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Business continuity blog

Business Assurance Thought of the Day, June 23, 2009 - Supply Chain Planning during the Economic Downturn

– 23rd Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs

This Infosysblogs post takes a closer look at where organisations are investing across their supply chain, breaking it down by location and sector.Interestingly, over 50% of organisations that took part in a recent poll inidated that forward planning was their focus, not maintenance.

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LRQA Business Continuity Video Podcast Series, Episode 2

– 16th Apr 2009 by Alex Briggs

In episode 2 of the LRQA Business Continuity Video Podcast Series, David Austin, one of the world’s leading business continuity experts, talks about the importance of BS 25999, the business continuity management systems standard.

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Business Assurance Thought and Link of the Day, April 2nd, 2009: Business Continuity and Risk Management

– 2nd Apr 2009 by Alex Briggs

Today’s thought of the day is a quote from PricewaterhouseCoopers South African advisory partner Binesh Rajkaran.

An effective business continuity management strategy would enable financial institutions to address the panic and potentially devastating effects of such a crisis and in fact could prevent such an extreme event from occurring.

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Business Continuity Awards: a decade of diligence

– 1st Apr 2009 by Raz Chaudary

“The trend towards globalisation makes business continuity more important,” says Caddick. “Fraud in the US affects UK businesses. Climate change has more of an immediate impact on British companies now they have outsourced many things to China.”

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Business Assurance Thought and Link of of the Day, March 26, 2009: Business Continuity and Six Sigma

– 26th Mar 2009 by Raz Chaudary

“Business continuity, security and emergency management are all process-driven activities. As such, it makes sense to ensure that those processes are constantly being reviewed and improved. Six Sigma is a process that ought to be considered for these disciplines, as it deals with process improvement.”

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Business Assurance Thought and Link of the Day, March 20, 2009: Management Systems

– 20th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

Business Assurance as a concept is growing as the world recession deepens. Organisations are increasingly looking for ways to “assure” their business. In the management systems industry, it is widely recognised that certification is a “safe haven” during difficult economic times. Research undertaken during the early 1990’s recession indicated that organisations that were ISO 9001 certified outperformed organisations that were not.

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Top 10 highest risk countries for absolute natural disaster, economic losses and hydro-meteorological risks

– 18th Mar 2009 by Raz Chaudary

The impact of natural disasters was estimated at US$200 billion. China and USA accounted for 90%, globally positioning them most susceptible to economic losses.

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Using BS 25999 to reduce risk and lower compliance costs

– 27th Feb 2009 by Raz Chaudary

A recent research report, comprising of interviews conducted by IBM, with over 1200 chief financial officers from 79 countries, concluded the following points mentioned in the article.

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Financial Crisis Highlighting Benefits of Managing Risk, Cost Reduction and Effective Stakeholder Management

– 28th Jan 2009 by Raz Chaudary

Business Insurance Europe has conducted a panel interview comprising of insurance and risk management executives on the impact of the credit crunch upon businesses.

Short-term needs for credit to fulfil operational obligations have been identified as being much greater than ever to ensure future sustainability of businesses

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