A new report from the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends ways to make supply chains more resilient in the face of hurricanes and other disasters, drawing upon lessons learned from the 2017 hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
A Government-backed report into the blackouts in August that affected over 1 million customers in the UK has been published and recommends various measures to make Britain's power network more resilient, including providing more support for business continuity planning.
The threat of a highly disruptive cyber attack on US critical infrastructure is the top-ranked concern for the second straight year, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) twelfth annual Preventive Priorities Survey (PPS).
Earth Networks, operators of the world’s largest lightning detection network, has released its 2019 Lightning Report. During all of 2019, the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN) detected 112,310,896 total lightning strikes within the continental US, a modest 1 percent increase from 2018.
DRI International’s latest Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report is now available, providing a global perspective and comprehensive trends analysis of the resilience profession. The report was developed by DRI International’s Future Vision Committee and is based on survey data.
A new report ‘Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts’ warns that California’s coastal-based businesses and communities need to consider the impacts of rising sea levels and need to take action.
Fortress Availability Services has published a report which focuses on the top five key trends that the company expects will be seen in operational resilience in 2020 and beyond.
The Bank of England has issued a consultation document which sets out its proposed framework for the 2021 Biennial Exploratory Scenario (BES) exercise, which will test the resilience of the largest banks and insurers to the physical and transition risks associated with different possible climate scenarios.
A new academic paper, published in BMC Psychology, looks at employees’ perceptions of workplace support and help-seeking in the context of a disaster.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
