Asia Pacific – Page 76
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FeaturesMore than just good PR
Operating in politically and socially volatile regions need not be a potential recipe for disaster. Mike Penrose gives some guidelines for a strategy that will benefit both your business and the local community
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 7 March to 25 July 2008
By Professor Bill McGuire of Benfield – UCL Hazard Research Centre
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Online onlyQBE buys PMI's Australian operations
Australian mortgage insurance subsidiary and holding company sold for $920m
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AnalysisIrresponsible companies shamed
The companies with the worst reputation and the most to do to clean it up have been named
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Online onlyControversial companies named and shamed
A consultant listed the top ten most environmentally and socially criticised companies of 2008
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AnalysisStaying alive
Companies are using risk engineering to analyse their biggest vulnerabilities and ensure they remain in business
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Online onlyMove beyond greenwashing: Aon
Companies lack visibility into their supply chains to make green policies a reality, said the broker
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Online onlyG8 countries are too slow to combat climate change
WWF and Allianz call for moe action to tackle climate change
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Online onlyBuyers demand better CSR
Corporate social responsibility is beginning to seriously affect the supply chain relationships
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AnalysisKeep watching the spies
Dave Fisher argues that all organisations – not just government departments – must consider the costs of espionage
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Online onlyOil could reach $250 a barrel
Gazprom chairman warns that rapid rise in oil price is set to continue
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AnalysisEnergy worries
Recent disruptions to fuel supply reveal the need for business continuity planning but some macroeconomic risks are beyond the control of a single company
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Online onlyWestern Australia struggles with energy crisis
Businesses in the region are discussing contingency plans after an explosion cut natural gas supplies by 30%
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New tool for global regulatory compliance
Aon has launched a tool to help global companies comply with local regulatory and tax regimes
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CommentPaul Howard, Sainsbury's
What are the chief risks facing a major food retailer and how can they be managed? Airmic's former chairman gives us the rundown
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Online onlyWorst of crunch still to come
Nearly two thirds of UK companies believe the worst impact of the credit crisis is yet to come
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InterviewsWHO reveals rising cost of diseases in the workplace
Report calls for the worldwide introduction of workplace health programmes to tackle chronic disease
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Online onlyLiabilities to increase as credit crunch bites: Lloyd’s
Levene maintains that subprime claims are still "within expectations"
