From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Despite recent scrutiny of some large corporations that rely heavily on water resources, it seems many companies are still falling short in managing and disclosing water scarcity risks. That’s according to a recent report issued by the Ceres investor coalition, the financial services firm UBS and financial data provider Bloomberg. The report evaluates and ranks [...]

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Snow days are fun for most everyone and maybe that’s because people don’t immediately realize the economic impact of snowfall on the areas hardest hit. Let’s take D.C. for example. The area is still digging out from snowstorms that dumped a total of 54.9 inches of snow (as measured at Reagan Airport) — breaking a [...]

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RiskCast: Episode 5

by Emily Holbrook on February 11, 2010 · 1 comment

Toyota’s tumultuous times and a preemptive lawsuit involving Thomas’ english muffin. These were the topics of the discussion when us editors of Risk Managment got together to record this fifth installment of the RiskCast for your listening pleasure. Also included is an interesting discussion on the top 10 product recalls ever issued. Enjoy. And remember, you [...]

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Most people who know me know that I despise talking about the weather. I know it’s all part of the small-talking social game we all play but I have to think that we could find something better to talk about than statements of the obvious. Yeah it’s hot/cold/raining/snowing. That’s life. Move on. That being said, [...]

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