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 10 (29th May 2020)
The $10 trillion in COVID-19-related stimulus measures that policy makers have allocated could be decisive for the world's low-carbon transition. This article examines how organisations can bring economic and environmental priorities together.
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Life after lockdown Audio
Friday Reading Edition 11 (5th June 2020)
BLM partners Julian Cox and Phillip Carney discuss life after lockdown – ensuring a safe working environment, as well as the risks, liabilities and insurance responsibilities in relation to secondments, and the possibility of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) becoming relevant.
Friday Reading Edition 26 (18th September 2020)
The business case for inclusion and diversity (I&D) is stronger than ever. Taking a closer look at diversity winners reveals what can drive real progress.
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Friday Reading Edition 17 (17th July 2020)
What the leading environmental authority in the United Nations (UN) system is doing to help countries build back better after the pandemic to increase resilience to future crises.
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Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
In this collection of essays, the Global Risks Advisory Board of the WEF’s Global Risks Initiative looks beyond the current crisis to the potential challenges and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 world. They are designed to offer new perspectives on the post-pandemic future, in support of efforts to proactively and collectively shape the future we want.
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Friday Reading Edition 38 (11th December 2020)
[Free to read upon providing contact details] Warmer temperatures are expected to lead to growing frequency of severe weather events, and that these will make an increasing contribution to rising losses in the coming decades. The impacts manifest most notably in more intense secondary peril events, which are smaller to mid-sized events or the secondary effects of a primary peril.
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Friday Reading Edition 5 (24th April 2020)
This article addresses both the positive and negative implications our pandemic responses hold for climate action – including how climate action could accelerate the recovery by creating jobs, driving capital formation, and increasing economic resiliency.
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Friday Reading Edition 14 (26th June 2020)
This article discusses what a company’s purpose should be when the purpose of so many, right now, is survival.
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Friday Reading Edition 54 (16th April 2021)
Biodiversity loss is more than a niche concern – its impact stretches across the business spectrum. This article looks at the wide range of sectors confronted by the ticking clock of biodiversity loss.
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Friday Reading Edition 70 (13th August 2021)
Covers the importance of maintaining a strong brand reputation, how purpose plays into the equation, and what marketers can do to build brand trust.
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