RINA Partners with IFC to Deliver Building Resilience Index Verification Services
25 Sep 2025
The BRI is IFC’s, web-based platform designed to help building owners, developers, financial institutions, and city officials assess and strengthen resilience to climate and natural hazard risks in the built environment
September 25, 2025 - RINA, a global leader in engineering, inspection, certification, and consultancy services, is proud to announce that it has been selected by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as one of the first accredited verification providers for the Building Resilience Index (BRI).
The BRI is IFC’s, web-based platform designed to help building owners, developers, financial institutions, and city officials assess and strengthen resilience to climate and natural hazard risks in the built environment. As a trusted verification provider, RINA will independently validate BRI assessments, lending credibility and rigor to the evaluation process and guiding stakeholders in identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing long-term protection.
Clemente Fuggini, Head of Infrastructure & Mobility Research & Innovation at RINA, said: “We are proud to partner with the International Finance Corporation as accredited verification provider for Building Resilience Index assessments. RINA will independently verify the resilience assessments made by building owners and managers, contributing to the identification and mitigation of the impacts of natural hazards. We have built our knowledge through extensive work in consultancy, research, and innovation projects and we’ll make it available in these unprecedented and hard to predict climatic scenarios to support built environment stakeholders in strengthening resilience, adaptation, preparedness, and responsiveness across a range of vulnerabilities and scales.”
Boasting operations in over 70 countries and serving public and private clients across infrastructure, transport, energy, real estate, and industrial sectors, RINA brings a deep reservoir of technical knowledge and proven experience in climate adaptation and resilience.
Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, Senior Manager of Cross-Sector Expertise and Innovation at IFC, added: “We are delighted to welcome RINA as a verification partner for our Building Resilience Index program. Their diverse technical experience, particularly in risk and infrastructure advisory, makes them a strong asset to the BRI ecosystem. Independent verification is essential to ensure trust and transparency in resilience assessments - and RINA will play a key role in scaling this effort globally.”
This collaboration reinforces RINA’s commitment to sustainability, resilience, and risk mitigation across the built environment - supporting broader efforts to advance climate adaptation and disaster preparedness worldwide.