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    Managing product safety recalls

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

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    A geographical understanding of risk

    2008-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The advent of satellite navigation and the birth of Google Earth, Google Maps and France’s Geoportail have alerted everyone involved in the management of catastrophes to the value of geographical information systems. By François-Xavier Goblet

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    CEO INTERVIEW: Peter Harmer, chief executive, AON UK

    2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The downfall of AIG threw AON’s team into crisis management mode. But the broker remains confident that the turmoil will reveal new opportunities

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    Terror trade

    2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Kidnappers and extortionists use violence as a means to their financial or political ends. They pose a threat to both employees and corporate reputations. Nathan Skinner talks through the problem

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    Insuring against the downturn

    2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    Bombs, bird flu and banana skins

    2008-09-22T16:59:00Z

    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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    Today's European risk manager

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Peter Joy looks at some of the findings of StrategicRisk’s Europe-wide survey of risk manager attitudes and concerns

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    The changing face of corporate defence: Part 1

    2008-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sean Lyons asks to what extent the corporate world is preparing itself for defending the interests of all its stakeholders

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    The changing face of corporate defence: Part 2

    2008-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sean Lyons asks to what extent the corporate world is preparing itself for defending the interests of all its stakeholders

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    Breaching the wall

    2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

    While risk management must be the first line of defence in any data protection strategy, Jeremy Smith urges companies to bolster that defence with robust insurance coverage

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    Navigating the global regulatory minefield

    2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

    Jonathan Pickworth introduces a survey which suggests that many companies are too complacent about regulatory risk

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    There's more to it than 'badging in'

    2007-10-01T00:00:00Z

    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

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    Getting the message

    2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Communication can be used as a tool to provide information, explain and warn, and to influence decision-making. How do StrategicRISK Benchmarking Club correspondents view this aspect of their role? Sue Copeman describes the results of our latest survey

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    The time to act is always now

    2007-06-06T00:00:00Z

    With product recalls rising at an alarming rate, it is now critical to take practical crisis management measures to protect the reputation of your organisation and its brands, says Jonathan Hemus

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    Coping with a crisis – or responding to an incident?

    2007-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The debate continues on continuity terminology. Peter Power gives his view

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    Real time mapping

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Drawing on the detailed graphic rendering of programs such as Google Earth, new mapping tools can illustrate property assets at risk in real time. By Andrew Leslie

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    Understanding IT system failures

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    The failure of an organisation's IT network can be debilitating, and it is a risk that affects almost all companies, across all industry sectors. By Shaun Cooper

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    A softer landing

    2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

    The acquisition of BAA by Ferrovial brings together two companies which both take risk management extremely seriously.

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    Extortion - Held For Ransom

    2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Clive Stoddart warns that companies which fail to educate employees on the dangers of kidnap could be exposing themselves to legal action - but individuals need to take responsibility too.

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    Finding the leverage points

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Modifying the behaviour of complex systems in such a way as to minimise risk and promote opportunity is a crucial risk management function. Andrew Leslie looks to an essay by the late Donella Meadows to identify the leverage points where risks or opportunities are likely to congregate