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 42 (22nd January 2021)
Focuses on the important task of looking at the road ahead in order to support businesses in their strategic decision making – from the new cyber threats which will become more apparent in a world where digitisation has accelerated, to the need to redefine health and safety ‘at work’ in a world.
Friday Reading Edition 42 (22nd January 2021)
In EIU’s latest global outlook video, Agathe Demarais, Nicholas Fitzroy and Alessandro Cugnasca discuss the outlook for the euro zone and top risks for the global economy in 2021.
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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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Friday Reading Edition 38 (11th December 2020)
Following on from the Green Finance Summit last month (October, 2020), this report by the Green Finance Institute presents the market insights and intended next steps of the Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce, an extension of the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings (CEEB).
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Friday Reading Edition 31 (23rd October 2020)
Brexit has disrupted both supply of and demand for talent in the United Kingdom. In the context of such a major shift, it is essential that companies revise their long-term approach to talent.
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Friday Reading Edition 39 (18th December 2020)
Premium Credit has undertaken a series of studies and unique market analysis to gauge sentiment towards buying insurance and the use of credit, among personal, SME and corporate customers in 2020. The research and analysis focus on the impact of Covid-19 on the purchase of insurance and how customers have changed buying habits and shifted priorities in the wake of the pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 45 (12th February 2021)
This podcast series discusses floods, windstorms, rising temperatures and the impact of Covid-19 on climate risks with experts from across Zurich Insurance Group.
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Friday Reading Edition 38 (11th December 2020)
The time for stakeholder capitalism has come. There is growing evidence that companies that take a long-term view perform better – companies with strong ESG norms record higher performance and credit ratings.
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Friday Reading Edition 35 (20th November 2020)
American capitalism faces the question of the nature and degree of change necessary to ensure growth and prosperity for all in the 21st century. It has evolved time and again, and we may be poised for another such shift. Will the future of capitalism involve tweaks, reforms, or wholesale change?
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Friday Reading Edition 34 (13th November 2020)
An 80% take up of a COVID-19 vaccine could be necessary to protect the community. But given the scale and complexity of the task, vaccines will not be a silver bullet, according to this report.
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