Disasters and humanitarian affairs

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Disaster management and planning: an IBLF framework for business response

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This IBLF Executive Briefing is aimed at providing the business sector with a basic framework that can assist them in developing their own response to natural and man-made disasters where a need and interest has been highlighted by the recent Asian tsunami disaster. Most transnational,national and...

The role of employee engagement in disaster response: learning from experience

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The world has experienced some of its worst natural disasters in the recent past, with 2005 being declared the ‘year of disasters’. However, following each disaster there has been a renewed recognition of the role of business in the relief, recovery and reconstruction process.

ProVention Consortium: corporate social responsibility and disaster reduction

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While the corporate sector has developed strong CSR links with the humanitarian community on disaster response, involvement in mitigation and prevention has been limited. ProVention therefore initiated a research study on the business case for reducing natural hazard risks in developing countries....

Partnership for disaster response

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Partnership for Disaster Response aims to bring together the many resources and capabilities of the private sector to enhance and accelerate on-the-ground relief and recovery following major natural disasters in the United States and abroad.

Business Roundtable Partnership for Disaster Response

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Business Roundtable first activated the Partnership for Disaster Response immediately following Hurricane Katrina. The Partnership is an effort to expand corporate commitment —beyond financial contributions — to respond to natural disasters. The Partnership’s goal is to enhance the efficiency of...

Disaster Management: A Role for the Private Sector

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Disasters disrupt business activities on which the local population depends, affecting livelihood recovery and means to earn a living.

Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness, and Continuity Management Systems - Requirements with Guidance for Use - American National Standards

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Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems - Requirements with Guidance for Use provides an approach for organizations to improve their resilience performance and increase preparedness, according to ASIS.

Preparing employees to be disaster-ready volunteers - a guide to building an effective volunteer training program

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This guide provides an overview of key issues for companies to consider when establishing a program to train and deploy employee volunteers to expedite disaster relief. They include: • Engaging employees • Establishing relationships with relief agencies • Tapping skilled volunteers •...

How can my company help? - a guide for country managers in responding to natural disasters

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How Can My Company Help? is intended to help you prepare for a local corporate response to a crisis in your country or region. This guide includes information on: building partnerships with relief agencies, assessing on-the-ground needs, identifying the products, expertise, personnel and services...

Rebuilding our communities helping companies set priorities to aid long-term recovery

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A community’s recovery from a disaster is a complex and long-term process that involves a range of activities and many participants. Recovery involves shortterm restoration of essential community services as well as long-term rebuilding and, ideally, mitigation against future crises.