Author:CSIRDate:2002The technological achievements highlighted in this report demonstrate the diversity of our activities and our commitment to delivering technology solutions that impact positively upon competitiveness, sustainable development and an improved ...Read more
Author:Walwyn, DR; Taylor, D; Brickhill, GDate:Sep 2002Risk management practices in the R&D departments of many chemical and pharmaceutical companies lack much of the rigor and sophistication of the equivalent corporation in the financial sector. For instance investment decisions on research ...Read more
Author:Arnold, Kathryn A; Le Roux, Alize; Makhanya, Sibusisiwe ADate:Sep 2018Climate-related natural disasters have been steadily increasing in both incidence and intensity across the globe over the last century. This is especially true for Ethiopia given the country’s high and recurrent exposure to extreme droughts ...Read more
Author:Simonis, I; Vahed, Anwar; Moodley, DDate:2009Despite many international and local initiatives on disaster risk management and advances in scientific knowledge, the social and economic impact of natural disasters in emerging and developing countries is still increasing. Various activities ...Read more
Author:Vogt, D; Brink, VZDate:Oct 2013Although safety in South African mines has improved dramatically over the last ten years, falls-of-ground still constitute the single largest cause of fatalities. The data show that small falls of between 4 m(sup2) and 10 m(sup2), affecting ...Read more
Author:Badenhorst, Danielle PDate:06 Sep 2023Reliance on digital technologies for innovation management is unavoidable in current contexts. While digital processes and business models have been prioritised as key factors to drive innovation and value creation within firms, cybersecurity ...Read more
Author:Dziba, LDate:Oct 2012In this presentation the author focuses on ecosystem service delivery for national development planning. He shares new tools for improved decision-making to assess trade-offs and development choice impacts on ecosystem services. He also ...Read more
Author:Haywood, Lorren KDate:Oct 2021Purpose: This research investigates what is driving corporate sustainability within South African organisations and to what extent these drivers intersect with risk management. This is important as new and emerging business risks are proving ...Read more