The annual state of Earth-positive business action CorporateIn collaboration with2026Health CheckForewordBut this requires long-term thinking, imagination, and the courage to redefine what success looks like in the short term — to act ahead of peers, invest in sustainable strategies, and persist even when the path is uncertain.The leaders of this annual Corporate Health Check are the brave businesses that are already shaping the future — not by spectacle, but by consistent, courageous action that aligns profit, people, and planet.Sherry Madera CEO, CDPThat is what high-quality disclosure enables: better identification and navigation of risks, new opportunities surfaced that once were hidden, and the pathway to allocate capital more effectively in the transition to a resilient, Earth-positive economy.This is no longer optional. The environmental crisis is not a distant moral debate — it is a direct business reality. The World Economic Forum reports that climate-hazard-driven fixed-asset losses for listed companies could reach US $560–610 billion per year by 2035, representing a 6–7% drop in earnings for the average company. Businesses and public authorities that fail to act are not merely negligent; they are jeopardizing their survival and that of their constituents' economic prosperity.This research shows that business leaders today are not operating in isolation of the planetary shifts; they are the ones embracing them as a potential driver of profitability. True leadership today comes from the humility to recognize unknown gaps –or widen the aperture of insight– to encourage alternative thinking and action.This research shows that business leaders today are not operating in isolation of the planetary shi...
