Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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.

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Marsh, 21st March 2022
Friday Reading Edition 167 (25th August 2023)
Evolution of the space economy and militarisation of orbits are reconfiguring this environment. The space economy is currently based around greater accessibility and digitalisation. Many countries can conduct missions aimed at intelligence gathering, navigation, and military communications, meaning the militarisation of orbits poses an increasing threat, which could impact diplomacy and trigger conflicts.
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Aon, 1st June 2023
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Knowing how to develop collaborative contingency plans to protect employees’ physical and emotional health during dangerous climate events is crucial to ensuring organizations and staff are protected at all levels.
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Zurich, 19th August 2021
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Before you plan mitigation, response and recovery efforts, a general understanding of the nature of wildfires and evolving conditions can be helpful.
Swiss Re, 5th March 2019
Friday Reading Edition 166 (18th August 2023)
Examines these wildfire risk trends, and discusses how insurers can improve wildfire risk modelling via new real-time techniques that use big data and artificial intelligence.
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IBM, 27th June 2023
Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
The world is growing more intricate, uncertain, and charged—as are the decisions CEOs face right now
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McKinsey, 12th May 2022
Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
Successful digital transformations may not be as elusive as you think. The best CEOs know up front what success looks like—and what stands in their way.
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Zurich, 16th June 2023
Friday Reading Edition 164 (4th August 2023)
Wildfires are becoming increasingly common in the UK and can cause harm and disruption to people, transport networks, rural areas and urban centres. How resilient is your organisation to wildfires?
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World Economic Forum, 16th January 2023
Friday Reading Edition 164 (4th August 2023)
Wildfire severity, spread and frequency have all increased because of climate change. There is a pressing need for technological innovation with artificial intelligence (AI) able to help to predict the riskiest locations and the best possible strategy to mitigate fire hazards.
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Swiss Re, 6th January 2021
Friday Reading Edition 164 (4th August 2023)
More than half of the global economy depends on the good health of the natural world.
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Stanford Business School, 11th August 2018
Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th March 2023)
CEO activism — the practice of CEOs taking public positions on environmental, social, and political issues not directly related to their business — has become a hotly debated topic in corporate governance.
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