Why are investors not pricing in climate-change risk? | The Economist
1 in 3 procurement leaders: We're past the peak of coronavirus disruption | Supply Chain Drive
Thirty-four percent of procurement leaders believe coronavirus disruption has already peaked, while 49% believe a peak will come between June and December, according to a recent survey of 605 procurement and supply chain leaders conducted by Procurious.
Continuity in crisis: How to run effective business services during COVID-19 | Accenture
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a serious threat to people, businesses and economies across the world. Gartner’s recent Business Continuity Survey shows just 12 percent of organizations are highly prepared for the impact of coronavirus. Smart leaders must focus on how they can best protect their people, serve their customers and stabilize business continuity.
Moving Past COVID-19: Risk Mitigation Strategies to Drive Supply Chain Resilience | Global Trade Magazine
As the world begins to ease movement restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are wondering where they go from here and how they can reduce risks moving forward.
4 fixes for equipment supply chains before the next COVID-19 waves hit | WEF
The COVID-19 crises forced governments to build new international supply chains nearly overnight. New innovations, such as blockchain, can make the supply chain more efficient, less risky and increase the velocity of goods running through the system. Supply chain solutions must be put in place now to help manage demand from second and third waves of infection.
Green Swan 2 - Climate change and Covid-19: reflections on efficiency versus resilience | BIS
Speech by Luiz A Pereira da Silva based on remarks at the OECD Chief Economist Talk Series, Paris, 23 April 2020 and a Research Webinar at the BIS, 13 May 2020.
"It suggests that climate-related risks and pandemics such as Covid-19 have similarities. Both are massive global negative externalities and both are related to changes in our natural ecosystems.
Battle ahead for EU’s 750-bn-euro recovery plan | EDN Hub
If passed, the proposal would be the biggest EU stimulus package in history and could see Europe-wide taxes on plastics and big tech introduced in a major advance for European integration. “This is Europe’s moment,” Von der Leyen told a session of the European Parliament as she announced the plan.
Textile and garment supply chains in times of COVID-19: challenges for developing countries | UNCTAD
Given its non-essential nature, the fashion industry faces significant risks. Indeed, in times of COVID-19, as consumers around the world remain in lockdown, they no longer need new products. This industry is characterised by a highly integrated global supply chain. In it, many developing countries play the role of the supplier of low-cost inputs. This article highlights some of challenges and concerns that some of these countries face, many of which are dependent on textile and garment exports.
FERMA calls for EU Resilience Framework for Catastrophic Risks | FERMA
There is currently little to no insurance coverage available for financial losses in case of catastrophic risks, such as the current COVID19 pandemic. The resilience framework would have the flexibility to respond to a range of catastrophic events, such as pandemic and massive cyber-attacks, that can create severe business losses without physical damage.
BCI Coronavirus Organizational Preparedness Report - 6th Edition
"Many organisations have told us that they are now regularly reviewing the business continuity plans of suppliers as suppliers’ plans – rather like their own – are having to adopt a degree of agility to cope with the unknown progression of the virus.”
"Organisations are increasingly looking towards the sustainability of their plans: 60.7% have now reviewed their BIAs to reflect changing priorities given the sustained impact of the pandemic, a substantial rise on the 53.5% reported only two weeks ago."
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Emerging security challenges organisations should be aware of as lockdowns relax | International SOS
Experiencing an exponential rise of COVID-19 related security cases during the pandemic, International SOS sheds light on three emerging security challenges. These are alongside underlying security issues that the pandemic environment has and will continue to exacerbate.
Coronavirus era puts resilience of supply chains ‘front and centre’ warns Kellogg | Food Navigator
The latest EY attractiveness survey - which examines the performance and perceptions of European countries as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), revealed that post-COVID-19 there will be an additional lens front and centre: the need to juggle cost and resiliency.