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Building a resilient future together.

In a world shaped by geopolitical tensions, climate risks and digital threats, disruptions rarely stop at institutional boundaries. They affect businesses, public services and communities at the same time.

At Deloitte, we see resilience as a whole-of-society responsibility. Government, businesses and citizens are part of the same systems and only by working together can those systems withstand and recover from shocks.

We support public and private organisations in strengthening resilience across systems that shape everyday life, such as energy, food, healthcare, cities, security and digital infrastructure. Not through abstract strategies, but through collaboration, shared insight, and practical action.

Because resilience works best when we build it together.

Explore the resilience topics

Organisational Resilience

Our resilience services help organisations to foresee, navigate, and adapt to both gradual changes and unexpected disruptions, turning challenges into opportunities. Visit our 'Resilience, Crisis & Reputation' webpage for more insights.

Supply Chain Resilience

For decades, lean and low-cost used to be the winning formula for supply chains. However, this focus on efficiency has made global supply chains increasingly fragile to sudden disruptions. The strategic question is no longer “what do we do?”, but “what is the cost of doing nothing?”

Energy Resilience

Energy security and resilience are critical for the energy industry and society. Our energy system must be robust today and adaptable for the future. Visit our energy resilience page for more insights.

Societal Resilience

What makes a society truly resilient? It’s not just about reacting to crises, but preparing for them together. From energy shortages and cyberattacks to public health and social cohesion, resilience depends on trust and collaboration between government, business, and citizens. By strengthening the systems we all rely on—digital networks, healthcare, education, and critical infrastructure—we create the capacity to adapt and recover faster. At Deloitte, we help organisations translate societal risks into actionable strategies, enabling communities to stay connected, confident, and future-ready. Because in an interconnected world, resilience is built through shared responsibility.

Economic Resilience

The world is increasingly unpredictable. Geopolitical tensions, energy insecurity, cyber threats, climate change and fragile supply chains expose our vulnerabilities. Organisations can no longer prioritise short‑term efficiency alone. They must build resilience by investing in long‑term effectiveness, anticipating risks, strengthening supply chains and digital networks, and collaboration to absorb shocks and emerge stronger.

Military Resilience

The world faces a record number of geopolitical conflicts that threaten democratic values, security and the economy across the Netherlands and Europe. This demands an accelerated transition to a future‑proof security and resilience ecosystem. We help the military and defence ecosystem build long‑term resilience through digital innovation, strategic foresight, resilient logistics, cyber defence, partnerships and mission analytics.

Our thinking

FD: Resilience as a whole-of-society approach

Resilience is a shared responsibility. But how do you approach this as a society? In the FD, Admiral (ret.) Rob Bauer and Sjoerd van der Smissen share how we can take concrete steps in the Netherlands. Read the full interview.

A safe and resilient Netherlands

Cyber threats, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, disinformation, and increasing polarisation: the shifting geopolitical landscape has exposed the vulnerabilities of our society. The Netherlands, with its open economy, is particularly sensitive to these threats. Safety can no longer be taken for granted. Nor is it solely the responsibility of defense forces, police, or other services alone—it is a shared responsibility for all of us. This requires concrete policies and actions. Governments, businesses, and citizens must all step up and work together.

Rob Bauer with Deloitte

Former highest-ranking NATO military officer Rob Bauer (62) and Deloitte have signed a partnership to increase the resilience and security of the Netherlands. This partnership reinforces Deloitte's commitment to this crucial social theme. The cooperation has two main building blocks: rebuilding and strengthening defense capabilities, and strengthening social and economic resilience.

Whole of Society

The Netherlands is facing increasing geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, and disinformation. Our open economy and central location make us particularly vulnerable, which calls for a new approach to security. Protecting the Netherlands is no longer just the responsibility of the military or police; it is a shared responsibility of governments, businesses, and citizens. A lack of commitment is no longer an option.

Global Trade insights

Stay up to date with our latest Global Trade insights and Customs Coffeetalks episodes.

Family Business in turbulent times

This report examines the world of family businesses—how they stack up globally and regionally by number and revenue, and how they are managing risk and strategically planning for long-term success.

Mobilising consumer demand for sustainable investments

Potential role of demand-side policies to stimulate investments in more sustainable products and strengthen European heavy industry

NOOD: the podcast about being prepared in times of crises

What should you do if the Netherlands is hit by a prolonged power outage, a cyberattack on the Port of Rotterdam, or even a ground war? The journalistic podcast series NOOD not only provides insight into such scenarios but also shows which steps you can take yourself to be prepared.

Overcoming grid congestion

The rapid shift to sustainable energy is driving a surge in electricity demand. While green electricity represents a big part of the future (next to energy storage, hydrogen and others), the current infrastructure of the Dutch electricity grid is struggling to keep pace. Grid congestion – a shortage of capacity within the electricity transport and distribution network – has become a major obstacle in the energy transition. Here, we explore the innovative solutions and strategies being implemented by grid operators, businesses, and technology experts. In this context, Deloitte actively supports collaboration and provides data-driven solutions to overcome grid congestion and help build a resilient, future-proof energy system.

The future of digital leadership

How to move fast and responsibly to reap benefits and manage risks in the digital era

Minimum Viable Society

Discover Minimum Viable Society (MiViSoc): a practical framework for defining the essential functions a society must keep running under stress.

Minimum Viable Organisation (MVO)

Define your Minimum Viable Organisation: know what to prioritise, what to protect and how to pressure.

Whole of Society

Building a resilient Netherlands together

The Netherlands is facing increasing geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, and disinformation. Our open economy and central location make us particularly vulnerable, which calls for a new approach to security. Protecting the Netherlands is no longer just the responsibility of the military or police; it is a shared responsibility of governments, businesses, and citizens. A lack of commitment is no longer an option.

How Rotterdam is building resilient neighbourhoods

What if the power went out in your neighbourhood for several days?

A prolonged power outage is no longer an abstract scenario. In Rotterdam-Bloemhof, residents and public and private partners are exploring how a neighbourhood can prepare for the first days of a crisis.

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Data Vault makes risk and finance at Rabobank moreagile and scalable

Reliable data storage that remains flexible:

How Data Vault modelling helps Rabobank manage risk and finance data in an integrated, scalable way, with clear ownership, improved compliance and a complete historical timeline for reliable reporting.

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Building the energy system of the future together

A scalable digital foundation for the energy transition with Gasunie

Gasunie partnered with Deloitte to transform its IT landscape through a greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation and single-stage go-live, creating a strong digital foundation for the energy transition. With a scalable, harmonised system in place, Gasunie is now better positioned to integrate subsidiaries, deploy AI-driven use cases and respond to evolving demands in hydrogen, heat and CO₂ infrastructure.

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Innovator Carbyon keeps focus and leverages expert partners

Scaling its sorbent-based direct air capture technology with Deloitte's support

Carbyon, a TNO spin‑off and winner of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Most Disruptive Innovator award, is commercialising a sorbent‑based direct air capture solution. Deloitte supports Carbyon with finance, compliance, grant applications (including EIC Accelerator), operational controls and scale‑up strategy as the company prepares for large‑scale production and a major demonstration with VDL.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What is resilience in a business context?

Resilience is an organisation’s ability to prepare for disruption, adapt to change and recover quickly, while continuing to deliver on its core objectives.

Q2: Why is resilience important for organisations today?

Organisations face increasing disruption from geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, climate risks and supply chain volatility. Resilience enables them to maintain operations and recover faster.

Q3: How is a whole-of-society approach different from traditional risk management?

It recognises that government, businesses and citizens are part of interconnected systems. Effective resilience requires collaboration across all stakeholders, not isolated organisational responses.

A Whole-of-Society approach recognises that resilience is a shared responsibility across government, business and citizens, requiring collaboration to protect critical systems and services. Deloitte supports this by bringing together public and private organisations, facilitating collaboration and helping organisations align strategies across interconnected systems.

Q4: What is organisational resilience?

Organisational resilience is the ability to anticipate disruptions, respond effectively and continue operations under pressure, supported by strong governance, technology and people. Deloitte helps organisations strengthen this through resilience assessments, scenario planning, business continuity capabilities and embedding resilience into governance and decision-making.

Q5: How can organisations improve cyber resilience?

Organisations can strengthen cyber resilience by implementing robust incident management processes, testing response capabilities and ensuring rapid recovery from incidents. Deloitte helps organisations strengthen their cyber resilience by responding quickly and accurately to cyber incidents, minimising impact and safeguarding business continuity.

Q6: What is supply chain resilience and why does it matter?

Supply chain resilience ensures organisations can anticipate, absorb and recover from disruptions, reducing dependency risks and maintaining continuity of supply. Deloitte helps organisations increase resilience by identifying vulnerabilities, diversifying supply networks and improving visibility and control across the supply chain.

Q7: How do you measure and improve resilience?

Resilience is measured through scenario testing, recovery metrics and crisis response performance. Continuous improvement is achieved through stress testing and targeted investments in critical capabilities.

Q8: How can Deloitte help organisations build resilience?

Deloitte supports organisations in strengthening their resilience. We see resilience as a whole-of-society responsibility of governments, businesses, and citizens. With expertise in areas such as risk management, cybersecurity, crisis management and strategic planning, Deloitte helps public and private organisations understand vulnerabilities and prepare for a wide range of disruptions. Deloitte enables collaboration, supports scenario-based exercises and helps strengthen critical infrastructure, translating resilience into concrete, actionable steps.