The 2022 Global Risk Report is the 17th risk assessment report. The preface to the report notes: “The 17th edition of the Global Risk Report identifies tensions that will results from diverging trajectories and approaches within and between countries and then examines the risk that could arise from such tensions.” (1) Continue reading
In CERM Risk Insights #354 I discussed the risk management study of local governments in New Zealand. One of the cases in the study was Environment Canterbury Regional Council. The regional council’s focus and the increasing concerns about environmental risks by both the public and private sector represents a challenge to the common approach used by most of the New Zealand local governments, ISO 31000:2018 and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) more generally. This piece discusses this challenge to ISO 31000:2018 and its implications. Continue reading
On October 18, 2021, the Controller and Auditor General of New Zealand issued report entitled:” Our observations on local government risk management”. (1) The report is a follow up on a 2016 report “Reflections from our audits: Governance and accountability”. The 2016 report noted that risk management practices were needed in local government. The 2021 report is an in-depth examination of risk management practices of four councils: Auckland Council, Environment Canterbury Regional Council, Queenstown Lake District Council and Waipa District Council. Continue reading
In September 2021 the International Organization for Standards (ISO) published the results of its survey of 2020 certifications. (1) This piece reviews the results. It should be noted that there are two other assessments of the results. One is by Oxebridge Quality Resources. (2) The other is by CQI in the United Kingdom. (3) The assessments differ in focus. The Oxebridge assessment focuses on ISO 9001. While CQI provides an overview of all the ISO certification results. This piece will also provide an overview. But it will also discuss the numbers for the four certifications, 9001, 14001, 27500 and 45001, which have the largest numbers. Continue reading
On September 15, 2021, ASQ announced the formation of the Center for Electoral Quality and Integrity. This announcement caused a conflicted reaction. On the one hand I liked that the Government Division, which was pushing this action, was showing some level of activity, after almost none for several years. One the other hand, I just laughed at the idea that ASQ and Government Division was going to, or even be capable of, having an impact on electoral quality or integrity. This is not a case of believing the objective is bad. Continue reading