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Optimists were given reason to celebrate recently when reported rates of UK productivity in 2017 showed some improvement after years in the doldrums, but economists then seemingly spoiled the party by warning… More

The leading cyber threats to UK businesses last year were ransomware attacks, data breaches, supply chain threats and fake news stories, according to the 2017/18 report from the National Cyber Security Centre… More

Network Rail is spending £40bn in the five years to 2019 on an ambitious plan to upgrade the UK’s rail infrastructure. Helen Hunter-Jones, Head of Group Risk at the organisation, explains how… More

Discussions at an IRM infrastructure special interest group meeting have highlighted hot topics for the sector, including embedding risk management across an organisation, dealing with uncertainty and differing levels of complexity, and… More

The IRM has published a guide to help risk managers navigate the newly revised ISO 31000 standard –A risk practitioner’s guide to ISO 31000: 2018. The overhaul of the standard was released at… More

With a looming trade war between the US and China and the potential for increased trade friction as the UK leaves the EU, the world is approaching a new era of protectionist… More

Organisations and individuals could do more to improve their gender diversity – and in doing so potentially benefit their business – according to attendees at the IRM’s ‘Women in risk’ roundtable event… More

The Infrastructure SIG recently organised a meeting at the Shard in London, for over 35 risk professionals who work primarily in major rail, aviation, public utility and road programmes to discuss key… More

The issue of a UK gender pay gap has been under the microscope recently, with reporting from the public sector due by March 30, and private sector companies with more than 250… More