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 88 (7th January 2022)
Journalists, media executives, columnists, commentators, and media critics—from the US and around the world—offered McKinsey their perspectives on what will make the news, from climate change and misinformation to the growing role of artificial intelligence and global supply-chain challenges. And, critically, what is unlikely to merit the headlines we all ought to see more of in the coming months.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
Find out how women can find support during difficult times through the menopause such as getting the most out of doctor's appointments, treatment options that are out there for women and where to get help. This Aviva article focuses on how you are not alone in this process and help is available to relieve symptoms and help you cope.
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Friday Reading Edition 82 (12th November 2021)
This blog series looks at the role of insurance in ensuring positive change — including helping to ensure a smooth energy transition, underpinning finance for green infrastructure, and mitigating the costs of the increased climate-related risks we are still set to see.
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Friday Reading Edition 82 (12th November 2021)
Hear from climate action advocates around the world on what business leaders can do to accelerate to net zero.
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Friday Reading Edition 74 (11th September 2021)
Two decades on, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) reflects on the profound impact the 9/11 attacks had on security and global strategy, in this series of commentaries, reflections, and event recordings.
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Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
Embedding company purpose requires businesses to think about every process their organisation operates—and accept that there will be trade-offs.
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Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Your people matter more than ever when it comes to cyber. Amid all the uncertainty that the pandemic has brought, the centrality of your people in the managing of cyber risks has been vividly brought into focus. What has been less clear is what you need to do to adapt. How will your people-side programmes have to change to meet the still unfolding realities of the new normal?
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Friday Reading Edition 64 (25th June 2021)
In 2020, the CII was accepted as a member of the Commonwealth family when we became a Commonwealth accredited organisation. To celebrate this development, A Commonwealth Insured focuses on the vital ways in which the insurance and personal finance professions support the Commonwealth’s priorities.
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Friday Reading Edition 63 (18th June 2021)
Led by the University of Exeter in partnership with the Met Office, this report provides an analysis of 61 climate change risks and opportunities for the UK, considering the latest observations of, and future projections for, the changing climate in the UK and across the globe.
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Friday Reading Edition 63 (18th June 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Also recently released – the EIU’s Liveability Index examines 140 cities worldwide to quantify the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle in the past year, for the first time taking into account this disrupting global event. Each city is assigned a liveability score for more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors, including considerations relating to climate and the environment.
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