Climate Resilience: Perspectives from North America, Europe, and Oceania

Businesses today are operating in an environment where a discussion about climate risk must be front and center. The question is: How do companies move from simply being aware of climate risks, to taking real, strategic action? In this episode, we discuss regional climate risks, data technology, and the forward-looking planning critical for building resilience.

We hear from co-host for this episode, Laura Kirkvold, Sustainability Working Group Leader with Inogen Alliance and Consultant with Antea Group USA, James Hughes, Technical Director for Climate and Resilience and Strategic Consulting at Tonkin + Taylor, Audrey Beattie, Senior Manager in the Sustainability Practice at Antea Group USA, and Michalis Lellis, Water and Environmental Specialist at Baden Consulting.

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Guest Quotes

“Uncertainty is the key thing we're talking about here. For a business, when we've got a range of different plausible futures, the question is how do you make good decisions in a world that's rapidly changing?... We use the word non-stationary where we've largely experienced a stationary climate in the past and things are rapidly changing." - James

“The key is being able to connect climate-related risks to business impacts and understanding, how does a risk actually show up in their operations and also critically in their supply chain?” - Audrey

“The integration of real-time environmental monitoring with predictive modeling, supported by predictive telemetry and remote control systems is a game changer. It allows companies to track conditions like air quality, water availability and temperature in real time, while forecasting emerging risk…it enables businesses to act proactively, preventing damage, reducing downtime, and protecting both communities and the environment.” - Michalis

“Scenario analysis is now a tool that is newer to us and available to us, but so few companies are actually leveraging that information." - Laura

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Time Stamps
(02:04) Regional climate challenges

(07:29) Translating risk assessments into strategies

(11:01) Resilience in 2025 and beyond

(25:54) Tools and methods for climate risk assessment

(37:37) Phil and Laura’s key takeaways

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Phil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phildillard/
Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-kirkvold-4464b3a/
James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-hughes-3b337524/
Michalis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michalis-lellis/
Audrey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-beattie-727446155/