Shock-prone. That’s how Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem describes our era of rapid change. As geopolitical upheaval becomes a near-daily occurrence, it’s important to keep focused on resilience – and the systems that promote it. Which is why we dedicated this issue to the distributed and decentralized networks that are solving some of our most pernicious challenges. Taken together, these stories form a picture of how small, coordinated efforts are creating their own form of “new world order.” Special to this issue, we also present the 2026 Global 100 ranking of the sustainable corporations that are moving fastest in the race to a clean economy.