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.
Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
It's only a few hundred miles long, but when a natural disaster strikes near the Malacca Strait, the consequences could be global, writes Tom Ough.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
There are a number of volcanoes across Europe that could affect the UK, such as Santorini in the Aegean Sea and Vesuvius in Italy. However, volcanoes in Iceland (such as Bárðarbunga and Eyjafjallajökull) are of most concern because they are close to the UK, and the high volume of air traffic across Europe that could be impacted.
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
“We’re at a pivotal moment in history, yet we still cling to outdated solutions,” says Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
Public and private sector leaders are gathering at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos against a backdrop of geopolitical fractures. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are front of mind alongside climate change, macroeconomics and the advance of AI.
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
The Global Risks Report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict. As cooperation comes under pressure, weakened economies and societies may only require the smallest shock to edge past the tipping point of resilience.
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Explore strategic insights and contextual intelligence on geopolitics from the World Economic Forum Text
Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
The World Economic Forum developed Strategic Intelligence to help you understand the global forces at play and make more informed decisions. Explore and monitor the issues and forces driving transformational change across more than 250 areas, including economies, industries and global issues, and identify the most relevant publications, videos, data, events, initiatives and stakeholders in those areas.
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Friday Reading Edition 184 (22nd December 2023)
This book demonstrates that for long-term profits and sustainability, boards must have the insight to ask the right questions of management on complex issues such as climate change, ESG, corruption, cybersecurity, human trafficking, supply-chain resilience, and much more.
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Friday Reading Edition 183 (15th December 2023)
Airmic members are well positioned to bring synergy between insurers – large corporations which are making some of the most consequential climate commitments in the world today – and the businesses and organisations they are helping to navigate the climate transition.
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Friday Reading Edition 181 (1st December 2023)
The UN's COP28 climate meeting convenes this month, offering leaders another chance to refocus their efforts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and spur a just energy transition. Staying on course is mission critical.
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Friday Reading Edition 181 (1st December 2023)
The world’s attention is about to shift to Dubai, host to the COP28 climate conference. But what is COP28 and what does it hope to achieve?
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