Risk and Crisis Management Archives

Improving Sustainability through Reasonable Risk and Crisis Management

Improving Sustainability through Reasonable Risk and Crisis Management is the title of our 2007 book. The book has sold through our website in 34 countries to individuals and CxOs eager to get a look into quantitative and rational risk management. Today, one can easily state that sustainability is a big topic in the Western chemical and mining, oil & gas industries. Companies want to be sustainability leaders although in some cases their claim sound more like PR campaigns. A recent…

Mount Polley Discussion. Closure.

Mount Polley Discussion. Closure. So, a lot has been said, a lot will be saidon the Mount Polley Discussion. Closure., and written (here and here ). But for the moment, let’s try to close the discussion with a figure we have been using in our courses on Risk and Crisis Management for over a decade. It shows Risk Reduction vs. Investment in mitigation, acceptable levels and development of public outcry in case of accidents. No Laws, codes stipulate the acceptable…