Climate catastrophe | Firms need to better prepare themselves against adverse weather

The news has been plastered with stories of the widespread wildfires which have blazed through Rhodes and other Mediterranean islands.

The angles of many of these stories will detail the threat this poses to the UK holiday-goer, with almost all flights being cancelled to and from the Greek island, and some Brits having to escape the blaze on boats, their vacations coming to a dramatic end.

Beyond the risk these fires pose to life, and our holidays, very few outlets have highlighted the main cause of concern – the increase in symptoms of a climate catastrophe. Unpredictable, and at times unprecedented, weather patterns across the world are posing a threat to humanity.

This may seem like something unlikely to impact UK firms in a meaningful way anytime soon, but the reality is that extreme weather, and other consequences of the climate crisis, are already impacting UK firms.