Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Purpose and the Pandemic Video
Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
Dr Sam Barrell, COO of the Francis Crick Institute, talks about the intense cultural impact of the Crick’s response to the pandemic (repurposing to be a testing, then a vaccination centre) and the importance of purpose. She shares some of the ethical challenges that the executive team faced and how they successfully managed the relationship with their board.
Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
Covers the importance of maintaining a strong brand reputation, how purpose plays into the equation, and what marketers can do to build brand trust.
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Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
Embedding company purpose requires businesses to think about every process their organisation operates—and accept that there will be trade-offs.
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Friday Reading Edition 69 (6th August 2021)
The conversation driver in the ESG agenda tends to be environmental issues, which garner plenty of media and regulatory attention. But mismanaging social issues can do just as much damage to your investment as other factors and may mean you miss critical opportunities for impact and value creation.
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Friday Reading Edition 69 (6th August 2021)
Companies with greater gender diversity in leadership roles and promotions, and with more women in highly compensated and revenue-producing jobs, generate a more positive experience for all employees throughout their organisations.
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Safer Oceans Audio
Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
With net zero targets looming, how can we deliver innovative and long lasting solutions to decarbonise the maritime industry? In this episode of The Global Safety Podcast, Tom Heap and his panel of experts explore what we need to do to make our oceans safer, cleaner and more sustainable.
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Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
Employees are worried about their mental health as they return to the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic. Stigma can exacerbate their concerns, but employers can thwart its impact.
Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner published her Annual Report for 2020-202, which outlines her work so far to achieve her objectives as outlined in the Strategic Plan 2019-2021, within the four priority areas of: improving victim care and support; supporting law enforcement and prosecutions; focusing on prevention; and getting value from research and innovation.
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Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
In the food, beverage and agriculture sector, there are some obvious risks in terms of environmental liabilities, such as spillages of sewage or slurry. Noelene McKenna, senior underwriter, environmental retail property and casualty UK at AXA XL explains how these risks are evolving, and the role that brokers and insurers can play in helping clients manage and transfer them.
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Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
Published earlier this year in March – Airmic held a roundtable as part of its Leadership Group series on in partnership with Allianz, and supported by Herbert Smith Freehills, to evaluate what businesses need to address and be aware of with regard to environmental, social, governance (ESG) issues. This paper captures the discussions at that roundtable.
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