All manufacturing articles
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AnalysisRegulators are cracking down on PFAS and risk managers must plan accordingly
The effects of PFAS chemicals are yet to be seen as health problems slowly come to light. BHSI’s Javier Villalba, explores the litigation landscape risk managers are facing
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NewsHow to manage reshoring risks - a US case study
Former pharma risk manager and current P.E. integrated risk leader at Sigma7, Andrew Tait, looks at how reshoring changes the exposures faced by manufacturing companies in the US, and what global lessons can be learnt
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NewsHow risk managers can tackle the evolving automotive risks in their organisations
Kiran Boosam, global insurance industry leader, Capgemini, explores how mobility risk is changing and the tactics that risk managers can deploy to manage emerging threats
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AnalysisCase study: How STMicroelectronics set up a new captive in Switzerland
Two internationally well-known captive experts talk about setting up a new captive, and how the landscape is evolving for risk managers.
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NewsSpecial report: Supply chain risk
How do you manage supply chain risk effectively in a world of constant disruption?
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NewsGuidelines for safe transport of Lithium-ion batteries introduced
Guidelines seek to prevent fire and other risks, ensuring a safer supply chain in the future
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NewsAXA XL identifies seven sectors most exposed to water risks
The cost to businesses of inaction is five times higher than the cost of action
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NewsSecuring industrial digital transformation
Cyber attacks against critical infrastructure are becoming more frequent, with knock-on impacts for everyone
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NewsSupply chains have not fully recovered from disruptions
A shortage of skilled labour is a compounding concern within construction, manufacturing and healthcare
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NewsThe torchbearer
In a country with a scarceness of risk managers, Kei Masuyama is leading the way for the profession in Japan
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NewsIndustrial growth in Asia to slow to 1.3%
Easing supply chain hurdles are insufficient to offset falling industrial demand across the region in 2023
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NewsRethinking food and drink supply chains
With growing vulnerability to extreme weather and geopolitical threats, the industry needs new risk transfer solutions
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NewsSupply chain resilience and ESG define new cohort of ‘Lighthouses’
Innovative Asian factories show how the manufacturing sector can embrace Industry 4.0 and sustainability to stay competitive - WEF
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NewsSupply chain lessons from the COVID-crisis
How the medical product manufacturing industry was able to keep the PPE and vaccine supply chains flowing
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NewsThe metaverse will support ‘shift from risk indemnity to risk mitigation’
Use of the metaverse for the insurance sector is “evolving at pace”, says Accenture’s global insurance lead
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NewsIdentifying Asia’s major supply chain chokepoints
China investment in Brazilian infrastructure will ease its reliance on the Panama Canal, finds Russell Group
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NewsBangladesh depot blast caused by mislabelled chemicals
ILO calls for improved safety campaigns targeting transport, logistics and emergency-service providers
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NewsLessons in supply chain disruption
Should we be surprised by the speed and magnitude of supply chain failures - or should we be better prepared?
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NewsReshoring is ‘misguided’, warns IMF
Supply chain resilience is better built through diversification and ’substitutability’, argues IMF
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NewsWEF expands Industry 4.0 ‘lighthouse’ community
Local manufacturing and supply chain resilience are crucial in the current geopolitical context