Building Resilience Together
Resilience First is the premier, not-for-profit, business network setting the standard for organisational resilience, supporting a safe, secure, and sustainable future.
We are facing unprecedented volatility and disruption, where natural and manmade shocks can trigger cascading failures with far-reaching social, environmental, and economic impacts. That is why it is crucial for organisations to be collaborative, adaptable, and prepared.
Our mission is to strengthen our members’ resilience and contribute to society’s overall resilience through a ‘whole of system’ and ‘whole of society’ approach. We work with businesses for businesses to provide a platform to share knowledge, collaborate and innovate. We promote resilience as a fundamental strength of an organisation, which underpins sustainable growth.
Since its foundation in 2018 (Resilience First originally arose from London First, now BusinessLDN) we have built and maintained a network of over 500 organisations across all facets of the private and public sectors.
Our membership
Resilience First focuses on the practical application of resilience across organisations. We curate leading research, papers and case studies that form part of our members’ knowledge base.
Resilience First has two forms of membership: Subscriber (no cost: provides access to a limited number of open events as well as our regular Newsletter) and Member (annual membership fee: provides access to member-only events, access to our knowledge-base, and other benefits related to our Partners. Learn more and discover the benefits here.
Resilience First also welcomes Sponsor funding for our programmes and events. This can be for a one-off event, or a series of events and co-collaboration activities in support of the practical application of resilience. Sponsor funding level is dependent on the event or programme to be delivered.
Model for Organisational Resilience
At the core of our work is the Model for Organisational Resilience, based on BS 65000 Code of Practice for Organisational Resilience and developed in conjunction with Cranfield University, School of Management.
This Model drives a measurement-led approach to organisational resilience, supporting capacity and capability building. We provide practical case studies and tools to help our members adopt and adapt them for their organisation. We pride ourselves on being a ‘do tank’ for businesses, emphasising practical use cases and applications.
