Just three years ago transport group McAleese were riding high: after winning a large contract to deliver fuel to 7/11 service stations, the firm was about to be listed on the stock exchange. But after an initial listing at more than $1.47/share, McAleese’s fortunes have plummeted, and the company recently went into liquidation. In August 2016 the share price dropped…
A recent report, commissioned by the Investor Responsibility Research Centre Institute[i], has revealed that many businesses are at risk due to a low level of understanding of threats at board level, and of food safety in particular. Although the report found that expertise was relatively common at management levels, there was a significant lack at board level, with “little food…
For a country famous for its stable politics and economy, Australia is facing a rare moment of uncertainty. After a disappointing election result for the Coalition, the government’s flagship policy of lowering company tax is in doubt, and concern over the viability of the latest budget has also led to Standard & Poor’s revising Australia’s credit rating outlook. The agency…
After another serious fire spreads through a factory in Sydney, food and beverage businesses are reminded of the impacts of a fire in a building with this type of construction. We’ve heard it all before: EPS insulation panels pose a significant fire risk to factories and warehouses. This is a global issue that has been around for 20 years –…
Our podcast on adding value to your organisation using risk management: This month we were fortunate enough to be interviewed by Suzy Yates from The Podcast Agency. We’ve still got our regular monthly article full of insights but you can click the media file below for additional information on how you can leverage your risk management processes to add value to…
Find out how your organisation can protect itself from the risks of Australia’s contractor management changes.
Criminals are getting more sophisticated in the tactics they’re utilising to defraud businesses. A scam where criminals impersonate the email accounts of Chief Executives was announced to have cost global businesses more than $US2 billion in little over two years according to the FBI. Recently, a client of ours was also caught out by this attack which cost them around…
Great to see the use of technology and social media to mitigate risk. This article talks about a system that monitors social media traffic to identify signs of a food borne illness and isolate this to a venue for inspection by the authorities. Read the full article here
By now I’m sure you have heard about the urgent national recall that was issued for pre-package lettuce and salad by Woolworths and Coles. Because of the sheer size of the retailers they’ve been able to easily navigate the recall of this product and have been on the front foot with the public. Now, not all businesses have the same…
By now we’re all aware of the upcoming changes to our Grocery Services Agreements due to the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. If you need a refresher read our previous article which covered the FGCC in detail. As you know, every organisation has a multitude of different types of contracts, some of which command more or less focus than…