1, TCFD, IFRS S2 and EU Taxonomy 2026.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-tools-venture-capital-portfolio-assessment-2025)

23.09.2025

### [Climate Risk Assessment Tools for VC Portfolios 2026](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-tools-venture-capital-portfolio-assessment-2025)

Climate risk assessment tools compared: which tools work for VC portfolios, what they cost, which data they use and how to embed them in due diligence.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/physical-risks-and-transition-risks-how-to-assess-climate-risks)

21.09.2025

### [Physical risks and transition risks: How to assess climate risks](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/physical-risks-and-transition-risks-how-to-assess-climate-risks)

Physical vs transition climate risk, side by side: definitions, a comparison table, how the two interact, and what ESRS E1 requires, with the TCFD-to-ESRS mapping.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/high-cost-inaction-sustainability-no-longer-optional-business-success)

21.09.2025

### [The High Cost of Inaction: Why Sustainability Is No Longer Optional for Business Success](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/high-cost-inaction-sustainability-no-longer-optional-business-success)

Discover how neglecting sustainability leads to reputational damage, regulatory penalties, financial losses, and market position decline—and how to transform these risks into ...

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/iso-14091-climate-risk-analysis-guide-companies)

19.09.2025

### [ISO 14091: The Essential Guide to Climate Risk Analysis for Companies](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/iso-14091-climate-risk-analysis-guide-companies)

ISO 14091 explained: How to conduct a CSRD-compliant climate risk analysis with methodology, step-by-step process, practical examples and TCFD/CSRD alignment.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/water-risk-assessment-companies-tools-strategies-2025)

19.09.2025

### [Water Risk Assessment Tools for Companies: Aqueduct, Water Risk Filter and GEMI Compared](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/water-risk-assessment-companies-tools-strategies-2025)

Compare WRI Aqueduct, the WWF Water Risk Filter and the GEMI Local Water Tool, see which site data you need before a screening, and how the result feeds ESRS E3.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/choosing-right-ssp-scenario-climate-resilient-business)

29.07.2025

### [RCP vs SSP: How to Choose Climate Scenarios (SSP 2.6, 4.5, 8.5) for Business Strategy \[2026\]](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/choosing-right-ssp-scenario-climate-resilient-business)

RCP vs SSP explained: RCPs are the climate outcome, SSPs the world that produces it. Which scenario your business needs, updated for the 2026 AR7/CMIP7 changes.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/csrd-water-climate-risk-reporting-germany)

29.07.2025

### [ESRS E3 Water: Disclosure Requirements, Metrics and Water Stress](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/csrd-water-climate-risk-reporting-germany)

ESRS E3 under the 2026 final text: four disclosure requirements, six water metrics in m³, water-stress screening with Aqueduct, links to VSME B6 and GRI 303.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/economic-benefits-climate-preparedness-adaptation)

29.07.2025

### [The Economic Benefits of Climate Preparedness: Why Investing in Adaptation Pays Off](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/economic-benefits-climate-preparedness-adaptation)

What climate adaptation actually returns: European loss data, the adaptation market and financing gap, German funding rates up to 60 %, and how to build the business case for a ...

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/identify-manage-hidden-climate-risks-supply-chain)

29.07.2025

### [Climate Risk Supply Chain: Identify Hidden Exposures & Build Resilience](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/identify-manage-hidden-climate-risks-supply-chain)

How to map supply chain climate risk across supplier tiers, measure hazard exposure at site level with public data, and keep it under review for ESRS E1.

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[Climate Risk Assessment](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/water-scarcity-biodiversity-loss-climate-risks)

29.07.2025

### [Water Scarcity & Biodiversity Loss: Climate Risks & Corporate Strategy](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/water-scarcity-biodiversity-loss-climate-risks)

ESRS E3 and E4 in practice: which water and biodiversity datapoints apply, how to screen basin-level water stress, and how to document non-materiality.

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