IRM risk predictions 2021

While crisis management and survival were top of corporate agendas during 2020, risk managers and now looking to increase resilience and innovation, according to IRM’s Risk predictions 2021.

“Risk managers have never been so busy and pivotal to Read more

Sustainability agreements: CMA issues information for businesses

The CMA has today issued information to help businesses achieve environmental sustainability goals whilst staying on the right side of competition law.

One of the ways in which businesses are striving to meet climate change targets or other environmental Read more

Business interruption tops worry list for 2021

Business interruption has topped the executive worry list for 2021, according to Allianz’s annual Risk barometer. But three key risks are almost level pegging in first place in the survey: business interruption (41 per cent), pandemic outbreak (40 Read more

Pandemic is risk to climate change action, says World Economic Forum

Having warned of the risk of a global “lethal flu” back in 2006, this year’s Global risks report 2021 focuses on the further risks and consequences of today’s pandemic. In particular, the report’s authors – World Economic Forum – Read more

Data war to heat up

The data war is likely to heat up in 2021 as countries act to either slowdown or halt the flow of sensitive data across borders – moves that could disrupt business models that rely on free-flowing information, according to Read more

Post-Brexit landscape changes for employers

The post-Brexit landscape has changed how people can move and work in mainland Europe for both employers and employees.

Freedom of movement between the UK and Europe ended on 31 December. The UK has a new immigration system where Read more

Climate change white paper sets tone for the future

The UK government’s climate change white paper sets out how the country will seek to mitigate the risk of increasingly adverse weather and build a net-zero economy.

The document – Energy white paper: powering our net zero futureRead more

European banks face mixed future

While the COVID-19 pandemic has given the world economy and unprecedented shock, Europe’s banks have weathered the initial impact relatively well, according to a report by the sector watchdog the European Banking Authority (EBA).

“Compared with the previous crisis, Read more