The world is ‘woefully underprepared’ for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate, and food security, according to experts
Atmospheric and oceanic conditions still support an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA’s mid-season update issued by the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the US National Weather Service.
The UK’s financial sector and markets supervisory authorities have released a new Discussion Paper exploring ways to bring critical third parties (CTPs) into operational resilience regulation.
The cascading effects of extreme weather – such as heatwaves which combine heat and drought – and the interconnectedness of critical services and sectors has the potential to destabilize entire socioeconomic systems, according to a new study
As reported by Continuity Central last year, the UK government is considering changes to UK corporate governance, which would include the statutory requirement for some organizations to prepare an annual Resilience Statement.
Marsh McLennan has released its updated Flood Risk Index 2.0, which shows how flood risks are expected to alter and develop as the climate changes.
The Australian Council of Financial Regulators has released an updated version of the Cyber Operational Resilience Intelligence-led Exercises framework (CORIE framework v2.0). The CORIE framework was developed to aid preparation and execution of industry-wide financial sector cyber resilience exercises.
An international team of researchers has confirmed that live animals sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were the source of the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirming that the source was an animal-human interface shows policy makers where to focus to help reduce the risk of future pandemics resulting from similar source conditions.
More than three-quarters of companies (76 percent) cut costs to survive during the pandemic; now 90 percent of C-suite executives say they must take a whole new approach to costs in order to transform their businesses to respond to ongoing disruption while also uncovering new growth and value.
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