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    Plugging the risk management talent gap

    2023-10-18T15:50:00Z

    Baby boomers are retiring, and with them goes their vast experience. But instead of welcoming in a new wave of ambitious young recruits, we face a skills shortage. How will the industry encourage the next generation of talent to come in and make this evolving role their own?

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    Spotlight on: Health risks from gases released in lithium-ion battery fires

    2023-09-12T23:01:00Z

    Fire is not the only danger with lithium-ion batteries. Here’s what risk managers need to know, and how to manage the threats

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    Spotlight on: dengue fever risks and how businesses can protect employees

    2023-08-29T20:30:00Z

    As Dengue fever cases rise, risk managers must assess the threats across locations so that organisations can protect employees

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    Spotlight on: bird flu and the risk it could spread to humans

    2023-07-17T15:59:00Z

    The FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are urging countries to work together across sectors to prevent the spread of bird flu

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    Risk guide: how to create the right culture to tackle people-related risks

    2023-07-10T15:24:00Z

    Remote working plus a cost of living crisis and talent migration is leaving workforces disengaged and stressed. Unhappy employees put everything at risk, so organisations must protect their greatest asset and build risk cultures that put the heart of their organisations.

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    Future of risk management: modern risk leaders

    2014-04-29T15:44:00Z

    A new generation of risk managers is emerging, enterprise-wide risk advisers who take on a holistic approach

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    How to: Avoid health and safety prosecution

    2012-04-16T11:07:00Z

    Individual prosecutions for health and safety offences are on the rise, so it is more important than ever to ensure that senior managers are fulfilling their duties

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    Keeping the lights on

    2011-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Energy risk is a growing concern in a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce, but mitigating this risk now offers a wealth of additional benefits

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    How to stay nimble amid the hurdles

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Regulators are running risk managers ragged as they struggle to meet ever-more complex general requirements as well as the needs of their business. We check out the obstacles in their path

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    How to: Organise a whistleblowing programme

    2011-02-28T17:47:00Z

    An open culture and positive reporting will identify more black swans than formal procedures alone

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    A decade of comment

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Sue Copeman looks back at the hot issues of the past 10 years and finds them not too far removed from the topics that concern risk managers today

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    Building blocks for the future

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    No longer able to leave all risk managing to the risk manager, the board is being forced to take responsibility. Neil Hodge asks how corporations will structure themselves to deal with a constantly shifting risk landscape

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    End the duvet day

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Absenteeism can have a devastating effect on a business’s health, yet experts say many employers do not appreciate the scale of the problem and are failing to diagnose the reasons behind excessive sick leave, writes Neil Hodge

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    A world of difference

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Laws relating to directors' liability vary across Europe - while the spectre of US extradition looms in the background, writes Neil Hodge

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    Tools for change

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Tony Dowding sheds light on risk engineering and explains how a process associated with property protection can help firms fine tune their liability exposure

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    Refreshing the parts…

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Nathan Skinner visits the giant Heineken brewery in Amsterdam and talks to Eric Bloem, the firm’s head of insurance

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    The Cyprus connection

    2009-07-18T18:08:00Z

    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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    Managing risk in a recession

    2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Mike Boyle looks at recessionary risks, with particular emphasis on employer’s liability personal injury claims, and considers how companies can manage them.

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    Dealing with economic downturn

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

    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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    Projects under the microscope

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry and its customers are in an economic vice, squeezed on one side by the downturn and, on the other, by radically reduced funding options, says Garry Booth