When Extreme Weather Becomes a Business Problem: Why Every Organisation Needs A Climate Resilience Strategy

Climate change is not about 2050 – it’s a present-day business reality. From heatwaves changing travel patterns, floods shutting down hotels and transport hubs, and wildfires disrupting operations, climate events are affecting revenue, insurance costs, workforce safety, critical infrastructure and asset value. Organizations that succeed in the next decade will be those that adopt adaptive, climate resilience strategies built to evolve with changing risks.

In this episode, Danielle D’Silva, Director of Sustainability at Booking.com and Dan Zarrilli Chief Climate & Sustainability Officer at Columbia University and former NYC Resilience leader, explore how climate resilience strategy and adaption planning is evolving across industries, what we can learn from global tourism and city governments and how business leaders can shift from long-term theory to resilient, practical action.

Key learnings from this episode:

• Understand the financial and operational impact of climate events and why a resilience plan is essential for both business continuity and public services.
• Learn how sustainability teams can reframe climate adaptation from “compliance cost” to “business advantage”.
• Discover why real-world narratives drive more action and how to use this storytelling as a lever for change.
• Actionable strategies for effectively communicating climate risks to supply chain partners, investors, policmakers and stakeholders over the next five years