Tag Archives: Business risk

Men’s Health In The Workplace Is A Business Risk Hiding In Plain Sight(Forbes)

In Corporate America, you’ll rarely hear male leaders admit they “need a break” or openly ask for help. Yet behind the scenes, many high-performing men are silently burning out, neglecting their well-being, and pushing onward until something breaks. Men’s health is lagging behind that of women. As of 2023, U.S. men live, on average, 5.3 […]
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Increase in solar panel recycling needed to avoid a future environmental hazard (EN)

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels could result in an environmental hazard in 30 years’ time, as only 10% of the most widely used panel types are recycled in the US, while this data is unknown in South Africa, Stellenbosch Business School Institute for Futures Research (IFR) research assistant Francois Pretorius says. South Africa imported more than R2.2-billion worth of solar panels during the first half of 2022 and […]
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The biggest threats to business in South Africa right now(BT)

Top CEOs say supply chain constraints, emerging technologies and regulatory risks pose the greatest threats to organisational growth in South Africa. This is according to new data from the African division of financial services firm KPMG and Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA). The CEO Outlook Report for South Africa surveyed 50 top CEOs from various […]
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Called out by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Nestle defends its Russia business

Nestle is one of a number of companies that have suspended new investment and advertising in Russia but that continue to sell products there, according to a list by Yale University management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. Roughly three dozen companies are resisting demands to exit or curtail their activities in Russia, Sonnenfeld contends.  Hundreds of large U.S. and other western […]
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What businesses in South Africa are most worried about in 2022 (BT)

Cyber incidents, business interruption and critical infrastructure blackouts are the top three business risks in South Africa in 2022, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2022. However, the country is not alone in this worry, as cyber perils are also the biggest concern for companies globally. The threats of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major […]
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The global risks report 2021 (WEF)

The 16th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment, widening digital divides, youth disillusionment and geopolitical fragmentation. Businesses risk a disorderly shakeout which can exclude large cohorts of workers and companies from the markets of the future. Environmental degradation—still an […]
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The global risk report 2021 (WEF)

The 16th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment, widening digital divides, youth disillusionment and geopolitical fragmentation. Businesses risk a disorderly shakeout which can exclude large cohorts of workers and companies from the markets of the future. […]
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