Risk Management
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April 25, 2024
European Parliament approves regulation to tackle forced labour
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new regulation that enables the EU to prohibit the sale,…
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April 25, 2024
Absenteeism drops dramatically in France
The levels of absenteeism in French companies dropped sharply in 2023, especially among large corporations, new research shows. The survey,…
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April 25, 2024
Climate change could spread malaria risk to new countries, warns International SOS
Climate change could see malaria cases in countries previously free of the disease, bringing new health risks for workers travelling…
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April 25, 2024
Europe records 300% surge in farmer protests this year
Farmer protests have spiked 300% in Europe so far this year to 4,000 incidents, compared with a total of 1,000…
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April 24, 2024
Swedish risk managers told to focus on flexibility rather than resilience
Swedish risk managers should prioritise flexibility over resilience to mitigate and manage increasingly unpredictable geopolitical risk, said Andreas von der…
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April 24, 2024
European Parliament votes for ‘hard-fought compromise’ on CSDDD
MEPs have voted in favour of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), giving the final green light to rules…
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April 24, 2024
Property risk and flood mapping platform expands to Europe
Geocoding and property intelligence expert Addresscloud has partnered with flood risk management firm JBA Risk management to map the flood…
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April 24, 2024
Early construction project engagement critical to mitigate climate risks
A panel during Commercial Risk’s Construction Risk Management Europe Conference urged construction companies to get technical experts involved much earlier…
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April 24, 2024
ISSB opens reporting projects on biodiversity and human capital
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), partner body to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) under the IFRS, has announced…
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April 24, 2024
UK regulator widens net for sustainability disclosure rules
The UK’s financial services regulator said it wants to extend sustainability disclosure requirements for asset managers, due to begin from…
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April 23, 2024
Dubai floods put $8bn of aircraft at risk, estimates Russell Group
Aircraft with a value of $8bn on the ground at Dubai’s airport were at risk of damage during unprecedented rainstorms…
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April 23, 2024
Parima heads to Manila for first of three conferences this year
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) will hold the first of a series of conferences this year in…
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April 22, 2024
More than 70% of global workforce exposed to climate change-related health hazards: ILO
A new report by the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) finds that a “staggering” 70% of the world’s workforce are…
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April 22, 2024
Europe saw record extreme heat stress days last year, finds EU report
A record number of extreme heat stress days in Europe last year, alongside wildfires, droughts and flooding “paints a sombre…
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April 18, 2024
Climate change to cause ‘massive economic damage’
Climate change will cost the global economy $38trn every year by 2049 and cause “massive economic damage” some six times…
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April 18, 2024
European bosses say half of supply chain will not comply with CSDDD
C-suite executives across the EU and UK expect at least half of their supply chain will not be compliant with…
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April 17, 2024
Risk management community mourns the death of former Ferma president Jorge Luzzi
International risk management association IFRIMA has announced the passing away of board member Jorge Luzzi, who was for decades a…
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April 17, 2024
Litigation likely to flow from US ‘forever chemicals’ regulation
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent establishment of safe levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water will likely…
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April 17, 2024
London market’s PoloWorks names CRO
Lloyd’s and London market insurance service firm PoloWorks has appointed Raphael Borrel as chief risk officer. Borrel joins PoloWorks from…
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April 16, 2024
Singapore regulator acts to bolster cyber resilience
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Mastercard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation over cybersecurity,…