New Private Markets has covered Scientific Climate Ratings’ recent report quantifying the return on investment from implementing climate adaptation measures. 

“Sustainability professionals with an infrastructure remit ought to read a report recently prepared by the International Finance Corporation, AXA Climate and EDHEC-affiliated Scientific Climate Ratings.” – Charles Avery, New Private Markets, 21 July 2026 

The report, co-produced with the IFC and AXA Climate, calculated the benefits of action against the cost of inaction for three real-world infrastructure assets in Brazil spanning the energy, water, and transport sectors. The New Private Markets article called the results ‘striking’. 

The report found that every dollar invested in adaptation measures saw a return of: 

• $8.60 for the energy transmission and distribution asset 

• $6.30 for the water supply and sanitation asset 

• $2.20 for the road asset 

The findings reinforce Scientific Climate Ratings’ central message: adaptation and resilience measures are not simply a cost. They can generate quantifiable, asset-level financial returns. Translating climate exposure into concrete net asset value figures, rather than qualitative risk narratives, puts resilience investment on the same footing as any other capital allocation decision. 

Read the piece published on New Private Markets: https://www.newprivatemarkets.com/in-brief-quantifying-the-benefits-of-adaptation-and-resilience/ 

Read more about the report here: https://scientificratings.com/2026/06/24/scientific-climate-ratings-leads-business-case-analytics-for-the-world-banks-new-report-revealing-significant-returns-on-infrastructure-adaptation-resilience-investments/.