A waste of time or a calculated risk? Source: RISK Management & Governance, Edition 6, Summer 2010 On Thursday June 10 2010 PRIMO Europe organized its own round table. The meeting was very well attended. Over 50 people from not just the public but also the private sector attended the meeting. The private sector was [...]
By: Ed Mallens, Board member PRIMO Nederland This year PRIMO Nederland started with the implementation of its Business-plan 2010, as approved by the Board at a meeting held last February. The main objectives are to sustain the knowledge on public risk management and to expand the profile of PRIMO Nederland in the Governmental markets of [...]
In it’s summer “The Art of Risk Management” round table, scheduled for the 10th of June 2010 in Brussels, PRIMO Europe focusses on Partnership risk. This is seen as one of the main risks by Public Entities, according the Risk Survey that Marsh and PRIMO Europe conducted last year. The survey shows that 59% of [...]
PRIMO-seminar on climate change and risk leadership October 23rd 2009 The Copenhagen Summit on climate change is just around the corner. On December 7th 2009, Denmark will be the centre of attention in the global challenge of trying to offer response to the numerous questions that arise due to our changing climate. Complex questions that [...]
As from 2006 the municipality Rotterdam in the Netherlands must picture risks for their conduct of business for all services, more and more managers are persuaded of usefulness. Rotterdam also uses risk management to get visibility on risks by adding organization components and at the introduction of “the WMO”, a complex law of social support [...]
Managing the people side of risk
Companies can create a powerful risk culture without turning the organization upside down. By Alexis Krivkovich and Cindy Levy for McKinsey & Company Insights & Publications Most executives take managing risk quite seriously, the better to avoid the kinds of crises that can destroy value, ruin reputations, and even bring a company down. Especially in the wake [...]
Global Risk Management Survey 2013
Aon’s 2013 Global Risk Management Survey report is part of this process, capturing the latest risk trends and priorities facing companies around the world. The report unveiled the top 10 risks now and three years in the future. Conducted in Q4 2012, the web-based survey gathered input from 1,415 respondents — a 47 percent increase [...]
By Daniel Cressey for Nature “Across the globe, hives of honeybees are dying off in a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder. Among the proposed culprits are pesticides called neonicotinoids, which are supposed to be less harmful to beneficial insects and mammals than the previous generation of chemicals. Debate over neonicotinoids has become fierce. Conservation groups and [...]
The economic crisis in Spain has led to an increased awareness among senior executives of how risk must be managed globally. Read more > Leer más > (en espagñol) Source: Strategic Risk
A framework in development By Ed Mallens and Jack P. Kruf The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has worked on the ISO 31000 as referential framework for risk management in organizations. The setting has been outlined by ISO very clearly: “Risks affecting organizations can have consequences in terms of economic performance and professional reputation, as [...]
