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 24 (4th September 2020)
This paper provides a framework to enable a company to monitor and assess the return on its investments in its employees. It also provides guidance for how chief human resources officers, boards and policy-makers can mainstream this framework in order to shape a better approach to human capital.
Friday Reading Edition 22 (21st August 2020)
Paul Merrey and Arturs Kokins of KPMG discuss trust and reputation, the role of the risk professional in this area and the insurance options already available and currently in development, while Christopher Magee of AIG in the UK addresses the key areas of most concern to risk professionals in the areas of governance, laws and regulation.
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Friday Reading Edition 25 (11th September 2020)
Mike Henry, CEO at BHP, explains the importance of social value in decision making and why relationships lie at the heart of business resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 22 (21st August 2020)
Sir Ronald Cohen, the father of British venture capital and a pioneer of social impact investment, explains how weaving social good into the fabric of business and investment could change the world for the better, as we emerge from COVID-19.
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Friday Reading Edition 26 (18th September 2020)
Diversity and inclusion specialist Charlotte Sweeney OBE shares her advice to help leaders do just that, throughout each stage of the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. [podcast & article]
Friday Reading Edition 17 (17th July 2020)
Addressing climate change is not just about saving the world – it could save businesses. An exclusive StrategicRISK survey indicates that boards could finally be switched on to this risk, in this special report published in partnership with Airmic, FM Global and Swiss Re.
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Friday Reading Edition 118 (12th August 2022)
Flood is a major risk in Europe, and studies confirm that climate change has significantly expanded their seasonality, and increased their severity and frequency, with clear regional patterns emerging. On the other side of the coin, rising temperatures will lead to increased evaporation and a decrease in rainfall in southern and eastern regions, potentially resulting in drought.
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Friday Reading Edition 17 (17th July 2020)
A technical report from the US scientific agency on the phenomenon of sea-level-rise flooding of US coastline, which has led to growing concerns regarding property access and future valuation/exposure, business disruption and public health.
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Friday Reading Edition 14 (26th June 2020)
Best Buy’s former chairman and CEO reflects on a business’s reason for being by defining it around purpose and humanity, the link to competitive advantage, and managing shareholders and stakeholders during a crisis and beyond.
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Friday Reading Edition 26 (18th September 2020)
The situation on gender pay gap, in the context of the UK government suspending the deadline for 2019/20 gender pay gap reporting due to the impact of Covid-19 on employers.
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