Power outages are no longer rare disruptions. As extreme weather, energy volatility, cyber threats and ageing infrastructure increase blackout risks globally, risk managers must ensure their organisations can function in the dark and recover quickly.
As the role of risk professionals evolves, so too must the way risk management is understood and integrated within the business. At a recent Risk-!n session, a panel of senior risk professionals and CROs explored how the function needed to evolve to make risk management great again.
Faced with rising flash flood risk, Camden Council is working with the City of London and Thames Water to deliver a joined-up flood management strategy in South End Green. From natural flood defences to drainage upgrades and borough-wide SuDS, the council is embedding resilience across its urban landscape.
Managing the risk of a major ethylene cracking expansion program is not for the faint-hearted. GleeYM program and risk management consultant Yasir Masood explores the proactive strategies that mitigated a multitude of challenges, from safety to supply chain delays and special permits.
At the Risk-!n conference in Zurich, two climate risk experts – Arjan Vos, enterprise risk manager at COFRA Holding, and Théophile Bellouard, VP at Altitude, AXA Climate – outlined what practical, systemic climate adaptation looks like, and how businesses can take action before it’s too late.
As wildfires spread across California, Strategic Risk explores the steps risk managers can take to safeguard their employees and ensure business continuity
Agile risk management starts with knowing everything about your business and exactly where it’s heading. For that, you need to forge connections with every discipline, says MTR’s chief enterprise risk manager, Synthil Chetty.
Enterprise Risk Management is the immune system of any company, and risk managers need to stop defending it and instead show why it is indispensible, says Volkan Can, enterprise risk manager of a global building materials company, and board member of ERMA, Turkey
Talent is not a cost centre, it’s a multi-faceted risk that requires nuanced controls but offers huge opportunities. At the inaugural SR:500 event in Dubai, experts discussed why businesses must make people risk their top priority.
Advanced technology is making it easier than ever to turn data into powerful insights, which the modern risk leader must then use to create forward-thinking strategies. As the role continues to evolve, our webinar discusses how you go from risk mitigator to value creator
Data centres are the unseen powerhouses of our digital world – but AI is pushing their operational limits. Adrian Oxley explains how, by designing policies that reflect engineering realities and specific needs during and after construction, FM can help data centres remain resilient as demand surges.
The complexity and magnitude of international sanctions now demands vigilance on a new scale. Smaller businesses may not have the ready resources to tackle the issue, but the laws won’t make exceptions. So what practical steps can you take to stay safe?
As risks grow in complexity—spanning cybersecurity threats, ESG considerations, and geopolitical uncertainties—boards and executive teams are elevating risk management to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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As nat cats grow more severe, insurance gaps are widening - but parametric solutions might hold the key to resilience, says Dianna Nelson, a senior structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions