Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Understanding climate change -- 2 Business response to climate change -- 3 Defining mitigation and adaptation -- 4 Adaptation activities -- 5 The costs of adaptation: assessment options -- 6 Adaptation: investor disclosure -- 7 Managing adaptation strategies -- 8 Evaluating corporate sustainability -- 9 Sustainability assessment using DEA -- 10 Research gaps and future directions -- 11 How to deploy these techniques: A user's guide -- Appendix 1: Generic climate cost estimation -- Appendix 2: Economic assessment of adaptation -- Appendix 3: Corporate governance principles -- Appendix 4: Sample risk register -- Appendix 5: Risk instruments -- Appendix 6: Case study for CO2 mitigation -- Appendix 7: Constructing the firm marginal abatement curve -- Notes -- References -- Glossary -- Index -- Back cover.