IRM guidelines on gender diversity

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 held on International Women’s Day in March.

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We are none of us islands

In this interconnected and increasingly digitised world, many (indeed, perhaps most) risks and uncertainties that we contend with cannot be evaluated and managed in isolation.

Common features of interconnected risks and uncertainties include multiple characteristics, causes and consequences. Such Read more

More focus on risk management

The first flurry of predictions for 2018 are beginning to drift in. While technology disruption, natural disasters and cyber risk are all near the top of most lists published so far, risk management has also gone up the agenda Read more

A typical day in risk management – not likely

If you think there is a typical day in risk management, then think again. Risk managers come in all shapes and sizes as IRM’s two recent case studies show.

Abhishek Paul, associate vice president in risk and conduct assurance at Risk Hub Read more

Reflections on a career in risk management

The IRM’s retiring technical director Paul Hopkin reflects on over four decades of work and thought in the risk management profession

After a career in risk management of more than 40 years, retirement started to raise its increasingly grey Read more

Is anyone watching the back door?

Is anyone watching the back door? That is a question executives increasingly ask when trying to strike the balance between creating value and corporate defence.

But too many organisations get this balance wrong. Boards seeking growth often forget to Read more

The Big Debate: The Institute of Risk Management Launches the Risk Agenda 2025

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding by exploring the future direction the profession of risk management is likely to take.

Risk Agenda 2025 is launched with a survey into the Read more