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FeaturesThe Black Swan slain
Developing futures scenarios is a strategic risk management technique for considering what could happen in the future and its possible impact on a company’s objectives. The goal is to establish the basis for managing uncertain or unknown events.By Scott Randall
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FeaturesStrategic planning to reduce flood impact across Europe
On 26 November 2007, the new European Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks entered into force. For the first time, EU legislation requires its members to plan strategically to reduce the adverse consequences of flood events on human health, economic activities, the environment and cultural heritage. ...
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FeaturesChallenges for risk managers
How are European organisations dealing with corporate governance issues? And what is the impact on the risk manager’s role? Nathan Skinner investigates
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FeaturesBrazil: a tough nut
There's an old saying (often recounted even by Brazilians) that Brazil is the country of the future... and always will be! While in the past this would bring an ironic smile, now, perhaps things are starting to change, says Mike Watters
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FeaturesChallenges grow more sophisticated
Scenario planning can build capacity to adapt to large-scale political shocks
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FeaturesIn the wake of SocGen
Yet another financial scandal has highlighted the weaknesses of some organisations’ internal control. Are companies failing to learn lessons from the past? Or has the operating environment changed so much that it is making these lessons irrelevant?
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FeaturesBreaking down the silos
Business continuity and risk management have both come from very different places, yet there are increasingly obvious similarities on how both disciplines are applied in practice, says Douglas Ure
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FeaturesChanging work patterns
Simon Norris argues that a self-regulating approach, in which staff are free to organise and manage their own time in a responsible way, can offer more benefits to employers than taking a heavy-handed
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FeaturesWhen a call is not enough
If your business needs to dismiss employees, make sure you go about it in the right way. Anthony Thompson gives a salutary lesson from UK experience
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FeaturesDriving an integrated approach to governance risk and compliance
If people responsible for compliance are operating within silos, there may well be areas of neglect, warns Paul Pilkington
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FeaturesNavigating the global regulatory minefield
Jonathan Pickworth introduces a survey which suggests that many companies are too complacent about regulatory risk
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FeaturesBetween Fear and Reason – the French way
Andrew Leslie reflects on last month’s AMRAE conference
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FeaturesManaging reputation and value
A disaster throws a spotlight on a company’s performance. Some recover quickly; others do not. Research into the share price of airlines following a fatal crash gives an indication of the reasons for the difference. Deborah Pretty describes the results.
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FeaturesTowards sustainability
What part can business play in making the change towards a sustainable economy? Nathan Skinner reports on a recent conference
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More than just procurement
Mathias Estrade, Cyril Végni and Audrey Gandon underline the importance of managing the risks at the heart of the purchasing function
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Who is an employee?
It is dangerous to think that once you contract out work to someone else, your liability towards them is at an end, says Patricia Baxter
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Unchecked Risks That Can Lead to Catastrophe
Asset management, planned maintenance and procurement have the potential to create disaster if are not treated with the respect they deserve. By Tony Prior
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Measuring the markets
Where are the best opportunities to be found among emerging markets? And what about the risks? Ian Coleman explains the thinking behind an index which balances the risks and rewards
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There's more to it than 'badging in'
If your security department is bottom of the heap, the organisation is rife with an ‘open’ culture, and IT has pinched the business continuity issues, you can still conduct a fight back. Peter Speight invokes Turnbull and SOX to explain how
