Many UK organisations admit they are failing to prepare for disruption, despite recording a dramatic increase in the level of upheaval caused by extreme weather conditions and high levels of people and skills loss. According to research, published today by the Chartered Management Institute, organisations are ‘blowing hot and cold’ when it comes to business continuity – they pay lip service to the importance of planning for disaster, but fail to make business resilience a reality.
Barriers to business
The 2007 Business Continuity Management Survey, supported by the Cabinet Office and Continuity Forum, reveals that 1 in 4 organisations (28 per cent) were affected by extreme weather conditions in the 12 months to January 2007, an increase from less than 1 in 10, the previous year. The worst affected areas were Wales, where 21 per cent reported significant disruption, closely followed by Scotland and the South East (both 18 per cent).
See full Press Release.
Posts
