There are three specific areas industry needs help with in managing climate risks, writes UNSW Sydney's David Grant, Ben Newell and Scott Donald UNSW Sydney is a rich source of expertise and solutions in the fight against climate change. Leveraging this expertise so as to secure optimal outcomes entails adopting creative, often new ways, of working. It involves developing cross-disciplinary teams and building highly productive knowledge partnerships with business and government. This is what the new UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response (ICRR) seeks to achieve.