Business Continuity Institute

The Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) member volunteer community has just elected a new member to the BCI Global Board. Elected for a period of three years is Luke Bird FBCI, who’s a volunteer with the BCI’s Scotland Chapter. He was recently awarded the grade of…

During May-July, Assurance Software and ClearView conducted the inaugural Business Continuity Benchmark Study, promoted in collaboration with the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), the Association of Continuity Professionals (ACP) and Continuity Central. 1,123 business continuity leaders, practitioners and executive sponsors around…

In spite of best intentions, protective measures, vigilance and forward planning, organisations will always be at risk of losing their workplace due to reasons such as fire, flooding/extreme weather conditions or structural collapse. Likewise, even if the fabric of the buildings themselves are serviceable, access…

Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Gifted Grades are awarded each year to individuals who’ve made an outstanding contribution to the profession of business continuity or the Institute itself. BCI members of AMBCI grade and above can nominate someone whom they think deserves recognition. The BCI’s Board then…

Counter-Terrorism Policing’s ACT Awareness e-Learning tool has scooped top prize at a prestigious European business resilience awards event. The product, developed in a groundbreaking partnership with retailer Marks and Spencer and learning provider Highfield, is now shortlisted for the world final in the autumn. Fending…

The all-new communications system being put in place for the Emergency Services will now cost just shy of 50% more than originally expected and is “unlikely” to be ready to be delivered by the target date of 2022. According to the National Audit Office’s (NAO)…

Health and Safety incidents have become the leading financial loss driver for businesses around the globe, with cumulative losses now outstripping the costs of more high-profile disruptions such as cyber attacks and IT outages. Meanwhile, political change has entered the Top Ten list of future…

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has announced a partnership with the International Crisis Management Conference (ICMC). The BCI and the organisers of the ICMC will now work together to leverage the capabilities of both organisations for the benefit of the industry and the practitioner community.…

Tim Janes Hon FBCI has been appointed as the new chair of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), taking over the role from James McAlister FBCI. Most recently, Janes held the position of BCI Global Board vice-chair after being voted in by his fellow members of the…

Cyber attacks and data breaches (49%) are the most concerning challenges for professionals both over the next 12 months and the upcoming five years. That’s according to the 2018 Supply Chain Resilience Report published by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in collaboration with the Zurich…