Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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Zurich, 3rd March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 54 (16th April 2021)
Biodiversity loss is more than a niche concern – its impact stretches across the business spectrum. This article looks at the wide range of sectors confronted by the ticking clock of biodiversity loss.
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The London Institute of Banking & Finance
Friday Reading Edition 54 (16th April 2021)
This white paper explains how biodiversity fits into sustainable finance for both banks and investors, highlighting the new demands that private sector corporations will need to consider.
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Resources Video
IBAT
Friday Reading Edition 54 (16th April 2021)
Comprises briefing notes, tutorials and previous webinars on biodiversity issues.
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Harvard Business Review, 14th January 2021
Friday Reading Edition 53 (9th April 2021)
The rate of disruption will potentially accelerate as the implications from 2020 play out across the next several years. Here are nine predictions from the chief of research for Gartner’s HR practice.
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Mindfulness Video
Marsh, 12th April 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
Presented by Lorna Feeney, Head of Mental Health Risk, Marsh Risk Consultancy, this short video on mindfulness guides you on the practice of purposely bringing one's attention in the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training.
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Airmic , 25th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
This Insights paper, arising from a roundtable co-organised with Allianz and supported by Herbert Smith Freehills, evaluates what businesses need to address and be aware of with regard to ESG issues. It also discusses how Allianz integrates ESG principles in its underwriting, with director and officer (D&O) liability as a focus.
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Airmic, 24th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
[For Airmic Members only] Our panellists consider barriers in the sector which need to be overcome, and actions that need to be taken, to ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion are a priority in the sector, and that women are given “a seat at the table.”
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UN Environment Programme (UNEP), 1st January 2021
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
[Free to read upon providing contact details] 22 leading insurers and reinsurers from across the globe worked with UNEP Finance Initiative to develop the first comprehensive guidance for the insurance industry to identify and disclose the impact of climate change on their businesses. This report represents the largest collaborative effort by market participants to pilot some of the most challenging recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Airmic, 14th December 2020
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
Facing a tough economic outlook, high-quality companies are likely to be preferred by stakeholders. The use of ESG information has been increasingly part of stakeholder assessment of organisations. This session will consider a selection of key factors that are likely to be material next year through the lenses of ‘E’, ‘S’ and ‘G’.
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McKinsey & Co, 22nd October 2020
Friday Reading Edition 51 (26th March 2021)
The consequences of risk, from pandemics to climate change, dominate the business agenda. They also underscore the importance for business leaders to strengthen their companies’ ESG propositions, says Karen Wood, chair of the board of South32, a diversified resources company headquartered in Australia.
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