A global shortage of one crucial piece of technology is causing delays in everything from cars and televisions to video game consoles and Australia’s National Broadband Network rollout.
As distracted corporate executives close offices, plants and warehouses to reduce COVID-19 spread, other worrisome risks are emerging at these now-idle facilities. In addition to fires, vandalism and theft, spring flood season is beginning in the U.S., and hurricane season starts in a mere two months, leaving understaffed facilities potentially vulnerable. Additionally, earthquakes and tornadoes have continued to occur during the pandemic, as the U.S. has seen recently.
Celebrities and politicians with large social media followings are proving to be key distributors of disinformation relating to coronavirus, according to a study that suggests the factcheckers and mainstream news outlets are struggling to compete with the reach of influencers.
"Taking care of your mind as well as your body is really important while staying at home because of coronavirus (COVID-19). You may feel bored, frustrated or lonely. You may also be low, worried or anxious, or concerned about your finances, your health or those close to you."
The Max, Boeing’s best-selling model, with more than 5,000 orders, is suddenly a reputational hazard. It could be weeks or months before regulators around the world lift their ban on the plane, after Boeing’s expected software fix was delayed.
“It’s just frustrating to hear the lip service being given to ‘Oh yes, we now believe in climate change and need to do something’ when every effort to do something about it is rubbished.”
An interesting reflection on the experience gained from a large number of business continuity projects.
Martin Caddick, FBCI, recently retired from PwC, looks at what isn’t working, and what needs to change to improve business continuity. Read more
Feel lost and/or confused about your business continuity planning? Want to maximize resilience in your organization, but not sure about what steps to take? The BCI How to Guides are here to help and give you the necessary guidance through the various phases of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Lifecycle.
The following How to Guides are available from the BCI website.
- Policy & Programme Management
- Embedding Business Continuity
- Analysis of the BCM Life cycle
- Design of the BCM Life cycle
- Implementation of the BCM Life cycle