As climate change intensifies heat, drought, catastrophic wildfire, ecosystem degradation, and workforce disruption, resilience has become both an environmental imperative and a business necessity. This breakout session will explore how cross-sector partnerships are aligning science, technology, finance, workforce development, and on-the-ground implementation to move beyond isolated sustainability initiatives toward integrated resilience strategies that deliver measurable environmental, community, and business outcomes at landscape scale.
Together, panelists from American Forests, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Clif Bar will discuss how investments in forest restoration and climate-smart land management are helping strengthen water security, reduce wildfire risk, restore ecosystem health, support workforce and economic resilience, and advance long-term sustainability and climate goals.
Attendees will gain practical insights into how leading organizations are approaching resilience not as disconnected projects, but as interconnected systems requiring coordinated investment, data-driven decision-making, and long-term partnership models. The session will highlight lessons learned in aligning corporate sustainability priorities with community needs, leveraging technology and data for accountability and measurable impact, and building scalable delivery and financing models that can operate across landscapes and jurisdictions.
At its core, this session is about how companies, communities, and partners can work together to reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and create long-term shared value through integrated action.