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 rigour to the evaluation process and guiding stakeholders in identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing long-term protection.
“We are proud to partner with the International Finance Corporation as accredited verification provider for Building Resilience Index assessments,” said Clemente Fuggini, Head of Infrastructure & Mobility Research & Innovation at RINA. “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.
“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,” said Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, Senior Manager of Cross-Sector Expertise and Innovation at IFC. “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.
About RINA
RINA, leading certification and engineering company, provides a wide range of services across the Energy, Marine, Infrastructure & Mobility, Certification, Industry and Real Estate sectors. In December 2023, alongside the majority shareholder Registro Italiano Navale, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR entered the shareholding structure guiding a pool of co-investors. With revenues in 2024 of 915 million euros, 6,200 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a member of key international organizations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards. www.rina.org
About IFC
IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
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