As global volatility and compounding risks intensify, organizations must continuously adapt to complex macroeconomic and geopolitical dynamics. With the stakes higher than ever, companies are making unprecedented investments in resilience strategies, not only to withstand disruptions but also to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
To advance its resilience-building mission, the Resilience Consortium has published three comprehensive reports since its inception in 2022, progressing from identifying key themes essential for fostering resilience to showcasing, in its latest publication, remarkable examples of resilience, highlighting the pressing need for organizations to move from “talking the talk” to “walking the walk.”
This year, building on past work, the consortium set out to better understand where organizations stand in their journey to establish a resilience “pulse check.” This year’s report, Resilience pulse check: Harnessing collaboration to navigate a volatile world, explores how businesses, based on insights from a survey of more than 250 private sector leaders across industries and regions, are responding to today’s challenges.
By leveraging the already established private sector resilience framework, the report uncovers critical resilience gaps, with notably 84 percent of leaders feeling underprepared for future disruptions. Further analysis shows that while many focus on short-term fixes, long-term foundational capabilities like foresight and proactive risk management often fall short—leaving businesses vulnerable in an era of prolonged uncertainty.
The report’s findings show that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive afterthought and that public–private collaboration is essential for addressing systemic challenges. The insights derived from the survey have enabled the identification of four key collaboration areas including access to capital, macroeconomic stability, sustainable investments, and workforce preparedness. These action areas are intended to serve as guidance for senior leaders to work collectively to transform uncertainty into long-term value and sustainable growth. Effectively addressing these challenges requires unified leadership from chief executive officers, boards, and policymakers.
Download Resilience pulse check: Harnessing collaboration to navigate a volatile world here. This report was published in January 2025 in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.
