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 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 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 14 (26th June 2020)
Companies must have a purpose beyond profits to compete in a modern business environment. This article explores how traditional institutions can retrofit a corporate purpose authentically.
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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 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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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 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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