Workforce heat resilience: An actionable framework to close the execution gap

This report provides a practical framework to help leaders assess where extreme heat risks are greatest across value chains, which interventions will deliver value and how to embed resilience into daily operations. It is complemented by a Workforce Heat Resilience Solutions Repository that allows businesses to filter interventions suited to their context.

It concludes that extreme heat is already an operating reality affecting businesses today through workforces across their value chains. As temperatures continue to rise, the costs of inaction will become increasingly visible through worker health impacts, reduced productivity and greater operational pressures. The challenge is no longer one of awareness, but of execution. While many organizations recognise workforce heat risk as a material challenge, relatively few have systematically assessed their exposure, identified effective interventions or built the capabilities needed to implement and scale up solutions.