Peru’s palm oil industry is small relative to major producers like Malaysia and Indonesia. But climate transitions will impact nascent and mature industries, even if the impacts vary. As global demand climbs, Peru’s palm oil producers are well-positioned to capitalize...
Orbitas and ZSL SPOTT held a webinar on their latest data and analysis on how climate transitions will affect the Indonesian Palm Oil Sector December 1st, 2021. Orbitas presented the findings from its latest climate scenario analysis for the Indonesian palm oil sector...
Examining the palm oil industry necessitates a focus on Indonesia. Indonesia’s 52 million tons of palm oil production represents 72% of...
On April 15th, the Zoological Society of London SPOTT (ZSL SPOTT), Chain Reaction Research (CRR), and Orbitas hosted a webinar to discuss how financiers should analyze a broad range of risks amongst palm oil companies in Indonesia as well as the whole supply chain to...
Colombia is the 17th largest beef-producing country with more than 23 million cattle heads. While most of this livestock caters to the domestic markets (only 4% makes it to export markets), cattle dominate the existing agricultural land-use by pure coverage. One-third...
On December 7th Orbitas launched its first global report quantifying the hidden financial risks and burgeoning opportunities facing tropical commodity producers and investors from climate transitions. Alongside ministers and senior officials from the UK, Norwegian and...
The financial sector is increasingly aware of climate risks. It is not clear, however, how that translates into their decision-making. To see how climate transition risks factor into financial decisions impacting tropical soft commodities, Orbitas partnered with PwC...
It is widely recognized that a meaningful climate transition will require systemic transformations in the global energy and transportation sectors, resulting in new sources of risks. For example, investors are increasingly aware that oil, coal and gas reserves are...
Scenario analysis is a critical building block for assessing climate transition risks. Orbitas, in partnership with Vivid Economics, has published Transition Scenarios for Tropical Commodities, which presents the results of our macroeconomic scenarios for tropical...
International investors are starting to see Brazil in a new light. The Bolsonaro government’s short-term focus on boosting agricultural production is hitting up against global finance’s increased awareness of the risks posed by ignoring the low-carbon transition. With...