All Strategic Risk Global articles in March 2012
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Risk InnovationThe Netherlands has long lived with risk – now it is embracing it in the boardroom
National stereotypes aside, the fact that one of the great national myths of the Netherlands is the story of the boy who kept his finger in the dyke and so saved hundreds of people from drowning is surely a sign of a society that understands the importance of risk awareness.
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Risk InnovationNederland heeft lang met risico’s geleefd. Nu worden risico’s door leidinggevenden in de armen gesloten
Naast de nationale stereotiepen is één van de grootste nationale mythes van Nederland, waarbij een jongen zijn vinger in een gat van de dijk stak en zo honderden mensen van de verdrinkingsdood redde, vast en zeker een blijk van een maatschappij die het belang van risicobewustzijn begrijpt.
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Risk InnovationFinalmente la luce: un profilo più elevato per il risk management in Italia
Gli italiani sono abituati a convivere con il rischio. Circa 3 milioni di persone abitano in prossimità del Vesuvio, famoso per l’eruzione del 79 d.C. che distrusse Pompei ed Ercolano, nonché unico vulcano ancora attivo in Europa continentale. Di recente, I’Italia ha anche dovuto fronteggiare problemi politici e di instabilità ...
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HeadspaceHeadspace: Hans Laessoe
LEGO Systems senior risk director Hans Laessoe says John Lennon was his hero but now takes second place – to his wife
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Risk Innovation
Saverio Longo, CEO, Zurich Global Corporate Italia
How mature is the Risk Management profession in Italy?
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MarketingSeeing the light: How risk management is gaining a high profile in Italy
Italians are used to living with risk. About 3 million people live close to Mount Vesuvius, famous for the eruption in AD79 that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and still the only active volcano in mainland Europe. In recent years Italy has also had to cope with ...
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FeaturesFive steps to re-emerging as a resilient organisation
Organisations need to rebuild their risk management structures to cope with the increasing frequency of unforeseen, devastating risk events
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MarketingRisk Financing: Evolving cyber cover
As awareness of digital risk grows, insurance options from a burgeoning cyber market are becoming more sophisticated
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InterviewsHelp the company to fly
Risk management takes on a new dimension when you operate 14 airports and airfields. Marie-Eve Albertelli of Aéroports de Paris says the art of risk management is in making sure all levels of a business communicate
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AnalysisChina’s threat to the net
There’s a global war being conducted on the Internet, with China and Russia going all out to steal commercial secrets from the West, say security experts
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AnalysisCapitalism’s last stand
Some are warning that the world’s economic woes and the protest movements they have fuelled could spell the end of the capitalist system as we know it. Could we already be in transition?
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AnalysisA bigger slice of the pie
The financial crisis has led to the rise of a new risk – resource-rich states moving to seize a greater share of profits from the companies exploiting their natural resources
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AnalysisBeware the changing wind
Operating on foreign soil brings with it all manner of political risks. For mobile phone company Orange it was having its Egyptian network shut down by the government during the Arab Spring. But a keen eye can spot threats early
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Features
How to: Avoid getting caught out by trade sanctions
Governments are increasingly willing to use trade sanctions as a political tool, and can put them in place quickly. Businesses must work hard to keep on top of regulatory changes
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AnalysisExtreme risks: planning for life after the euro
What exactly would happen if the eurozone broke up in 2012? And do risk managers have a hope of preparing for such a far-reaching forecast?
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