The Resource and Environment Member Interest Group keeps a watching brief on all initiatives related to environmental issues. Environmental and resource constraints are having an ever increasing impact on the economy, society and business. Environment and resources,in particular energy issues, are now core to many businesses and investment decisions.

The Resource and Environment Group's Terms of Reference can be viewed here.

Details of the Group's work will be posted on these pages. Reports and articles which may be of interest are set out below.

Prior to March 2008, this area was dealt with by the Environmental Research Group.

For enquiries about the work of the Resource and Environment Group, contact (migs@actuaries.org.uk) in the first instance.

Reports and articles

• Predicting future climate change: lessons from palaeoclimatology. Stephan Harrison, 2007
• The impact of climate change upon financial institutions' medium to long term assets and liabilities. Louis Perroy, presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society, 14 June 2005
• Stormy weather threatens financial institutions. Louis Perroy, The Actuary, September 2004
• Sustainable development and the Actuary. Lawrence Jackson, The Actuary, October 2003
• Saving the planet. Nick Silver, The Actuary, June 2003
• Why we must learn to waterski. Nick Silver, The Actuary, May 2003