Why Managing Third-Party Risks Demands a Different Approach

In an increasingly complex business landscape, managing third party risk is one of the most pressing yet challenging tasks facing enterprise risk managers. Without a systematic and automated way to identify and track vendor risks, the approach is often ad-hoc, cumbersome, and ultimately ineffective. Therefore, VirtueSpark is pleased to confirm that the third-party risk management…

Risk Managers To The Rescue?

How risk managers can help navigate through a recession. As a result of the ongoing global pandemic, recession is now starting to become visible in many countries across the globe. It’s possible that it may appear like a short-term economic dip, but indicators are there that it may turn out to be a longer-term downturn,…

Business preparedness in a time of pandemic

There was a time when the word “virus” mostly occupied our minds due to the threat of malware, and cyber crime in general. Now, with a global pandemic paralyzing much of our business and social lives, the word virus instantly, and naturally, directs our thoughts to the Coronavirus and Covid-19. There’s no doubt that the…

Experts Interview – Frederic Mauron of LafargeHolcim

For Frederic Mauron a life on the ocean waves with the French navy proved to be good preparation for life as Head of Health & Safety Systems and Processes at LafargeHolcim the leading global building materials and solutions company.
To be successful in the arena of business risk, resilience, continuity and safety, Mauron says you need to “love your people”.