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Global Risk & Adaptation Investment Strategies: Pivot 2025 — Security, Resilience, Defense

Article  •  November 13, 2025
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KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Changes in climate patterns can exacerbate existing risks associated with national security
  • Resilience is core to food, energy and water systems, which are key components of economic growth across the globe
  • Building frameworks with materiality, vulnerability and abatement in mind can facilitate analysis of risk and opportunity

Pivot 2025: Security, Resilience, Defense

Download Pivot 2025

A report from a Citi Research team led by Anita McBain articulates how the evolution of sustainable investment in 2025 creates an opportunity for investors and corporates to realign a sustainable investment thesis through the lens of Security, Resilience and Defense. We identify both drivers and solutions, using the lens of long-term resilience.

In a world challenged by conflict, climate change and cyber threats, understanding how players including companies, governments and financial institutions deliver business-model resilience paves the way for a new conversation with human security and national security at the core. Building frameworks with materiality, vulnerability and abatement in mind can facilitate analysis of risk and opportunity, creating a useful toolkit for investors.

A redacted version of our report, Pivot 2025: Security, Resilience, Defense, is available here.
 

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