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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

Regulation watch: everything risk managers need to know about ASEAN’s guide to AI governance and ethics

Linklaters’ Albert Yuen considers the implications and significance of ASEAN’s guide to AI governance and ethics, and why it is for essential risk managers to understand and embrace this new reality.

The international order is ‘in decline’ – what it means for businesses

A political risk insurance report from WTW highlights the decline of consensus on the liberal international order, summarising it as at best, ‘lukewarm’.

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.

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.

Case study: how to safeguard your reputation when entering new markets

A good image is hard won, but easily lost. And while growing into emerging markets provides amazing opportunities, your reputational risk will grow, too. Trevor Treharne asked one senior risk leader how they safeguarded their reputation when expanding into India.

Understanding supply chain vulnerabilities key as world becomes ‘riskier place’

’The risk market is changing and we need to ensure that we are with our clients from the outset,’ says chief executive of Gallagher’s crisis consultancy business

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?

Quick briefing: learning lessons from the Dubai floods

Preparation and planning are everything, when it comes to managing flood risk. Experts share their top tips for getting ahead of threats.

The educator: RMIA’s Simon Levy on why education is the greatest tool in a risk manager’s armoury

Asking questions, really listening to the answers and learning all the time – this is what defines a great risk manager, RMIA’s CEO and company secretary Simon Levy tells Trevor Treharne.

Spotlight on: the risks of doing business in Australia and how to mitigate them

Despite rich natural resources and an impressively stable economy, it’s not a case of ‘no worries’ for Australia. Battling intense climate change exposure and a cybersecurity crisis, the nation’s risk managers must keep a cool head and get creative, reports Trevor Treharne.

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.

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

Our state of the industry survey reveals risk managers' top concerns for 2024

Our 2024 State of the Industry survey reveals a risk profession that is evolving, with more practitioners than ever moving beyond insurance buying to focus on enterprise risk management. But with new threats emerging at a dizzying rate, the pressure is on to improve controls and communicate your value. Sara ...

Health and safety tops risk concern list for Directors and Officers - here’s how to protect your business

Health and safety, cyber, and data loss are all key risks facing company directors and officers. To manage the threats, risk managers must focus on breaking down siloes and attaching dollar values to key threats

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

Case study: How Lendlease put people front and centre during the Fukushima nuclear accident and earthquake

The 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident and preceding earthquake and tsunami devastated the region in a matter of hours. Managing Lendlease’s risk response from the region, Kevin Bates describes putting a pause on other business concerns to focus on what mattered most – people.

SR Q1 2024: It’s tough out there, but we’ve got this

It sometimes feels like the world is spinning faster, as we are bombarded with ever-more complex and intertwining threats. It is the risk professional’s job to manage and mitigate, while guiding senior management through – no easy task. But with the right tools and information, we can do this.

Sector spotlight: how mining companies can manage growing ESG, regulation, and talent risks

There are few industries more at the coalface of steep risk management demands than the mining sector. ESG pressures, regulatory demands, and leaching talent are creating a challenging mix of exposures for its risk managers, writes Trevor Treharne.