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RESEARCH REPORT

Resilience Redefined: From readiness to reinvention

5-MINUTE READ

June 11, 2025

In brief

  • Accenture research reveals that while resilience is rebounding to post-pandemic highs, the essential capabilities supporting it are eroding.

  • Resilience is becoming misaligned as companies invest in some capabilities while neglecting others leading to critical vulnerabilities.

  • Companies that embrace adaptive resilience outperform their peers during times of volatility.

A paradox is emerging

Amidst a myriad of business, economic and geopolitical shocks, Accenture research shows resilience rebounding to post-pandemic highs.

Line chart of the Accenture Resilience Index from 2018 to 2024, highlighting key events such as the pandemic downturn in 2020, recovery in 2021, and current resilience in late 2024.
Line chart of the Accenture Resilience Index from 2018 to 2024, highlighting key events such as the pandemic downturn in 2020, recovery in 2021, and current resilience in late 2024.

But these gains mask a deeper vulnerability. While companies appear more resilient on the surface, many are becoming fractured, misaligned and stagnant beneath it.

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Fractured resilience: Gap widening, leaders surging

The divide between strong and weak organizations is widening, with the latter falling further behind on the Accenture Resilience Index.