Making Climate Your Business

This report by the World Resources Institute provides guidance for businesses in Southeast Asia on adapting to climate change, identifying risks and opportunities, and understanding the role of the private sector in supporting vulnerable populations.

• Businesses in Southeast Asia face inevitable climate change impacts and must decide when and how to respond, as climate change will force itself upon them regardless of their choice to act. Potential responses include upgrading facilities, changing financing standards, altering product lines, or entering new markets.
• Climate change can impact businesses through several specific pathways, including supply chains, employees, customers, distribution networks, finance options, insurance costs, and the broader macroeconomic environment.
• Southeast Asia is particularly at risk due to its extensive coastlines and the likelihood of experiencing more severe and frequent cyclones, droughts, and floods. These risks are compounded by existing issues such as widespread poverty, environmental degradation, and occasional political and economic instability.
• The private sector in Southeast Asia is currently lagging behind governments and non-profits in addressing climate change. However, there are 'win-win' opportunities for businesses to profit while aiding adaptation for vulnerable populations, such as by providing necessary goods and services or contracting with governments.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Making Climate Your Business. https://www.wri.org/research/making-climate-your-business

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Making Climate Your Business. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/making-climate-your-business.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendmaking, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Making Climate Your Business}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/making-climate-your-business}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }