{"id":5272,"date":"2026-06-26T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.continuitaly.it\/?p=5272"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:10:17","slug":"climate-change-business-continuity-dri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.continuitaly.it\/en\/2026\/06\/26\/climate-change-business-continuity-dri\/","title":{"rendered":"From DRI International – Climate Change Is Now a Permanent Part of Business Continuity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abstract<\/em><\/p>\n

Climate change is no longer just a sustainability issue: according to DRI International<\/a>, it is now one of the main challenges for business continuity. Extreme weather events act as risk multipliers, amplifying existing vulnerabilities while simultaneously putting pressure on people, infrastructure, supply chains, and essential services. In this in-depth analysis, we examine the recent report published by DRI International and reflect on how climate risk is redefining the role of the resilience manager and the very way business continuity is planned. <\/p>\n

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In recent years, the debate on climate change has been dominated by issues such as sustainability, the energy transition, and ESG reporting.<\/p>\n

The recent article published by DRI International<\/strong>, authored by Rachael Elliott, offers a different and particularly interesting perspective for resilience professionals: climate change must be considered first and foremost a business continuity<\/strong> issue.<\/p>\n

It’s a significant shift in perspective.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, business continuity has been structured around specific, isolated events: a fire at a plant, a data center failure, the unavailability of a strategic supplier, or a power outage.<\/p>\n

Climate Risk radically changes this approach.<\/p>\n

Extreme weather events rarely affect just one part of an organization. More often, they simultaneously impact infrastructure, transportation networks, energy systems, telecommunications, personnel, suppliers, and essential public services, creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond the site directly affected. <\/p>\n

A heat wave, for example, can simultaneously undermine employee productivity, increase energy consumption, strain the power grid, reduce the efficiency of cooling systems, create critical issues in data centers, and slow down the entire supply chain.<\/p>\n

Similarly, a flood can cause limited damage to a company\u2019s buildings but disrupt roads, railways, suppliers, telecommunications networks, and essential services, thereby preventing the organization from operating.<\/p>\n

DRI’s message is therefore extremely clear.<\/p>\n

Climate change<\/strong> is not a new risk category to be added to the company’s risk register.<\/p>\n

It is a risk multiplier<\/strong> capable of altering the probability, intensity, and correlation of already known scenarios.<\/p>\n

For this reason, climate risk should be integrated into standard business continuity management processes:<\/p>\n