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FeaturesCountry spotlight: key risks for businesses operating in Japan - and how to manage them
The Japanese proverb ‘fall down seven times, stand up eight’ says much about a country under constant pressure to build resilience against a litany of risks. In the face of earthquakes, an aging workforce and supply chain instability, Japan approaches its challenges with creativity and fortitude.
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FeaturesRisk-!n: everything risk managers need to know about ISO 31000 and why it matters to resilience
Ahead of his session at Risk-!n, Joel Aimuemojie, global risk assurance leader, shares his views on how ISO 31000 can improve ESG outcomes, and what risk professionals will learn at the event
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Deep dive: how businesses can build resilience against black swan events
Can businesses prepare for unforeseen Black Swan events, or is resilience the only viable strategy when facing an unknowable future? Observing the firms that bounced back best from previous crises could teach us a lot.
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FeaturesRisk tool spotlight: How to use risk visualisations to improve data-driven decision-making
Risk visualisations are an essential tool for transforming complex data into something decision-makers can really use. But there are ways to elevate your graph game, and ways you can really devalue those visuals. We dug into the research on maximising your visualisation strategies.
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FeaturesAre you ready for round two? What we know about Trump’s second term so far
As Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, risk managers are trying to predict what upheaval awaits. Expect regulatory rollbacks, a return to his controversial approach to international relations, and an ‘America First’ economic approach that may put global trade in a tailspin.
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FeaturesClimate report 2024: Risk managers attitudes to climate threats revealed
When it comes to embedding climate threats into organisational risk management strategies, progress is being made. Slowly. But, as our 2024 climate change survey finds, the fight for resources continues.
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FeaturesSector spotlight: evolving financial services threats and how leading risk managers are tackling them
Against a backdrop of bank failures and low consumer trust, the financial services industry is juggling escalating cyber threats, ever-rising regulatory scrutiny, and the need to innovate. Sara Benwell reports.
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FeaturesThe next generation: How the risk management profession needs to evolve for the future
The industry’s next generation is coming into the market, laser-focused on building careers in risk management. We asked three up-and-coming ‘ones to watch’, what changes the industry needs to make to meet the needs of an evolving risk landscape
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FeaturesThe next generation: The most valuable risk management tools of the future
The industry’s next generation is coming into the market, laser-focused on building careers in risk management. We asked three up-and-coming ‘ones to watch’, which tools they think are most valuable in mitigating the risks of the future
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FeaturesRisk managers must guide businesses to invest in geopolitical resilience and keep expecting the unexpected
You’d be forgiven for thinking crisis levels had peaked in 2020. Yet, four years on, global volatility soars ever higher. As boards begin to invest in geopolitical resilience, Trevor Treharne asks what risk managers can do to anticipate ticking time bombs before they explode onto the headlines.
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FeaturesRisk tool spotlight: How to run a successful risk workshop
A well-designed risk workshop is an effective way to pinpoint, assess and devise action plans. But how can risk managers ensure that these workshops really achieve what they set out to? Sara Benwell reports.
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FeaturesOur state of the industry survey reveals risk managers' top concerns for 2024
Our 2024 State of the Industry survey reveals a risk profession that is evolving, with more practitioners than ever moving beyond insurance buying to focus on enterprise risk management. But with new threats emerging at a dizzying rate, the pressure is on to improve controls and communicate your value. Sara ...
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FeaturesSpotlight on: risk engineering and how to use it to improve resilience
Risk engineering solves problems before they can occur, providing the practical information you need to make decisions that prevent losses and interruption. And your insurer will love you for it, reports Sara Benwell.
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FeaturesSector 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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FeaturesSpotlight 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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FeaturesSpotlight 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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FeaturesDealing with disaster: how to make sure your business is prepared for the worst
When catastrophic weather devastates businesses, insurance alone can’t – or won’t – be enough. Know your exposures and devise mitigation plans now, before it’s too late.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: the three lines of defence model
As the risk management world promotes risk optimisation over control, and coordination over siloed thinking, have we outgrown the 3LoD model? Trevor Treharne asks industry experts where it’s time for a tactical rethink
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FeaturesHow risk managers can lead the way on the transition to net zero
Sustainability requirements are constantly growing. A green transition demands the enterprise-wide purview of the risk manager to understand not only the risks but the opportunities along the path to net zero. Sara Benwell reports.
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FeaturesGaining the power to change your risk culture
Our trio of experts share the steps they’ve taken to create a positive risk culture and how you can use these to embed risk into organisation-wide decision-making.
