In an era where climate change is reshaping our world, private sector companies face new and complex challenges that demand urgent and informed action. As we step into 2025, the realities of climate impacts—ranging from operations and supply chain disruptions, rising costs, to resource scarcity—are becoming increasingly evident.
Join us for a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, 4 March from 15:00-16:00 GMT to explore how your business can strengthen resilience to climate change. This event will launch our Resilience First x C2ES programme: Climate Resilience Foresight Series. Over the year, this initiative will empower your organisation to take proactive action on climate resilience, enhancing its ability to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the evolving impacts of climate change.
Understanding the need for adaptability, the session will delve into the case for climate resilience. Leading corporate experts will share their insights on integrating climate resilience into their business strategies, illustrating the value of foresight to empower organisations to not just survive but thrive amid climate uncertainties.
What you will gain from attending:
- Insights into the latest climate science and how it directly affects your business activities.
- A model for strengthening organisational resilience to future climate challenges.
- An introduction to our private dialogue series, where you can actively participate in shaping climate resilience strategies.
Guest speakers:
- Billy B. Bardin, Global Climate Transition Director, Dow
- Rick Cudworth, Executive Director, Resilience First
- Ben Kuchta, Group Director of Resilience and Crisis Management, National Grid
- Cedric Perez, Group Operational Resilience, Climate Resilience expert, AXA
- Verena Radulovic, Vice President for Business Engagement, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
- Dr Laura Ramajo Gallardo, Researcher, the Center of Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), and Resilience Research Lead of the Technical Secretariat of the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions’ Race to Resilience Campaign (Former IPCC Lead Author)
To register to attend, please click here.
Please save the dates for our upcoming Climate Resilience Foresight Series of corporate dialogues.
Corporate Dialogue 1: Environment
Thursday, 20 March, 14:00-15:30 GMT | 10:00-11:30 ET, Zoom
We will explore how companies are approaching the impacts of climate change on the natural resources that their organisations rely on.
Corporate Dialogue 2: Infrastructure and Operations
Thursday, 3 April, 15:00-16:30 BST| 10:00-11:30 ET, Zoom
We will examine how companies are approaching climate impacts that disrupt a company’s operations, supply chains, key infrastructure, physical assets and service delivery.
Corporate Dialogue 3: Workforce
Thursday, 1 May, 15:00-16:30 BST| 10:00-11:30 ET, Zoom
We will focus on how companies are approaching climate impacts on their workforces and human-led operations.
Corporate Dialogue 4: Finance (and Governance)
Thursday, 5 June, 15:00-16:30 BST| 10:00-11:30 ET, Zoom
We will consider how companies are approaching the impact of climate change on the financial resilience of their organisations.
Corporate Dialogue 5: Social/External Ecosystems
w/c 23 June, during London Climate Action Week
We will host an in-person multi-stakeholder session to explore how a company’s resilience is impacted by external social relationships and societal resilience and the approaches companies are taking to engage communities on the impacts of climate change.
Corporate Dialogue: Synthesizing findings
w/c 22 September, during Climate Week NYC
We will bring together the key insights and learnings from the dialogue series, exploring how governance can play a key role in addressing vulnerabilities to climate impacts and enhancing climate resilience capabilities.
If you would like to be part of this programme, don’t hesitate to contact Theo Bachrach at contact@resiliencefirst.co.uk.
