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Preventing unwanted legacies
According to Gartner, between 30% and 40% of IT departments do not care about cutting their carbon footprint, and only 10% are being active in developing relevant policies to address the issue of their energy use. These statistics are staggering in today's society, where we are all encouraged to recycle ...
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Improving safety on site
Building sites can be dangerous places. Andrew Stokes and Chris Baranowski believe that CDM 2007 should reduce bureaucracy and make it easier for everyone to understand their responsibilities
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Coping with a crisis – or responding to an incident?
The debate continues on continuity terminology. Peter Power gives his view
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Is regulation driving risk management?
News that a new EU directive is on the horizon is rarely greeted with cheers. Sue Coperman looks at what our Benchmarking Club respondents have to say about regulation
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Converting the cynical
Having initially been cynical about the value of business continuity management, Paul Johnson explains how he became converted
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Walking the tightrope
Andre Basile examines the risks facing directors and officers from emerging legal challenges
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Maternity – the new rules
Employers may dread yet more regulation of maternity rights, but the new rules provide some common sense benefits for both employer and employee, says Claire Birkinshaw
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Looking after the paperwork
Losing vital documents in a fire or other disaster can slow down business recovery, warns Kirsten Rix
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OGC principles of risk management
Robert Chapman summarises 12 principles that should underpin risk management
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Don’t rely on the legislation
When it comes to IT, established legislation leaves several loopholes in the protection you and your shareholders might expect, warns Amer Shashati
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Seeing risk through a glass darkly
Investigations into the accident at the Texas City refinery suggested that all was not well with BP’s perception of risk, says Lee CoppackOne of the world's most respected companies was responsible for the worst industrial accident in the US since 1990. An investigation by a US federal government agency found ...
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Time for Review?
The news that the recent UK high court judgment in Bartoline Limited v (1) Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc & (2) Heath Lambert Ltd (2006) may now be going to the Court of Appeal has created even more uncertainty in an already confused situation. John Cooper and Bob Martin ...
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Reflections in New Orleans
From a distance the roads look unremarkably. There are few cars, but it is the middle of the day. Closer up there is clearly something wrong.
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Preventing losses in the chemical industry
Safety risks are inherent to the operational process of chemical manufacturing plants and refineries, but also pose a major concern for chemical facilities in other types of industry. By Leonardo Piazzi
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Lighthill Risk Network: a community of expertise
April 2007 sees the launch of the Lighthill Risk Network, an international community that will link business and research. By Paul Wilson and Peter Taylor
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Programme Risk
Gerard Gallagher says that programme risk is the internal audit 'blind spot' that keeps board members awake at nights.
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The balancing act
Bridget Hutter argues that balancing the interests of consumers and business, and balancing the advantages of regulation against its burdens, is a necessary part of a responsible debate.
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A softer landing
The acquisition of BAA by Ferrovial brings together two companies which both take risk management extremely seriously.
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Back to the future
Robert Chapman heralds a return to first principles in forthcoming revised risk management guidance.
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Environmentally aware
StrategicRISK's Benchmarking Club respondents confirm that most European companies are well aware of their potential environmental liabilities.
