Agriculture Features
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FeaturesSpotlight on: risk management strategies to tackle Lithium-ion battery fire threats
The growing risks from the increased use of lithium-ion batteries across the world has left employers, manufacturers, transport hubs and regulators urgently seeking solutions.
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FeaturesSector spotlight: how mining companies can manage growing ESG, regulation, and talent risks
There are few industries more at the coalface of steep risk management demands than the mining sector. ESG pressures, regulatory demands, and leaching talent are creating a challenging mix of exposures for its risk managers, writes Trevor Treharne.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: bird flu and the risk it could spread to humans
The FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are urging countries to work together across sectors to prevent the spread of bird flu
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FeaturesWorld@RISK: ESG & climate Change Forum 2022 - new speakers announced for 15 November
COP27 is now underway. Described as the world’s watershed moment for climate action. Will it be? Hear from Marsh McLennan’s Swenja Surminski and WTW’s Joe Noss as they return from Egypt to join our speaker line-up next week.
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FeaturesInnovative solutions to managing risk
It is vital that companies innovate and, in a rapidly changing world, the role of the risk manager is taking on a new urgency
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FeaturesHow to: Resolve environmental damage
A few steps can go a long way towards minimising harm to the environment and dealing with clean-ups quickly
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Plight of the honeybee
Pesticides, parasites, disease – the growing list of aggressors against the humble honeybee is causing the population to die out and, Emily Miller warns, the ramifi cations will be huge
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FeaturesManaging product safety recalls
Ed Mitchell and Thomas Zanner explain how to deal with recalls in the food and drink industry
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FeaturesWinds of change for agricultural risks
Changing climate and commodity price trends are steering agricultural risk in a new direction. The result is a rethink of exposure, products and product design. By Thomas Heintz
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FeaturesManaging new risks
Which emerging risks do companies think are important? And are they doing anything about them? Nathan Skinner analyses the results of our readership survey.
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FeaturesFrom Soup and Beer to Drought and Downpour
Some 30% of businesses worldwide have some direct exposure to weather related risks and 60% have indirect exposure. By Jean-Christophe Garaix
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Ten Years of Earthquake - Insurance in Japan
In this article, we look back over the past 10 years in the Japanese insurance industry with the focus on earthquake coverage. We also attempt to make some predictions for the future direction of eart
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FLIES IN THE SOUP
Unmarked GM products, black market meat and protectionist measures collide in Moscow, says James Hydzik
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CBRN Terrorism - Are we prepared?
Roger Stokes looks at the growing threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism, and related claims issues
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Securing the future
On 7 March the UK Government announced its new sustainable development strategy - Securing the Future With risk managers increasingly focusing on reputational issues, good sustainability management ca
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Some Like It Hot…
Massimiliano Zanetti believes that more European companies should be managing their weather risks
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Climate Change
With the cost of climate change becoming clear, all companies can expect increasing environmental scrutiny, says Jessica McCallin
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Fewer accidents, higher productivity
Phil Godwin says that engineering risk assessment can help a company achieve fewer accidents, more efficient operations and reduced costs
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Managing weather risks
Trading in weather derivatives has grown steadily in Europe since the first deal was struck in 1998.
