Bureau Veritas and IFC to Expand Global Building Resilience Verification

Inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas has entered into a global agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to broaden the reach of its building resilience verification services. The partnership will focus on expanding third-party verification of building resilience, particularly in emerging markets across Latin America, Africa, and East Asia and the Pacific.

The Building Resilience Index (BRI), an innovation of the IFC, is a framework designed to help developers, investors, and policymakers identify natural hazard risks to buildings and assess their resilience. With Bureau Veritas serving as a global verification partner, users of the BRI will gain greater access to independent verification of resilient construction practices, enhancing trust and adoption in regions vulnerable to extreme weather.

"We are delighted to become a Global Verifier of the Building Resilience Index. As climate phenomena intensify, it has become essential to integrate climate change adaptation into asset strategy," said Marc Roussel, Executive Vice President, Urbanization and Assurance at Bureau Veritas. "Our global agreement with the International Finance Corporation marks a crucial step toward increasing reliability in risk mitigation."

The partnership addresses a growing demand from businesses and governments for reliable tools to support risk mitigation, asset protection, and long-term economic stability. By offering third-party verification through Bureau Veritas, the BRI aims to help stakeholders protect operational continuity, safeguard jobs, and improve access to capital through better risk ratings.

IFC highlights that the collaboration with Bureau Veritas strengthens the BRI by ensuring more clients, especially in high-risk geographies, can benefit from credible, independently verified insights into their properties' resilience. This adds a significant tool to climate adaptation strategies.