All Risk News articles – Page 299
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Online onlyMore CO2 makes plants less thirsty and boosts river levels
New research suggests higher carbon dioxide levels will increase river levels in the future
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Online onlyMeasles cases in 2006 highest on record
480 confirmed cases of measles in the UK so far this year
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Research reveals business leaders top emerging risks concerns
Fortune 1000 executives fear a lack of access to fresh water more than a pandemic disease outbreak
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UK TUC issues advice on social networking
Employers should have in place policies covering the use of the web and should not be tempted to check out the profiles of job applicants on social networking sites
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Satellites show gas flaring on the rise in 22 countries
Study says 22 countries increased gas flaring, 16 reduced it, and nine have maintained stable levels over a 12-year period
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Online onlyModest growth in European retail sales
The Bloomberg European retail purchasing index has risen representing the first increase in retail sales in four months
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Online onlyPicture warnings to appear on UK tobacco packets
The move makes the UK the first country in the EU to introduce such visual warnings on all tobacco products
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Safety charity criticises draft Code of Practice for Regulators
The draft Code of Practice for Regulators needs significant changes, said the Centre for Corporate Accountability
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Numbers living without health insurance up in the US
The percentage of people covered by employment-based health insurance decreased to 59.7% in 2006
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Online onlyStudy: UK employers show mixed environmental performance
70% of HR professionals admit that their organisation could do more
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Firms affected by Minnesota bridge collapse offered Federal aid
US Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans
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Media firms say reputation damage is biggest risk
A study found that 30% of media companies have no plans to protect their reputation
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Online onlyUS Financial Services Committee to hold hearing on credit markets
Entitled: Recent Events in the Credit and Mortgage Markets and Possible Implications for U.S. Consumers and the Global Economy
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Dean dissipates
Since making landfall near the town of Tecolutla in Mexico, Dean has weakened quickly
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Online onlyBelfor appointed to conservation of Cutty Sark
Belfor’s schedule of works includes the removal of the charred wooden decks and lead-based paint from the metal framework of the hull
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Online onlyCompetition Commission decides to lift price controls on SME banking
OFT said that the provisional decision would boost competition to provide essential banking services to small business customers
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Online onlyStricter EU rules could drive demand for EPLI
European anti-discrimination laws may drive demand for employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)
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Online onlyCalifornia workers' injury compensation falls by 12%
US compensation payments for workplace injuries fell by 1.4% nationally in 2005
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Online onlyFBI-led panel to help fight cybercrime
International law enforcement agencies are set to join forces to help in the fight against organized cybercrime
