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 111 (24th June 2022)
Russia’s war in Ukraine has created “immense human suffering”, but it is also damaging global trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has downgraded its forecasts for goods imports and exports, and is calling on governments and partners to help facilitate trade.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
[For Airmic members only] Hear from Protect as they explore the latest position on Whistleblowing in the UK and the subsequent implications for effective risk management. Protect aims to make whistleblowing work for individuals, organisations and society. Every year, they support around 3,000 whistleblowers who call their Advice Line. In addition, Protect works with organisations on improving their speak up arrangements and campaign for better legal protection of whistleblowers.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
Developments in the European Union – under the EU Whistleblowing Directive, both private and public organisations must provide safe channels for whistleblowers to make reports, following which those individuals will be protected against any retaliation.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
[Limited free articles per month for non-subscribers] Companies continue to rely on compliance tools such as codes of conduct and audits to get employees to report wrongdoing that they witness. But on their own, they are ineffective. Based on decades of behavioural science research and 30 years observing leaders, the author developed a model that offers seven interconnected strategies to nudge people to speak up.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
Since US whistleblowing legislation changed in 2011, there has been a sustained increase in the number of tip-offs received. Conversely, the UK has no legislation in place to financially reward those who raise issues of concern, and is showing signs of a downward trend in the number of cases reported to regulators (as at the time of this article).
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
Whistleblowing information gives us an insight into what’s happening in the markets we regulate. We can only act on what we know – so any information that you provide allows us to consider potential risks. Hundreds of people make whistleblowing reports to the FCA every year.
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Friday Reading Edition 110 (17th June 2022)
[Available for purchase] Protect has recently developed a new guide in response to queries from employers about how they should respond to the victimisation of whistleblowers, or, better yet, prevent it from happening in the first place.
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
Cyber threats are considered worse in 2022 than they were last year and the greatest risk for business. Geopolitical, climate and supply chain risks are tied at second place. Diseases and the pandemic have dropped out of the top 10 list of risks – but has this been de-escalated too quickly? Have we learnt and embedded the right lessons from Covid-19?
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
The aim of this Guide is to provide a toolkit to assist directors in understanding and keeping pace with the ever more complex cyber-related threats faced by the companies they serve. It takes the form of 12 questions designed to break a diverse set of issues down into a manageable series of topics.
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
The Airmic objective to drive the integration of managing risk and insurance is moving in a positive direction, demonstrated by the increase in those who have joint responsibility for managing both risk and insurance. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have become an integral part of the risk profession – 45% of survey respondents also have responsibilities in ESG.