The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Global Resilience Partnership are collaborating on a new award for businesses leading in climate resilience to build momentum alongside the action agenda for COP 30 in Belém. The Brazilian COP30 Presidency, supported by the Climate Champions, aims to showcase tangible non-party (non-state actor) implementation and action, supporting the ‘business case for adaptation’ and providing replicable and scalable examples. Participation by leading companies will help raise awareness and enrich knowledge of opportunities and approaches to climate resilience across the private sector as well as help the nonprofit and public sectors understand how to better support corporate climate adaptation.
The Climate Resilience Awards for Business seek to identify and celebrate businesses that are taking action to assess and ensure future resilience to climate change and broader physical risks for themselves, their supply chains and their communities.
The aims of the Climate Resilience Awards for Business are, to:
- Recognize innovative solutions that strengthen resilience in communities, ecosystems, and economies through business action.
- Promote collaboration between organizations, governments, and businesses in driving sustainable resilience practices.
- Showcase exemplary efforts that inspire others to adopt resilience-focused strategies with practical ‘how to’ s and lessons learned.
These awards will recognize outstanding business achievements in resilience across three categories: the Strategic Leadership in Resilience Award, the Partnerships and Collaboration Award, and the SME Award. Finalists will be assessed against criteria like innovation, potential for impact, and sustainability by a judging panel including external experts from the business and resilience communities. Businesses applying for this award should demonstrate originality and ingenuity in their approach to resilience, show evidence of measurable outcomes that benefit people, ecosystems, or economies, and ensure long-term viability and scalability of the initiative.
Location:
BrazilBenefits
- Online recognition through features in GRP, WBCSD and partner digital platforms
- Inclusion in case studies and best-practice reports and platform for knowledge sharing including WBCSD’s
- Climate Drive Library and GRP’s Resilience Solutions Platform, and the COP30 Business Action Bank
- Potential networking opportunities and visibility at high-profile public events including COP30, at the Resilience Hub- including priority sponsorship opportunities
- Invitation to closed-door high-level events during Climate Weeks and COP
- Demonstration of leadership and inspiration for other businesses to replicate successful resilience strategies – contribution to advancement of global adaptation agenda.
Eligibilities
Participation is open to companies of all sizes and from all regions, including SMEs, provided they submit an entry that:
- Has taken place in the last five years
- Addresses climate adaptation and resilience within one or more award categories
- Demonstrates a sound business case (beyond CSR or philanthropic activities)
- Follows the official submission template and includes all required information.
- All information in applicant’s case study must be accurate, truthful, and verifiable. Confirmation is required for the initiative described has been implemented and all claims are supported by evidence.
- The applicant’s case study must be their original work and must not violate anyone else’s intellectual property rights.
Application Process
The applicants are required to submit their information through the “Apply Now”link and answer the mandatory questions about their company and the initiatives they have taken.
Application Deadline: October 18, 2025
Application ClosedOfficial link
