Risk Is the New ROI: Pricing Climate Inaction in Fashion
The business case for sustainability has flipped: the question is no longer what action costs, but what inaction will. The Apparel Impact Institute estimates climate inaction could reduce fashion profits by 34% by 2030 and erase up to 70% of the sector’s $1.77 trillion value by 2040, driven by carbon pricing, raw material volatility, and rising energy costs. At the same time, Cornell’s Global Labor Institute highlights $65 billion in export earnings at risk from heat and flooding in key production hubs. NYU Stern’s ROSI™ (Return on Sustainable Investment) methodology is helping brands quantify the financial upside of investing in supply chain resilience. Join us for a conversation on what climate risk really means for the balance sheet and why the cost of waiting may be the biggest risk of all.
Speakers (2)
Chisara Ehiemere
ROSI Lead, NYU Center for Sustainable Business, New York University