Asia Pacific – Page 3
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Editor's Letter
SR Q1 2024: It’s tough out there, but we’ve got this
It sometimes feels like the world is spinning faster, as we are bombarded with ever-more complex and intertwining threats. It is the risk professional’s job to manage and mitigate, while guiding senior management through – no easy task. But with the right tools and information, we can do this.
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Features
Sector 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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Opinion
Regulation watch: How to manage the risks created by the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
Enhanced due diligence requirements set a new standard for supply chain management, Bindiya Vakil, CEO of Resilinc explores what the legislation means for risk managers
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Features
Spotlight on: the risks of doing business in china
Inscrutable new anti-espionage rules and opaque government processes set against a rocky COVID recovery and geopolitical tensions make risk management in China more crucial than ever. But it requires a creative approach and solid local connections. Trevor Treharne reports.
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Analysis
Technical briefing: risk management challenges in India
Rajeev Tanna, chairman of the IRM India Regional group and head of risk management and internal compliance at Tata Consulting Engineers shares the greatest risk management challenges for businesses operating in India in 2024
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Analysis
The heat is on: climate change set to increase economic losses
New research shows the economic impacts of climate change are set to get even more severe. Risk professionals must therefore urgently target prevention and mitigation measures.
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Analysis
Risk analysis: What will 2024’s elections mean for businesses
Risk professionals need deeper supply chain understanding and to think about how growing political risks might manifest, to weather the storm ahead
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Features
Spotlight on: Escalating NGO risks and how to tackle them
Against a backdrop of escalating threats, NGOs must prioritise the health and wellbeing of their workforces, including those in remote or unstable locations. Here’s how.
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Analysis
How ethical and compliance programmes can boost business performance
Over 60% of organisations have incorporated ethical behaviour into performance management, hiring, and reward practices. Here’s how to use ethics and compliance programmes to manage risks and improve business performance
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Features
Spotlight on: risks facing the financial services sector
Financial services firms face a significant cyber insurance coverage gap, as well as growing threats related to climate, geopolitics and technology. Here’s how to tackle the risks
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Features
Spotlight on: product recall risks
As data shows that recalls are increasing across food, consumer products and automotive, we look at what risk managers can learn from the past and how to minimise the threats for the future
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Interviews
Global tensions are rising, but risk perceptions are in the eye of the beholder
To successfully separate threats from opportunities risk managers must first understand the role of perception in the identification of risk. Zurich’s John Scott discusses the big picture
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Analysis
How risk professionals can find a path through the web of interconnected threats
Companies must accelerate their response to a more pervasive and complex risk environment and take steps to reinvent risk management. Here’s how
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Analysis
Key risk management lessons from the top ten cyber attacks in 2023
Nation-state attacks, ransomware, and data breaches feature among the most catastrophic cyber incidents in 2023. Here are the lessons that risk professionals must learn to protect their businesses
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Analysis
Movers and Shakers - Bloomberg, Saxo Bank, Evelyn Partners, Zurich, WTW, Gallagher
The latest appointments news from across the global risk, broking and insurance industries
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Features
Spotlight on: German construction industry supply chain risks
Supply chain issues in the German construction sector are leading to higher purchase prices, longer waiting times, and increased resources devoted towards planning. Oxford Economics shares strategies for managing the threats
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Analysis
$100bn annual nat cat losses is “the new normal” - how risk managers can better prepare
2023 highlighted the need for a proactive approach to risk identification, mitigation and adaptation including a renewed focus on downward counterfactual analysis.
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Analysis
Cyber tops risks concerns in Asia Pacific - top tips for building resilience
Cyber, fire and explosion, market developments, and new technologies all feature among the greatest threats facing Asia Pacific organisations. Here’s how to mitigate the risks
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Case Studies
Case study: How collaboration helped two CROs manage the Lindt Café terror attack.
When a café in Sydney’s central business district was under siege by a gunman, risk managers in the city rallied to assess the nightmare scenario and safeguard their staff. Trevor Treharne spoke to two who were on the scene.
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Analysis
World Economic Forum highlights the scale of artificial intelligence risks
Artficial intelligence creates opportunities for organisations, but also significant threats. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, speakers highlighted the risks and the key steps for mitigating them.