Managing compliance in high risk industries and countries
Risk management and legal compliance are serious issues for all businesses. A tightening of regulation - and the fear of negative publicity as a consequence of perceived unethical conduct - has placed such issues into sharp focus. Nowhere is this risk more acute...
Behind Every Flag: Third Party Due Diligence for Shipping
Over the last decade regulatory pressures requiring companies to carry out third party due diligence have primarily focussed on compliance across three areas; anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, and sanctions regulation. The shipping sector is...
Building a Case for PESTLE Risk Monitoring— How to avoid legal pitfalls in your business and supply chains
Regulations and laws are the essential components of ensuring a level playing field for businesses and societies, and they affect every business. The legal factors which affect businesses can both negatively and positively impact on how a company operates and how...
Building a Case for PESTLE Risk Monitoring—Forecast environmental risk more accurately
Our series on PESTLE risk monitoring concludes with an exploration of the “E” risk—Environmental—and the diverse ways in which it impacts organisations. “Risk is like fire: If controlled it will help you; if uncontrolled it will rise up and destroy you.” Those...