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Analysis
Risk briefing: how to protect your employees and business through civil unrest and riots
As riots spread across the UK, and tensions rise globally, StrategicRISK speaks to experts about what businesses should be doing to keep employees safe.
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Analysis
Risk briefing: Maritime supply chains in danger of sinking
As CEO of shipping giant Maersk says that supply chains are at breaking point, here’s how ports are responding and what risk managers can expect
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Features
The next generation: A fresh perspective on the biggest risks on the horizon
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 attracted them to risk.
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Analysis
Risk briefing: Experts predict an escalation in the US-China trade war - what it means for businesses
Risk managers must prepare for an escalation in the trade war between the US and China and the implications it would have for business operations
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Opinion
G20 leaders need a bold new approach to risk
Ruth Richardson, executive director of the ASRA, argues that current risk management approaches are creating a dangerous misalignment between the hazards we’re facing and the types of deep, transformative decisions that need to be made.
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Analysis
Risk briefing: how risk managers should react to the Microsoft / Crowdstrike outage
As critical infrastructure across the globe grinds to a halt, StrategicRISK speaks to risk, reputation, data and IT experts to learn what happened, what impacted organisations can do, and steps that risk managers should take to avoid similar crises in the future
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Analysis
Risk briefing: how to manage risk megatrends across trade, technology, weather and workforce.
Businesses need actionable insights and innovative tools to more quickly address megatrends and protect against critical risk and people issues
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Features
Risk 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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Analysis
Spotlight on: rising ESG violations within supply chains and how to tackle them
Earlier this month, news that workers’ rights campaigners were protesting Shein’s potential FTSE listing hit headlines. Mathias Bolton, head of commerce at UNI Global Union, told the Guardian: “Shein shouldn’t be rewarded with the credibility of being listed in the City, or anywhere else, given the lack of transparency in ...
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Editor's Letter
SR Q2 2024: The great balancing act
Parenthood and risk management have a lot in common – both demand a superhuman ability to multitask, stay one step ahead, and keep a cool head. Every day is another challenge… but you wouldn’t change it for the world, right?
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Features
Spotlight on: M&A risks and how businesses can tackle them
Dealmaking conditions are undeniably tough and organisations must tackle ESG, cyber and people-related risks to get deals over the line
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Analysis
The big question: What is the greatest security threat facing organisations today?
A new board of leading voices from the world of risk and security, brought together by risk management company, Healix, shares their opinions on the greatest geopolitical and security challenges that risk managers need to tackle
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Analysis
How risk managers can prepare for a supercharged hurricane season
Experts are urging businesses to prepare for an above-normal hurricane season. Here’s how risk managers can respond
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Analysis
Risk briefing: supply chain lessons from the Tuff Torq child labor scandal
Amid a wave of child labor violations across the United States, businesses must take steps to ensure their supply chains are free from illegal work practices
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Analysis
The U.S., China and the struggle for electric vehicle dominance
As the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) reshapes EV manufacturing, nations race to secure their place in the future of the industry.
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Analysis
Malware top cyber threat for companies while ransomware risks grow - how risk managers can react
A compliance mindset and collaboration are key to dealing with a surge in cyber crime. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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Analysis
Baltimore Bridge collapse could cause $81billion trade crisis - what risk managers need to know
Stakeholder engagement, adaptation, and flexibility are key for businesses impacted by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Experts outline the next steps for risk managers
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Opinion
Why understanding the geopolitical rivalry over AI is business-critical
Technological rivalry around artificial intelligence is creating limitations on which systems can be deployed around the world and how they can be developed. Oxford Analytica’s Megha Kumar explains what businesses need to know
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Analysis
Five geopolitical threats that could rock the world and how to manage them
New research highlights the top threats to internationally operating businesses including the deteriorating situation in Taiwan, Russia’s use of private military corporations, and growing supply chain concerns. Here’s what CROs need to know
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Features
Spotlight 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.