1、21 January 202504Unsustainable progress towards a sustainable worldAllianz ResearchInsuring the future:09The role of insurance 12Business and policy implications The virtuous cycle of insurance and sustainabilityAllianz Research The world is still far from achieving the full set of Sustainable Devel

2、opment Goals(SDGs)by the 2030 deadline.The UNs midpoint analysis marked a significant portion of goals in red denoting“stagnation or regression“which suggests that many goals are not only off track but are worsening in some regions.One of the reasons for this dismal progress besides wars and the pan

3、demic is the accelerating climate crisis.Climate resilience is crucial to advance the SDGs.The interdependencies between environmental degradation and sustainable development emphasizes the insurance industrys potential to contribute to safeguarding the progress towards the SDGs.However,insurance is

4、 only directly mentioned in one SDG target(SDG 8.10 on financial access)which is a gross understatement of the insurance industrys role.There are numerous direct and indirect linkages between the insurance sector and the 17 SDGs.For example,the insurance industry can play a pivotal role by providing

5、 financial protection against climate risks,directly affecting 30%of the SDG targets.Furthermore,by integrating resilience-building measures,such as nature-based solutions,into their product offerings,the insurance industry can help the insured(across sectors)adapt to climate risks,thereby safeguard

6、ing and advancing SDG progress via these sectors and unlocking SDG target co-benefits of resilience-building measures.This positive correlation between insurance and SDGs can be measured.Countries that spend more of their economic output on insurance tend to show better progress on the SDGs,reflecti