Resilience Pulse Check 2025

Accelerating resilience efforts through public- and private-sector collaboration3 The complementary capabilities of the public and private sectors should be applied in tandem to strengthen long-term resilience. Long-term resilience is crucial for both companies and governments. As such, strong public-private collaboration is required to address investment gaps and support sustainable growth. Resilience is not only the objective of companies navigating their way through a volatile world. Resilience is also a common thread running through the developmental objectives of governments and societies. Buffeted by the shocks of recent years – from the COVID-19 pandemic to conflict and the impacts of climate change – governments are increasingly cognizant of the importance of investing to build more resilient societies. These objectives have been central in guiding intergovernmental frameworks shaping the future of the world. From education and health to sustainable development and growth, resilience is a thread running through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, which set an ambitious agenda to address global challenges by 2030. Similarly, the economic and social transformation envisioned under the Paris Agreement on climate change has resilience at its heart, prioritizing adaptation to the impacts of a changing climate. For some years, it has been recognized that the societal shifts projected under the SDGs and Paris Agreement will only be achieved through determined action across both the public and private sectors. Bridging the significant investment gaps in developing economies will be crucial. Scaling up access to capital to enable governments to build resilience and achieve their development and climate objectives will depend on coordinated action across sectors. The upcoming UN Financing for Development conference, scheduled for 2025 in Spain, presents an opportunity to incorporate the perspectives of the private sector. The private sector plays a vital role in driving investment and development in lower-income and emerging economies, but often faces unique challenges that policy-makers need to understand. Following up on the 2015 Addis Ababa conference, this upcoming conference comes at a pivotal moment with only five years left to achieve the SDGs. This provides an important window for governments to actively engage with private-sector insights and address the barriers that prevent greater investment and development progress. Building resilient economies requires substantial capital investment and technical expertise that neither the public nor private sector can provide alone. By working effectively together, governments and industry can harness their complementary strengths to address funding gaps, share technical knowledge and drive innovation. This collaboration is mutually beneficial: it generates investment returns for investors while enabling public projects that support long-term resilience. The Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance exemplifies this approach in action. This UN-led coalition unites leaders from major financial institutions and corporations to channel private investment towards SDGs through coordinated strategies. While the GISD Alliance demonstrates promising progress, there are still untapped opportunities to deepen public-private collaboration. The survey conducted for this report reveals that many concerns facing companies today – such as uncertainty surrounding access to capital, macroeconomic stability, energy and technology – should be addressed in collaboration with the public sector. Governments can help by working to balance the investment climate and by providing clearer regulatory frameworks, which reduce uncertainty. Stephen Kehoe, Executive Vice-President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, PepsiCo Resilience Pulse Check: Harnessing Collaboration to Navigate a Volatile World 17