Building Resilience Index
An innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group
Helping organisations make informed decisions about resilience, insurability and long-term asset value
Climate volatility, evolving natural hazards and growing investor scrutiny are changing how buildings are evaluated. Increasingly, resilience is no longer viewed as a compliance exercise or a design consideration. It is becoming a critical factor in insurability, financing and long-term asset performance.
Through our collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Aon is helping clients bring resilience into decision-making earlier in the asset lifecycle. Together, we are supporting more informed conversations around physical risk, resilience planning and the long-term sustainability of buildings and infrastructure.
Why Building Resilience Matters
Across Asia and globally, businesses are facing increasing exposure to floods, storms, heatwaves, earthquakes, fires and other natural hazards. Insurers, lenders and investors are placing greater emphasis on understanding how assets will perform under future risk conditions, not simply how they have performed in the past
As underwriting becomes more risk-sensitive and capital providers seek clearer evidence of resilience, organisations are asking new questions:
- How resilient are our buildings to future climate and natural hazard risks?
- How can resilience investments support insurability and financing outcomes?
- How do we consistently measure and communicate resilience across stakeholders
These questions sit at the heart of today's resilience challenge.
The Building Resilience Index
The Building Resilience Index (BRI), developed by IFC - a member of the World Bank Group - is a web-based hazard mapping and resilience assessment framework designed to help stakeholders assess, improve and disclose resilience at the building level. It provides a structured approach to evaluating location-specific risks and resilience measures across a range of natural hazards.
Today, BRI is being adopted by developers, investors, financial institutions, insurers and governments globally as part of broader efforts to improve resilience transparency and support climate adaptation. IFC continues to expand the ecosystem surrounding BRI through strategic collaborations and verification partnerships.
Aon's Perspective
At Aon, we view resilience as a business imperative, not just a building attribute.
Our collaboration with IFC aligns with our broader commitment to helping clients better understand and manage physical risk. We see BRI as an important tool for advancing industry conversations around resilience, creating greater transparency and supporting more consistent decision-making across the asset lifecycle. Importantly, we position resilience as part of a broader strategic discussion around risk, capital and long-term value creation.
From Risk Awareness to Resilience Action
The organisations that will be best positioned for the future are those that move resilience upstream into planning, design, investment and operational decisions.
By helping clients better understand physical risk exposures and resilience opportunities, Aon supports more informed decisions that can strengthen insurability, improve access to capital and protect long-term asset value. As resilience becomes increasingly linked to business performance, the ability to evidence and communicate resilience will become a significant differentiator.
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