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Dear Reader
This is the first issue of The docleaf
Communiqué, which replaces the old style
e-newsletter, which offers readers a broader perspective
of crises around the world. We very much hope
you find the items of interest to you. Your comments
and suggestions will be appreciated at all times.
Andy Jarosz, Editor
Contact:andy.jarosz@docleaf.com
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companies face crisis threat |
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The majority of businesses across Europe are
in no position to effectively deal with potential
or imminent crises, according to the findings
of research published recently by DLA Piper, the
international law practice.
The survey among 250 decision makers in top European
companies showed that basic crisis management
strategies to prevent unnecessary losses such
as rapid response procedures, emergency communications
channels and media training are in place in less
than 50% of companies.
“Companies across Europe will be severely disrupted
at potential huge cost if a crisis occurs. No
business can ever eliminate regulatory risk but
have crisis management plans in place will help
to ensure business survival”, DLA Piper warns.
Click here
for the full report.
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| docleaf’s
trauma expert speaker at crisis conference.
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Jo Crofts, docleaf’s head of trauma support service
will be a speaker at a two day conference on crisis
management in London in June which will be attended
by leading industrialists, senior HR and communications
executives. Other speakers will represent a wide
range of different industries including pharmaceutical,
public utilities, transportation, tourism and
retail.
Organised by Osney Media, the conference will
be chaired by Dr David Perl, chief executive of
Docleaf.
For further details of the event, click here.
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| Most
marketers shun crisis containment
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Consumer demand for security is top-of-mind among
marketing professionals, but few have taken measures
to secure corporate data or to inform customers
of their efforts. The "Secure the Trust of
Your Brand: How Security and IT Integrity Influence
Corporate Brands" report released by the
CMO Council looks at how marketers address security
issues and prepare for crisis containment.
According to the study, corporate data breaches,
identity theft, and Internet fraud concern a majority
of online consumers; no matter the measures taken
by corporations to prevent security breaches,
only 29 percent of marketers say there is a crisis
containment plan in place at their companies should
data be leaked.
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A
year of disasters
A total of
15,353 people died in 89 global disasters
in 2006 according to statistics published
by Infoplease, the online research company.
There were
39 weather-related disasters, and 15 accidents
at sea and in the air. The worst hit country
was the United States with 29 disasters,
followed by the Philippines (4), and Russia,
India and Indonesia each with 3.
For the complete
Infoplease list please click here.
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Terrorist
risks heightened
There is an increased risk
of terror attacks in the US, according to
the latest Probabilistic US Terrorism Model
from Risk Management Solutions (RMS). The
report says that attacks are more likely
from Al Qaeda and associated groups, which
carried out a total of 332 terror attacks
between July 2005 and July 2006.
Although the number of attacks was down,
year on year, the number of fatalities was
up - to an average of 13 per attack.
The reports warns of a "heightened
risk from terrorist loss in the U.S. during
2007. Attack frequency is at the upper 90%
confidence limit. Destructive attack modes
with multiple synchronous attacks are likely.
The chance of chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear (CBRN) attacks by Islamic militant
groups is significant."
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| Travelsafe
makes news |
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One of the biggest stories of the
year so far on Travelmole, the leading travel
industry’s online news service was the announcement
of Travelsafe, our health and safety accreditation
and information sharing service, which attracted
more than 5,000 hits in the first few days.
Read more here.
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safe, Andy Jarosz, Editor.
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