Climate change, including extreme heat, water stress, and wildfires, poses a significant risk to business. Business activities such as raw material production, manufacturing, and transportation are increasingly disrupted by climate impacts. Climate-induced ecosystem degradation affects businesses and communities alike. Workers, supply chain partners, customers, and consumers who are essential contributors to business success also face growing threats to their livelihoods and wellbeing, with vulnerable communities bearing the brunt.
Many corporate climate adaptation efforts remain reactive, responding to disasters and often focusing narrowly on protecting hard infrastructure rather than strengthening business- and community-wide resilience across value chains. Building resilience requires taking an integrated approach to climate, nature, and human rights.
Learn about the fundamentals of climate adaptation and planning, and how your company can move beyond risk assessments to embed adaptation into business strategy, climate transition plans, business functions, and decision-making.
Leave with practical actions to kickstart or strengthen your approach to adaptation, and a clearer understanding of why systems-thinking is essential to managing interconnected risks. Whether your company is just beginning or looking to deepen existing efforts, this session will help you start to shift from fragmented climate risk mitigation efforts to coordinated, long-term resilience.
Please note: This event is designed for representatives from large companies, non-profit organizations, government, and academic institutions. Capacity is limited. We cannot guarantee admittance and priority attendance will be given to BSR members.
Scheduled Speakers
Eileen Gallagher, Director, Climate and Nature, BSR
