Dr Robert James Chapman, Dr Chapman and Associates Ltd, January 2025Can be contacted at: DrChapmanAssociates@outlook.com

Introduction

On 25 December 2024 Finland’s electricity transmission operator Fingrid reported that their 106-mile Estlink 2 cable connection between Finland and Estonia had Read more

A growing number of US executives said that they feared recession no matter who won the recent presidential election, according to PWC’s pulse survey.

Even though the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in September and inflation is low, Read more

The Guardian newspaper in the UK is the latest in a line of organisations that have either quit social media platforms or reassessed the way that they and their staff use them. 

In November 2024, the Guardian Read more

While many organisations are investing heavily in net zero initiatives, the investment case is not well-understood and insufficient capital flows are slowing down the scale and speed of transition, according to the Business breakthrough barometer.

“We need a Read more

While the European Union (EU) is more prepared to deal with major crises than it was five years ago, the complex risk landscape has outpaced the body’s speed in dealing with them, according to a report published by the Read more

Chief risk officers (CROs) said they were more involved in supporting their organisations’ short-term goals for innovation and growth rather than longer-term strategies, according to a study by the World Economic Forum.

For example, 81 per cent Read more

Climate change, cybersecurity, geopolitical stability and other key risks have remained at the top of insurance survey rankings over the past four to five years, according to Axa future risk report 2024.

Climate change, for example, has Read more