To be resilient, new business models need stakeholder support. Sustainability First has developed a checklist for energy companies

Being a responsible company and having robust corporate governance are necessary parts of  “corporate resilience” for companies in the energy industry, Sustainability First director Sharon Darcy has told New Power. New business models could be as vulnerable as incumbents to, for example, political and regulatory risk. “Unless you have thought these things through, you won’t be resilient as a corporate entity” she said.