Real estate firms operating mainly in the region account for most of the companies analysed by MSCI with more than 5 per cent of revenue at risk from heat-related productivity losses.
Alishan, a mountain region in central Taiwan, is famous for producing the prized high-mountain tea, but its tea production has declined in recent years.
Extreme heat is becoming a workplace health crisis for Bangladesh’s garment workers amid rising temperatures and prolonged heat waves, increasing concerns about occupational heat exposure.