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The Importance of Climate Risks for Institutional Investors

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Krueger, Philipp, Sautner, Zacharias, Starks, Laura T·2020·The Review of Financial Studies

Abstract

Abstract According to our survey about climate risk perceptions, institutional investors believe climate risks have financial implications for their portfolio firms and that these risks, particularly regulatory risks, already have begun to materialize. Many of the investors, especially the long-term, larger, and ESG-oriented ones, consider risk management and engagement, rather than divestment, to be the better approach for addressing climate risks. Although surveyed investors believe that some equity valuations do not fully reflect climate risks, their perceived overvaluations are not large.

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Crossref · 10.1093/rfs/hhz137

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Institutional investors act as marginal investors and thereby affect equity prices.

    “Understanding institutional investors' perceptions of any potential mispricing is particularly relevant as they likely act as marginal investors, thereby affecting equity prices.”
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    Survey respondents answered truthfully and their responses accurately reflect their institutions' beliefs and actions.

    “Any survey faces the risk that respondents answer strategically or untruthfully.”
    “We are unable to fully assess the potential response bias in our sample, such as how our responses would change if we had a random set of investors.”
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    Climate risks may cause some sectors to be overvalued and others to be undervalued.

    “To achieve meaningful responses, we employ a sector-level approach including both directions of mispricing, as climate risks may cause some sectors to be overvalued and others to be undervalued.”
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    It is unclear to what extent investors consider climate risks important relative to other risks, and whether they incorporate climate risks into investment decisions at all.

    “However, it is unclear to what extent investors consider climate risks to be important in their investment decisions relative to other risks, and even whether they incorporate climate risks into those decisions at all.”
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    Managing climate risks poses challenges to institutional investors because of difficulties in pricing and hedging these risks.

    “Managing climate risks poses challenges to institutional investors because of difficulties in pricing and hedging these risks.”
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    There are few generally agreed upon methodologies as to how climate risks could and should be managed.

    “In addition, there are few generally agreed upon methodologies as to how climate risks could and should be managed.”
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    Although one usually assumes that physical risks mostly materialize over the longer term, regulatory risks can have a much shorter time frame.

    “Although one usually assumes that physical risks mostly materialize over the longer term, regulatory risks can have a much shorter time frame.”
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    Climate risks are increasingly a controversial topic at annual shareholder meetings.

    “Climate risks are increasingly a controversial topic at annual shareholder meetings.”
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    The academic literature on climate risk management at this point is still in early stages.

    “The academic literature on climate risk management at this point is still in early stages”
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    Climate change is likely to generate winners as well.

    “However, climate change is likely to generate winners as well.”
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    Many of those concerned about climate risks consider stranded assets to be a particularly significant risk for investors.

    “Many of those concerned about climate risks consider stranded assets to be a particularly significant risk for investors.”
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    The direction of mispricing is not known.

    “This sector approach, with both directions of mispricing, is critical because the direction of mispricing is not known.”
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    Respondents with more sophisticated tools would have been more likely to participate in the survey.

    “We note that respondents with more sophisticated tools would have been more likely to participate in the survey.”
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    The sectors selected for the survey are more affected by climate change than the sectors not included.

    “the sectors we selected for our survey are probably more affected by climate change than the sectors that we did not include”
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Metadata

Authors
Krueger, P., Sautner, Z., & Starks, L. T.
Affiliations
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (DE)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Sautner, Zacharias
Venue
The Review of Financial Studies
Published
2020-02-14
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
1067-1111
ISSN
  • 0893-9454 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-7368
OpenAlex
W2906323621
Cited by
3,034
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 820 · 2025: 699 · 2024: 534 · 2023: 403 · 2022: 279 · 2021: 185 · 2020: 63
FWCI
167.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Review of Financial Studies (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
Keywords
climate risk, institutional investors, climate risk perception, regulatory risk, ESG investing, long-term investors, climate risk management, shareholder engagement, divestiture, stock valuation

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