ING says climate adaptation rises on client agenda alongside decarbonization

• ING flagged rising focus on climate adaptation alongside decarbonization as clients reassess physical climate risks to assets, operations, supply chains.
• Bank positioned sustainable finance as a tool to fund resilience measures, alongside continued financing for the low-carbon energy transition.
• Investment priorities cited included electricity grids, transmission networks, water management, flood protection, climate-smart agriculture, resilient infrastructure.
• Extreme heat, drought, flooding, water scarcity were cited as already disrupting parts of Europe’s economy, influencing corporate investment decisions.

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