Every few months we consider a different theme, ranging from climate change and poverty to corporate governance and sustainability reporting. But what do these mean to you? How are they relevant to your industry and your role? Whether you are considering the issues from the public or private sector point of view, this page will highlight some of the key issues for you from our update...
You may be facing some critical challenges. You may well have no idea where to start. Below, Article 13 brings the issues to life by asking you the challenging questions that will put you on the road to ‘breaking the cycle’. Also use the corporate and government links to see client case studies on how some of these issues have been tackled by Article 13.
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Do you have a business continuity plan that takes into account the safety and wellbeing of your employees and would enable you to resume operations as soon as practicable after a disaster or emergency? Does your risk register factor in local natural hazards and their potential impacts on your business? Have you taken steps to reduce the environmental footprint of your business operations? Do you regularly engage with your key stakeholders, including those who are hard-to-read, to understand what your role is in risk mitigation and adaptation? Are you funding action research to support increased knowledge of disaster risk reduction and resilience building in your own business context? Have you considered partnering with a government agency or non-governmental organisation to undertake community awareness and education initiatives? Have you implemented a social media strategy and guidelines to enable you to communicate with your employees, customers and the wider community if disaster strikes?
If you’re struggling to answer these questions, how about calling Article 13 and talking to one of our advisors?
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- Have you established transparent and open communication channels with other government departments, local authorities, emergency services agencies and relevant infrastructure organisations?
- Do you understand the key risks facing your local communities and the extent and nature of the impact they’re likely to have in your jurisdiction and beyond?
- Do you regularly engage with local communities, businesses and other key stakeholders to better understand their needs and work together to develop appropriate local responses to potential risks?
- Are you aware of the best ways to engage with vulnerable communities to ensure their safety and resilience?
- Have you developed social marketing initiatives that enable you to communicate and educate local communities on disaster prevention, preparation, response and recovery?
- Are mitigation activities being undertaken to prevent and/or reduce the likelihood of disasters and emergencies occurring in the first place?
- Is natural hazard risk being built into policy and planning processes to ensure community safety and resilience?
- Has your own organisation made the necessary preparations to ensure that you can act immediately in the interests of public safety if disaster strikes?
- Have you implemented a social media strategy and guidelines to enable you to communicate with the public and your people during significant events?
If you’re struggling to answer these questions, how about calling Article 13 and talking to one of our advisors?
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Article 13 works across sectors for both our business and government clients – some examples include transport, healthcare, leisure, food & drink, manufacturing and education.
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