Climate Resilience Pathways: Catalyzing Private Sector Action

Businesses’ ability to adapt to climate change is a strategic imperative. The drive for decarbonisation has demonstrated the private sector’s power to coalesce around best practices, attract investment, and shape policy, and there is an urgent need for similar dynamism to accelerate climate resilience. This report from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), Resilience First, and Resilience Rising seeks to address this gap between opportunity and risk by examining evolving climate challenges and the essential role of businesses in fostering societal resilience to climate and compounding impacts. The report details the case for private sector action, the drivers of - and barriers to - accelerating investment, and the landscape of current efforts. It also highlights a working set of "Principles for Corporate Climate Resilience Leadership," which reflect how companies can demonstrate leadership in advancing resilience to the physical impacts of climate change. This report will be of particular benefit to climate, sustainability, strategy, and risk management professionals.