A misalignment between culture and strategy is often the biggest impediment on the road to effective risk management, according to a new RIMS report.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Wildfire Defense Systems on the establishment of the Wildfire Defense Syndicate 1996.

This year’s wildfire season is off to an unprecedented start, with ongoing events in Greece this week bringing the risks into sharp focus. The wildfires in Canada, which started in May, are already scorching about 15 times the usual recorded area. International SOS has prepared a series of actions that organisations can share with their employees for wildfire preparedness.

The 25th annual Business Continuity Awards took place last night at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square. Congratulations to all our finalists and especially to Business Continuity Resilience Manager of the Year, Sanjay Vijayaraghavan KV, LTIMindtree, Lifetime Achievement winner, Michael Faber, Shapes First, Newcomer, Isobelle Pearce, Marks and Spencer...

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Risk and resilience software provider, Protecht, has enhanced the business continuity features of its Protecht ERM’s operational resilience module. The advanced Protecht operational resilience and BCM module brings together purpose-built visual asset mapping and impact analysis tools, which outline the key details of critical services, including the maximum tolerable disruption, impact tolerance and risk assessments.

The Health and Safety Executive has developed a tool for employers looking to establish an effective and robust approach to preventing, managing and controlling work-related stress. The Stress Indicator Tool helps organisations gather data on stress, anxiety and depression amongst workers that work partly or fully from home.

Mitie has bolstered its risk management and business continuity credentials through the attainment of ISO 22301, the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems.

Reskube has launched a new funding round. Early interest in the company, which provides power and internet in a smart, portable box, had £688,000 already committed pre-launch.

Resilience First has announced the appointment of Rick Cudworth as its new chair.

The University of Gloucestershire is partnering with the Institute of Strategic Risk Management to become the first ISRM University Chapter, allowing students to participate in knowledge and information exchange through webinars and networking events, along with opportunities to share and publish academic work with peers, academics and professionals.

WTW has launched the Aviation Safety Partnership, a new initiative designed to deliver dedicated safety risk mitigation advice to general aviation and rotor wing clients.

Food and beverages remain the most commonly stolen commodities, according to the British Standards Institution’s latest annual Supply Chain Risk Insights Report. Thefts from hijacking have fallen as a proportion of cargo theft from 24.4% to 17.0%. These are now second to theft from facilities, which now account for more than a quarter of total thefts.

Business continuity, resilience and disaster recovery specialist, Databarracks, has launched a new business continuity incident response service, aimed at guiding customers through the non-IT aspects of incident response.

Cyber incidents and business interruption rank as the greatest concerns for the second year in succession, according to Allianz’s latest Risk Barometer, with macroeconomic developments such as inflation, financial market volatility, a looming recession and the impact of the energy crisis the fastest risers in this year’s list.