C2ES envisions a world where climate resilience is integral to corporate leadership. Through shared stories of corporate climate innovation, we are fostering a global business community that not only adapts to climate challenges but proactively shapes a resilient, prosperous world for all.
As part of the Catalyzing Corporate Resilience Pathways Initiative, the Corporate Climate Innovation Stories aim to demonstrate how companies around the world are pursuing climate resilience. Each story exemplifies the Principles for Corporate Climate Resilience Leadership, published in consultation with more than 70 corporate leaders and experts. Together, these stories capture the variety of ways companies can demonstrate leadership and encourage practices that benefit both the private sector and society.
By highlighting diverse approaches across industries, C2ES aims to:
Demonstrate real-world applications of climate resilience principles
Inspire and guide other companies to adopt innovative practices
Foster a collaborative community of practice for continuous learning
Accelerate the private sector’s investment in climate resilience solutions
Featured Stories
AES: Expanding Environmental Education and Restoring Wetlands
Introduced in 2022, the Coastal Enhancement Program by AES is a long-term initiative focused on environmental and social benefits. Through the program, AES collaborates with various partners to pursue goals around restoring nearby wetland ecosystems and enhancing accessibility of environmental education for underserved communities.
AES: Powering the Islands of El Salvador with Solar-Plus-Storage Technology
AES’ Meanguera del Golfo solar plant—the first of its kind in Latin America—relies on enhanced solar-plus-battery storage technology to deliver uninterrupted, carbon-free electricity to isolated island communities and support economic growth in the Gulf of Fonseca region of El Salvador.
AT&T: Integrating Climate Data into Network Planning
AT&T collaborated with Argonne National Laboratory to develop detailed, future-oriented climate projections at the neighborhood level for integration into AT&T's infrastructure planning processes for better assessment of climate risks.
AT&T: Localizing Climate Data for Community Resilience
In 2021, AT&T, FEMA, and Argonne National Laboratory recognized the need for accessible, localized climate data to aid communities in risk assessment and hazard mitigation planning. In response, AT&T developed ClimRR, a free data portal offering highly detailed climate projections. This tool provides local-level forecasts for various climate factors, helping communities better prepare for and address climate-related hazards.
Dow Inc: Restoring Resilient Wetlands for Improved Water Supply and Quality
Dow is taking proactive steps to address water stress in the Mississippi Watershed. This project aims to mitigate flood risks and improve water quality for downstream manufacturing sites by restoring wetlands, which provide floodwater storage, filter excess nutrients, and are crucial wildlife habitats in the Lower Mississippi River floodplain.
Duke Energy: Building Resilient Transmission for a Cleaner Grid
The North Carolina Innovative Transmission Rebuild project will reconstruct the Lee-Milburnie 230 kV transmission line, incorporating advanced conductors and monopole steel structures that will enhance resilience and reliability.
The Climate Change Risk Tool (CCRT) provides National Grid with temporal and geospatial risk assessment of climate hazards, empowering National Grid to communicate risk and make the best long-term asset decisions in response to the impact of climate change.
Turner Construction Company is studying the effects of heat on construction workers to measure and ensure health, safety, and productivity in the construction industry in the face of extreme heat.
By participating, your company’s insights and strategies will gain visibility and catalyze continuous learning, application, and innovation in resilience practices, inspiring other industry peers to embrace these measures. For further questions or inquiries please reach out to Amy Bailey, Director of Climate Resilience and Sustainability at baileya@c2es.org.
FROM PRINCIPLES TO ACTION: Corporate Innovation Stories to Build Climate Resilience
This new publication, “From Principles to Action: Corporate Innovation Stories to Build Climate Resilience” documents how businesses can lead the way in building resilience to the physical impacts from a changing climate in alignment with the Principles for Corporate Climate Resilience Leadership.
