Mounting evidence suggests that natural hazards are becoming more costly to businesses and individuals located in harm’s way. Last year, some 14 states suffered more than 30 tornadoes apiece, ...

Risk Management is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks followed by the application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of adverse ...

Romania is a flood prone country. The overall annual expected damage due to flooding in Romania is EUR 1.7 billion affecting up to 150,000 citizens every year. The World Bank supported Romania to ...

I was speaking to a group of aspiring young entrepreneurs recently, and I asked them to identify the qualities that they thought were important when launching a new venture. Creativity was the first ...

Chemical regulations exist to safeguard human and environmental health throughout a substance’s life cycle (manufacture, intended use phase, and disposal). Regulatory decisions require scientific ...

Successful risk management is essential to the design and development of safe and effective medical devices. Unfortunately, it is too often viewed by manufacturers as an isolated activity that must be ...

Caribbean tourism practitioners and policymakers in the public and private sectors now have a practical tool to help them prepare for, and manage, multiple hazards that pose a risk to the industry.

Compliance risks are the potential for legal, financial or reputational harm when an organization fails to follow laws, regulations or internal policies. They arise from non-adherence to required ...

Rule changes in 2026, include heat illness prevention and silica exposure; early preparation can mitigate operational ...

2020 was a wake-up call for many of us. In a year marked by disruption and uncertainty, businesses faced many unique challenges. And as businesses navigated these challenges, the idea of resilience ...