All Risk News articles – Page 317
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Analysis
Moving forward
The events of 11 September have shattered the traditional concepts of our world.
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Management practices and shareholder value
A new study of best practices in generating and sustaining shareholder value
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Taking more risks
UK companies are increasingly adopting a risk-taking stance as CEOs realise the importance of risk management, according to recent research.
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Emotions blocking effective risk management
organisations are losing out and failing to realise value because ego, greed and fear are stopping them from employing effective risk management
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European call for CSR
European commissioners have presented a Green Paper promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Stress claim dismissed
An office manager who brought a claim against her employers for work-related stress has had her case dismissed.
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Responsibility conference
The future Belgian presidency of the European Union, jointly with the Commission, is organising a conference on the place of corporate social responsibility on the social policy agenda.
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Serious fraud escalates
Big business is losing out to fraudsters, with over EURO3.6bn lost in the last two years
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Public sector good practice
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, said that his office was working with government departments to improve their risk management and assist them in well thought-through risk taking.
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Insurable certification on-line
Globalisation and the growth of e-commerce raise problems of lack of transparency and security.
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Top US corporate citizens
A recent issue of Business Ethics magazine lists the 100 best corporate citizens for 2001, America’s most profitable and socially responsible major public companies.
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The value of environmental performance
Does superior environmental performance indicate increased shareholder value? An emerging body of evidence suggests it may, according to a report from the Assabet Group.
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Internal auditors short on IT skills
A recent survey showed 47% of leading UK companies do not think they currently have adequate IT audit skills to meet their business needs.
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CBI criticises new rules
The CBI has expressed strong concerns over some aspects of new European discrimination laws.
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Regulating communications
A recent UK government White Paper sets out its policy for the future of the country's communications and media.
