UK sofa and furniture retailer DFS taps Risilience’s climate risk analytics technology platform
Risilience reports that it is working with DFS, the UK sofa retailing group. The partnership will initially focus on strengthening DFS’s climate disclosure and reporting capability and making it easier to embed climate intelligence into business decision-making, while reinforcing the role of climate risk as a core business continuity consideration.
Kate Wright, Director of Sustainability at DFS Group, says: “Businesses today are operating in an environment of constant change, from evolving supply chains to increasing economic and geopolitical uncertainty. For us, it was important to move beyond a static assessment approach and build a more dynamic understanding of risk across our operations and supplier network. Risilience’s ability to translate climate risk into clear business insight will help strengthen internal decision making, support our reporting requirements, and reinforce resilience across the business as we continue to evolve and grow and unlock new opportunities.”
The engagement will assess risks across DFS Group’s facilities, suppliers, and raw materials, spanning both physical and policy related climate risks. Over time, the partnership is expected to expand into additional workstreams including location-based risk analysis and scenario modeling across the company’s estate and operations.
“Organisations are increasingly recognising that climate risk is fundamentally business risk,” says Angela Brown, CEO at Risilience. “Resilience now depends on having the ability to continuously assess changing conditions, understand exposure across operations and supply chains, and make informed decisions with confidence. We’re delighted to be working with DFS to help embed climate intelligence into business decision-making and support a more agile and resilient approach to risk management and long-term growth opportunities.”
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Sustainable retail will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
