Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Climate risk, scenarios & resilience · Working

Adaptive capacity

Also called: capacity to adapt

ELI5

Ability to adjust, cope and recover in response to climate effects.

Used in conversation

“The board will ask what happens if adaptive capacity moves outside tolerance.”

Pitch context

You will see “Adaptive capacity” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches climate risk, scenarios & resilience.

Why it matters: In climate risk, scenarios & resilience, different calculation boundaries, periods or accounting treatments can change the number and the decision.

Caution

Calculation, recognition and disclosure can vary by accounting framework, company policy and reporting context.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.