Nikki Gwilliam-Beeharee is the head of stakeholder engagement at World Benchmarking Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to helping influential companies achieve their sustainability goals.

There are $200 trillion of investable assets across the global financial system, affecting the decision-making of businesses and the lives of billions of people. The World Benchmarking Alliance recognizes the need to scale adaptation to climate risks in the next decade as key to a healthy financial system. They recently published their second annual Financial System Benchmark to assess the adaptation efforts of 400 major banks, insurers, asset managers and owners. The analysis covers key sustainability areas in governance, climate, nature and social issues.

I spoke with Gwilliam-Beeharee on a recent episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast. She explains WBA’s efforts to align these major players in the financial sector and effect positive change in key sustainability areas.

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