All Environmental Risk articles – Page 4
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Risk NewsThe cost of extreme weather events to rise by 20 per cent thanks to climate change
New research from the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies demonstrates why businesses must get to grips with climate change.
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The lessons for risk managers from the greatest risk events of 2019
2019 was another eventful year in the risk calendar with major incidents occurring around the globe and caused both by man and nature. The risks faced by organisations continue to multiply and evolve so here we look at some of the significant events of last year and highlight the key ...
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Three emerging risks facing renewable energy companies
Risk managers working in the renewables sector must face up to the ever growing risks presented by geopolitics, climate change and cyber interruption.
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Environmental bonds: When polluter pays
If a site suffers an environmental accident, the operator is liable for clean-up – even if insolvent. Environmental bonds let you breathe, knowing your costs, and your reputation, are covered
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Political risk remains front and centre
From China and Trump to Brexit and Brussels, political risks continue to concern global businesses in 2019. How have companies adapted? And what are the biggest fears for the rest of the year?
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WEF 2019: Geopolitical risks dominate today’s global risk landscape, but are we sleepwalking into a crisis?
Risk managers across Europe react to the findings of this year’s WEF Global Risks report, which warns that “our ability to collaborate on [risks] and then mitigate them is decreasing”
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Cyber risks and business interruption top risk ranking as the biggest risks to corporates
Cyber and BI risks are increasingly interlinked as ransomware attacks or accidental IT outages often result in disruption of operations and services, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, warn AGCS on the launch of its Risk Barometer 2019
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‘Positive’ risk managers play a central role: StrategicRISK survey
A new survey conducted by StrategicRisk Asia-Pacific and leading risk consultant Gareth Byatt reveals risk managers in Asia are happy with the level of coverage and integration in their business, and believe their organisation actively considers risk in decision-making
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Five risk principles all risk managers should adopt
Will a redirection of our basic principles of risk management add the value we need? Jonathan Blackhurst, head of risk management at Capita, boils it down into five key steps
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How corporates get derailed and what risk managers can do to ensure it doesn’t happen to them
Economic and corporate crises in our recent history have taught us that solid risk management, communicated effectively to the top, works. Yet often, it never reaches the decision makers, writes Jonathan Blackhurst, head of risk management at Capita
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How Patrick Smith is managing Deliveroo’s intangible risks
Much more than a food delivery service, Deliveroo serves up vast amounts of big data – and fresh new risks – daily. It relies on business resilience leader Patrick Smith to stay creative.
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StrategicRISK Europe Q4 now live: the power is in our hands
Nobody wants to become a byword for failure to keep up. But with 2018 showing great changes in business models, everyone is under pressure to stay relevant. Be brave. Join the innovation revolution.
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Beating down the cost of natural catastrophes
The economic cost of natural catastrophes is rising all the time, so how can businesses safeguard against costly risks?
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Primark and Grenfell Tower fires: are risk managers taking their eyes off the ball with fire risk?
After 10 or 15 years of declining incidence of fires, two large-scale property fires in Europe attracted widespread attention because of the enormity of the damage. This begs the question, are risk managers resting on their laurels when it comes to traditional risks, focusing too much on emerging risks?
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Loss in brand equity, data theft, and lack of technological innovation, named top three risks
During a live poll at StrategicRISK’s risk and digital revolution , risk managers mapped out the effectiveness of risk controls in managing the biggest threats for business across the Asia-Pacific region
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Carillion collapse: the lessons learnt in supply chain risk
How the collapse of construction giant Carillion highlighted many issues within construction supply chains, including the opaque nature of subcontractor networks
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From Heathrow to Crossrail: the future of tunnelling
Cedric Wong, senior underwriter, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, recalls how a series of tunnel collapses sparked the creation of a new best practice code 15 years ago and asks if it is still fit for purpose
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Building Metro de Lima: turning vision into reality in the City of Kings
How geological and other challenges are being overcome in The Metro de Lima project in order to bring a much needed transportation system to Peru’s capital city
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13 common mistakes when building global crisis readiness programmes
Regardless of the sector, size or the geographic location, there are a number of common mistakes that organisations make when establishing global readiness programs. Control Risks senior partner, Bill Udell and associate director, Aaron Schwirian explain how you can avoid them
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Thailand cave rescue: the lessons that can apply to risk management
Important risk management lessons emerged from this summer’s dramatic rescue operation, as Juliana Sutanto , professor of information systems at Lancaster University , explains
