Environmental risk
Six ways to protect your business against flood damage
How to ensure your business property is watertight as unprecedented storms continue to affect the UK
The 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.
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 ...
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.
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
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?
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”
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
‘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