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Managing reputation risk in a politically polarised world

When it comes to managing reputation, businesses must assess long-term exposures, understand stakeholder expectations, and align actions with core values. Nathan Hambrook-Skinner, director at FTI Consulting, explores how to navigate this new complex and dangerous corporate landscape.

Businesses need to join the dots between internal audit and risk

Companies can improve their risk management by employing a connected risk approach that leverages the expertise of internal audit teams

Risk research: How to manage the threat of digital obsolescence

Businesses need to adopt a robust risk mitigation strategy and perform diligent horizon scanning when adopting new technology.

Risk briefing: how the renewables sector can manage growing construction risks

As new projects and construction in the renewables sector ramps up, firms need a high concentration of risk management, insurance and claims expertise to prepare for an inevitable increase in losses

Risk briefing: Scenario planning lessons from the CrowdStrike Falcon outage

The CrowdStrike outage showed that risk managers need a nuanced approach to risk assessment that allows organisations to focus their resources on addressing the most critical vulnerabilities first, maximising the effectiveness of their resilience efforts.

The 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

Risk briefing: Why is air turbulence getting worse - and what does it mean for aviation risk?

Recent high-profile air turbulence events highlight broader, long-term climate risks

The challenges for NATO and why this should matter for business

General Sir Richard Shirreff – chair of the Healix security and risk advisory board, delves into the key challenges facing NATO post-summit and their implications for the business community.

Spotlight on: the risks facing the global retail sector

Many have rung the death knell for retail over the years, but the sector isn’t dying – it’s just changing. Retail risk managers have their hands full, managing disruptors like AI integration and the next generations’ consumer habits, alongside supply chain issues and loss prevention. Trevor Treharne reports.

C-suite must rethink its approach to cyber threats and ransomware attacks increase

Cybercriminals have evolved their tactics in 2024 to take advantage of business and technology consolidation. Businesses must respond by being more proactive about cybersecurity

Spotlight on: risk management strategies to tackle Lithium-ion battery fire threats

The growing risks from the increased use of lithium-ion batteries across the world has left employers, manufacturers, transport hubs and regulators urgently seeking solutions.

The 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

A global cyber protection gap is emerging - what it means for firms

An EMEA survey shows that less than a fifth of corporate information assets have cyber coverage in place. This is what businesses need to know

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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