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 307 (21st August 2026)
Supply chains across industries are facing systemic vulnerabilities driven by geopolitical conflict, shifting trade policy, extreme weather, and surging costs. These pressures are causing cascading challenges that can extend lead times, disrupt operations, and even delay on-time delivery of lifesaving medicine, in the case of life sciences. Despite nuances in how risks manifest across different industries, having visibility deep into the supply chain is foundational, especially since senior leaders cannot manage what they are unable to see.
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Friday Reading Edition 307 (21st August 2026)
Based on seven detailed case studies, this publication looks at Airmic’s Principles of Resilience and considers what they look like in today’s organisations, with emphasis on the governance of resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 307 (21st August 2026)
Organisational leaders consistently rate cyber incidents and business interruption as their biggest risks – risks that are only intensified by ongoing supply chain challenges. To be resilient, businesses in every sector should establish multi-layered defences that prioritize both business continuity and robust cybersecurity.
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Business Interruption and Business Continuity - Managing Risk and Resilience [on-demand webinar] Text
Friday Reading Edition 307 (21st August 2026)
With speakers from FM, this presents a comprehensive overview of Business Interruption (BI) and Business Continuity (BC), focusing on how organisations prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive events. Designed for risk managers and brokers, the session explores the intersection of BI claims management and continuity planning, offering practical insights into minimising financial loss and operational downtime.
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Friday Reading Edition 307 (21st August 2026)
Resilience is no longer a buzzword – it’s a business imperative. How can your organisation shift from reactive recovery to proactive resilience?
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Friday Reading Edition 295 (29th May 2026)
As climate change accelerates, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing significant risks to communities, infrastructure, and economies. This comprehensive report explores actionable solutions to shift from analysis to effective mitigation and adaptation strategies.
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Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
The UK is dependent on its undersea cables and pipelines for its data and energy. There are around 60 undersea cables which come ashore at several points along the UK coastline, particularly around East Anglia and South West England. More than 90% of the UK's day-to-day internet traffic travels via these undersea cables.
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Managing the new economic risks in the defence sector [free to download upon sharing contact details Text
Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
This report explores the new economic risks for the defence sector and their implications for 2026. A period of relative calm has given way to a new age of geopolitical instability, marked by a rise in violent conflicts involving governments. And this return to intergovernmental warfare has ignited a significant increase in defence spending worldwide.
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Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
The latest version – the UK’s National Risk Register outlines the most serious risks facing the United Kingdom, aimed at risk and resilience practitioners, including businesses and voluntary and community sector organisations.
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Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
The flagship assessment of the UK’s defence policy – the world has changed. The threats the UK now faces are more serious and less predictable than at any time since the Cold War, including war in Europe, growing Russian aggression, new nuclear risks, and daily cyber-attacks at home.
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