September 1 was the beginning of National Preparedness Month (NPM), which seeks to encourage communities and business across the US to prepare for all types of emergencies and disasters. This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is ‘Disasters Don’t Wait Make Your Plan Today’
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rate of digital transformation taking place within UK businesses, new research from Studio Graphene has found. The London-based tech developer commissioned an independent survey among over 500 decision-makers within UK businesses.
This paper by Gert Kogenhop, (Hon.) MBCI, looks at the latest definitions of business resilience, describes the structure of a business resilience management system, and explains why sharing and collecting information is at the heart of a resilient organization.
To help businesses build resilience in the wake of COVID-19, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has teamed up with Deloitte and PwC to create a new video series. Insights in the series have been drawn from NZTE’s Export Business Continuity Service workshops, which helped more than 400 companies navigate the fallout from COVID-19.
The US power grid system is not only large but dynamic, which makes it especially challenging to manage. Human operators know how to maintain systems when conditions are static. But when conditions change quickly operators lack a clear way of anticipating how the system should best adapt to meet system security and safety requirements.
Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an extremely active season, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
Hurricane Laura made landfall on Thursday August 27, 2020, as a Category Four hurricane. This Continuity Central update page will track recovery information for businesses that have been impacted by the storm.
An international Boston Consulting Group (BCG) survey on employee sentiment reveals that productivity can be maintained surprisingly well in a virtual or hybrid work setting.
Aon has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during July 2020.
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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.
