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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techUK, 16th March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 3 (9th April 2020)
Part of a series of insights on the resilience of technology to changing work patterns, this piece by techUK highlights several common cyber security risks which many organisations will need to manage.
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Airmic,BSI, 11th June 2018
Friday Reading Edition 3 (9th April 2020)
This white paper shows how the principles of risk management in ISO 31000 are the foundation of the management and operational systems that all organisations can use to help achieve sustained success.
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Business Continuity Institute (BCI), 3rd April 2020
Friday Reading Edition 2 (3rd April 2020)
The BCI has found encouraging evidence of improvement in the actions taken by organisations in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, while some organisations are also beginning to think about the pathway to recovery.
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Imperial College London, 30th March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 2 (3rd April 2020)
In the latest in a series of reports from Imperial College, which makes inferences on the impact of the current lockdown and social distancing measures across Europe and the UK, researchers recommend that the current interventions remain in place and that trends in cases and deaths be closely monitored in the coming days and weeks to provide reassurance that transmission of SARS-Cov-2 is slowing.
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Airmic, 8th October 2019
Friday Reading Edition 2 (3rd April 2020)
Published in October 2019, this Airmic Guide provides the risk professional with the information and guidance on working closely with business continuity, procurement and supply chain managers to evaluate and manage the risks inherent in the supply chain, which has emerged as a key risk globally in the Covid-19 crisis.
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Airmic , 12th June 2018
Friday Reading Edition 2 (3rd April 2020)
Published in 2018, this thought leadership report from Airmic provides pragmatic advice for risk professionals and business leaders who want to ensure that resilience and digital transformation permeate their organisations to constantly protect brand and reputation.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Friday Reading Edition 2 (3rd April 2020)
This page from the CDC, the national public health institute of the US, provides resources for learning how to cope and take care of yourself and each other during an emergency such as the outbreak of Covid-19.
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Harvard Business Review , 16th March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 1 (27th March 2020)
How do corporate leaders, managers, and individual workers make this sudden shift to the new reality of remote work? This article offers guidance on how to work productively at home, manage virtual meetings, and lead teams through this time of crisis.
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Imperial College , 16th March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 1 (27th March 2020)
Read the critical Imperial College paper analysing the likely impact of multiple public health measures on slowing and suppressing the spread of coronavirus, which has since informed the UK government’s strategy for dealing with the pandemic.
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McKinsey & Co, 16th March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 1 (27th March 2020)
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, companies need a crisis response coordinated by top management that gives experts and managers the autonomy to implement creative, pragmatic solutions. Arising from hundreds of discussions conducted in the past few weeks, this article by McKinsey & Co looks at the efforts of companies now in the process of building what they term “COVID-19 nerve centers.”
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