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Law cannot stop Spam
The Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam and Sybari Software recently announced the results of a European study into the law regulating unsolicited commercial communications (o
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Hazards from EU Enlargement
A new study suggests that EU harmonisation could erode the cost advantages that newly-joined states currently enjoy, and could leave British importers liable if products sourced from these countries d
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CRE seeks employers' views
The Commission For Racial Equality is asking British employers to take part in a consultation on its revised code of practice in employment
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Features
Comment - Is it a risk or an opportunity?
Is it a risk or an opportunity? That is what many organisations will be asking themselves following the UK government's launch of draft regulations on the Operating and Financial Review (OFR) in May
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Gratuitous care claims could hit public sector
As the compensation culture continues to boom, local councils and other public sector organisations are being warned that gratuitous care claims could be the next emerging trend to increase the drain
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The Painful Cost of Capping
Good risk management is now more vital than ever for the public sector, writes Gemma Rogers
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Biodiversity risk for extractive companies
Robert Barrington discusses a recent report on biodiversity and the risks for the extractive industries
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Growing fear of terrorist attacks
More than one in three companies (36%) expect terrorists to deliberately target their organisation or staff, according to research released by RAND Europe and Janusian Security Risk Management, the se
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Competing For Attention - RIMS 2004
Lee Coppack covers some of the highlights of the recent US risk management conference
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D&O Premiums still increasing
A report from Tillinghast, part of Towers Perrin, after research among 2,139 companies in the US and Canada, shows that Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance premiums increased by approxima
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Government consults on chemicals
The UK government has published a consultation document seeking views on revising the UK chemicals strategy
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Biodiversity Risks Ignored
eISIS Asset Management has published a report on how the world's major extractive companies approach the issue of biodiversity
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MANAGING MERGERS
The UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a case study-based report on the management of international mergers and acquisitions
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IT EXPOSURE
Despite the heightened threat from global terrorism, research from Compass Management Consulting suggests that companies' security and disaster recovery plans are not up to scratch and that companies
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PLAN FOR EMERGENCIES
eDraft legislation, tighter regulation and the persistent threat of terrorism are redefining the extent to which UK organisations are expected to plan for an emergency, according to a new report from
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AIRMIC Portfolio
PRIVATE SECTOR DISASTER PREPARATION
According to the lead item in the latest issue of Risk Directions, which focuses on disaster readiness and business continuity, the Government wants the private sector to set about preparing itself fo
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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GUIDANCE
A new publication, The Corporate Responsibility Code Book by Deborah Leipziger, is a guide for companies trying to understand the landscape of corporate responsibility and searching for a route toward
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Features
MORE THAN COMPLIANCE
Despite the UK government's bid to revitalise health and safety, Andy Shaw believes that many companies are still not doing enough Practitioners need a new approach.
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KYOTO CHALLENGED
A group of experts from International Policy Network (IPN), a London-based NGO, called upon ministers meeting in Milan last December for the 9th Conference of Parties to the UN's Framework Convention
