Extreme weather risk is scaring big corporations away from poorer countries – that hurts the companies, too

When multinational companies decide where to build a factory, open a mine or establish a regional office, they have to consider whether the investment will still be profitable years into the future.

Making that decision increasingly means thinking about risks, like whether surrounding roads will flood, worker safety will be compromised by extreme heat in the summer, and clean water will be available.

Extreme weather risk is scaring big corporations away from poorer countries – that hurts the companies, too

When multinational companies decide where to build a factory, open a mine or establish a regional office, they have to consider whether the investment will still be profitable years into the future.

Making that decision increasingly means thinking about risks, like whether surrounding roads will flood, worker safety will be compromised by extreme heat in the summer, and clean water will be available.

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