Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
Provides insight into recent significant catastrophe events and sharing expert views on the risks posed by major perils.
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Board Leadership for Growth and Resilience: Guiding Principles for Climate and Nature Governance Text
Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
The report are threefold: to provide a clear and practical governance framework for boards; to clarify the roles, responsibilities and capabilities required for effective oversight; and to support boards in translating awareness into action across strategy, risk management and disclosure.
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Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
Nature risk is no longer tomorrow’s problem. It’s increasingly reshaping investment decisions, reporting requirements, supply chains, board priorities, and risk management today.
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Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
Beyond the geopolitics – the recent media blitz about Greenland and the US administration has overshadowed a much more important story about the world’s largest island and the impact of its melting ice on people living in coastal communities around the world.
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Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
To be resilient to the rapid and profound environmental changes occurring, organisations urgently need to understand, value and manage the nature-related risks across their entire value chain.
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Friday Reading Edition 279 (6th February 2026)
Provides a comprehensive framework to help businesses identify, categorise and prioritise the risks associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
From John Elkington, who spoke at the most recent Airmic Leadership Masterclass – Sustainability is going mainstream, but where did the story start? For decades, the traditional capitalist business model required growth at all costs. Business-as-usual guaranteed unsustainability. Now, in contrast, we see growing adoption of greener practices, but where did these ideas come from—and where are the linked movements headed?
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Friday Reading Edition 270 (14th November 2025)
There is growing recognition that forests are not just tools for carbon capture; work is underway to protect our critical infrastructure that supports climate and supply chain resilience, temperature and rainfall regulation, water and food security, enhanced livelihoods, biological diversity and human wellbeing.
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Friday Reading Edition 270 (14th November 2025)
November’s UN climate summit in Brazil won’t put the world on track for 1.5 °C. But it can demonstrate sustained commitment to tackling climate change and support the implementation of pledges made at previous COPs.
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Friday Reading Edition 270 (14th November 2025)
Extreme weather is intensifying, and funding for adaptation measures remains a challenge. Emerging markets face growing economic and credit risks given limited resilience and insurance protection.
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