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Enterprise Risk ManagementIn the beginning…there were the high-stakes / high-visibility crises events that are now part of corporate legend -- the ExxonValdez tanker oil spill in Alaskan waters (in resource-rich Prince William Sound) just as the fishing season got underway -- the deliberate poisoning of over-the-counter Tylenol pain relief pills, resulting in the tragic deaths of retail customers trusting in the product (the most recommended by physicians, it was said at the time). Click here to continue reading the full introduction
News & UpdatesJuly 2, 2009 Consumers Must Assume More of the Responsibility for Food Safety IssuesSource:MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNENo one really wants to meet Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer from Seattle, because those who do are likely A) critically sickened by contaminated food and in need of legal help, or B) responsible for selling the food. July 1, 2009 Dunkin' stops selling hot chocolate as a precautionSource:Boston GlobeDunkin' Donuts, the Canton-based coffee-and-baked-goods chain, said that it will temporarily stop selling hot chocolate and Dunkaccino beverages as a precautionary measure after one of its suppliers learned that some of its... July 1, 2009 Under the microscope: SEC's amendment proposalsSource:PR WeekThe Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a series of rule amendments that would make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors to corporate boards. The SEC says it wants to address concerns of board... Click here for more Enterprise Risk Management News & Updates
Research & InsightsJune 29, 2009 The science of climate change, for public consumptionSource:Global PostShortly after moviegoers watched images of New York City fall to what can only be described as flash glaciation in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow," a group of climate scientists launched a blog called RealClimate. June 24, 2009 KROLL PREDICTS CORRUPTION COSTS COULD TOTAL $500 BILLION WORLDWIDE, AS FBI BRACES FOR NEXT WAVE OF FINANCIAL FRAUD TIED TO STIMULUS SPENDING
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Government stimulus funding totaling $5 trillion has unintentionally introduced new opportunities for fraud and corruption worldwide, according to the latest edition of the Kroll Global Fraud Report. The report reinforces the...[more] June 24, 2009 Survey Finds Fewer Than 20% Trust Food SafetySource:Media Post NewsHow much damage is the growing string of food contamination incidences doing to Americans' trust in food marketers? Click here for more Enterprise Risk Management Research & Insights
Commentary & OpinionJune 30, 2009 Is IBM the future of food safety and management?Source:The Pitch - Kansas CityWe've heard a lot of debate about free markets in this country lately. And while we're likely to be saturated with government-vs.-market arguments about health-care reform, IBM is quietly starting another free market battle of... June 29, 2009 The Eyeshade Smelled TroubleSource:GRETCHEN MORGENSON, NY TimesWHEN it comes to corporate America, critics and skeptics are about as welcome as skunks at a pool party. And when companies try to silence dissenters, shareholders are often imperiled. June 26, 2009 The Failures of Third-Party Food Safety AuditsSource:Food Poison JournalIf everyone who takes a test is getting an A, how hard can the test be? This is the question that occurred to me yesterday watching a fine presentation by Dr. Paul A. Hall, Ph.D. Dr. Hall was the speaker who presented... Click here for more Enterprise Risk Management Commentary & Opinion
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...More Information     Special FocusVideo Interview - October 2007 - Cablevision System - New YorkGovernance & Accountability Chairman, Hank Boerner interviewed by host Dr. Harvey Passes - Comments on emergency preparedness, protecting your home and family, business and other topics and concerns. 30 Minutes: Click Here for Video The "Wei Ji" -- The Chinese pictograph (word) for crisis and opportunity. It's often up to you which term should apply! Accountability-Central partners with Google to bring you related links with relevant information - links below:
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