The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the establishment of a financial intermediary fund (FIF) that will finance critical investments to strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) capacities.
Building and facilities management technologies have come a long way in recent years, with smart analytics available to help prevent equipment breaking down, and the resulting issues of high or low temperatures, reductions in air quality, and costly downtime. Matthew Margetts looks at why resilience management must include looking at how your organization manages its buildings.
In response to supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical disputes, raw materials shortages and trade issues, a majority of US-based companies are planning to relocate production closer to home.
The European Council presidency and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on a directive to enhance the resilience of critical entities in Europe.
A new report on how digital resilience can be advanced by developments in artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technology and cloud computing has been produced by Resilience First with Accenture and Cranfield University.
US Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, have introduced the bipartisan Global Catastrophic Risk Mitigation Act to ensure that the United States government is better prepared for high-consequence events
The BCI has released its latest survey report, the Operational Resilience Report 2022. Sponsored by Castellan Solutions, this examines how organizations understand operational resilience while taking a look at the steps they have taken to achieve it.
UK critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations must take steps to ensure cyber leaders have the right budget, skills, and tech stack to build out and implement an effective cyber security strategy or risk an exodus of skilled cyber security professionals, according to new research
Flood frequency analysis is a technique used to estimate flood risk, providing statistics such as the ‘100-year flood’ or ‘500-year flood’ that are critical to flood risk management and resilience; including infrastructure design, dam safety analysis, and flood mapping.
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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.
