Features – Page 4

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    Business uninterrupted

    22 December 2009

    Contract certainty, reputational impact and handling post-loss issues were among the topics discussed at StrategicRISK’s recent question time on business continuity. Nathan Skinner describes the debate

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    Making the investment fit

    22 December 2009

    How can risk managers persuade their boards to invest in risk engineering when money is tight? asks Tony Dowding

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    Guard your data

    29 October 2009

    Lee Coppack says that the information that companies hold is as valuable as money for hackers and criminals. The consequences for businesses can be embarrassing and expensive

  • Special Report: Fighting Corruption and Bribery
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    The cost of corruption

    22 July 2009

    Nathan Skinner reviews anti bribery and corruption measures – and discusses just how effective they are

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    The Cyprus connection

    18 July 2009

    Producing fake products is a useful source of income for organised crime and terrorist groups. And Cyprus, a relatively small island in the Mediterranean, is starting to play a pivotal role. Alan Waring explains

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    Dealing with economic downturn

    6 May 2009

    is risk management being seen as an expendable cost? Or are the skills, tools and information at the disposal of the risk manager exactly what companies turn to?

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    Corruption risks on the rise

    6 May 2009

    There is probably no more corruption in the world now than there was 30 years ago, but corruption related risks for companies have substantially increased – particularly over the last decade – warns Robert Barrington

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    It could happen to you

    6 May 2009

    As companies find themselves looking outside their normal areas of operation, Heyrick Bond Gunning expands on his clients’ experience in countries where corruption and bribery loom large

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    European food safety

    6 May 2009

    Food producers should take all reasonable precautions and exercise due diligence

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    Managing product safety recalls

    6 May 2009

    Ed Mitchell and Thomas Zanner explain how to deal with recalls in the food and drink industry

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    Telling it like it is

    6 May 2009

    Communication can be the difference between a good and badly handled product recall, says Julia Johnson

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    Can you dig for wealth and be green?

    28 February 2009

    Extractive industries and sustainability do not go hand in hand. Or do they? We asked Total and Rio Tinto for their views

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    Insuring against the downturn

    1 December 2008

    The economic downturn introduces new risks and emphasises old ones. Nathan Skinner investigates what is making companies cautious and how the insurance industry is responding

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    Achieving a share of the marketing mind

    1 November 2008

    David Abrahams considers the ways and means of introducing risk thinking to marketing colleagues in difficult times

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    Twelve steps to better security

    1 November 2008

    Some organisations are struggling to comply with the payment card industry’s new set of standards on data security. Nathan Skinner explains

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    Bad credit

    31 October 2008

    Rating agencies need to clean up their act as regulation looms, says Neil Hodge

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    Bombs, bird flu and banana skins

    22 September 2008

    There are many catastrophic events that can cause disruption to business, but more often than not its a disorganised response that causes the most serious problems. Peter Power looks at the key features of a crisis management plan

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    More than just good PR

    1 September 2008

    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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    See no evil

    1 September 2008

    Is Google as squeaky clean as its users like to think? Lee Coppack considers privacy and trust, and looks at the risks that may lie in wait for the world’s favourite search engine

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    Delivering the promise

    13 June 2008

    Nathan Skinner runs his eye over the multitude of risks faced by companies who neglect ethical behaviour