Climate resilience

In this article Rutger Perdon looks at three areas – groundwater, floods, and foundations – where engineering and adaptation are key to improving climate resilience.

Companies that invest heavily in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices are less likely to face corporate failure or unstable earnings, according to new academic research by Durham University Business School.

The world currently lacks an authoritative and up to date assessment of climate change risks, say a group of experts writing in the journal Nature.

Rachael Elliott explains why climate change impacts should be addressed by business continuity and resilience practitioners as a current priority; and highlights the potential consequences of delayed organizational action.

Aon has published its annual Climate and Catastrophe Insight report, revealing that severe convective storms (SCS) have surpassed tropical cyclones to become the 21st century’s costliest insured natural disaster category.

Resilience First and C2ES have published Building Corporate Climate Resilience, a new report setting out a strategic, standards-aligned framework to help organizations respond to accelerating physical climate risks.

Date: Wednesday 14 January
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The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published an update to its Guide on Climate Scenario Analysis.

Marsh’s 2025 Climate Adaptation Survey analyses the responses of over 130 risk managers globally and reveals critical insights into how private sector organizations are responding to evolving climate risks.

Entitled Climate change and workplace heat stress, the guidance draws on five decades of research and evidence. It shows that worker productivity drops by 2–3% for every degree above 20°C.