Business Roundtable publishes business protection guidance The US-based Business Roundtable has published two comprehensive guides to assist CEOs and other corporate managers in strengthening homeland security by improving the private sector's preparedness for infrastructure disruptions, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. ‘Committed to Protecting America: CEO Guide to Security Challenges’ is a compilation of best management practices and key security lessons learned by CEOs who are facing new and evolving security threats. The second document, ‘Committed to Protecting America: A Private Sector Crisis Preparedness Guide’, offers smart practices and planning checklists essential for crisis management, including employee communication, evacuation and business continuity. "The security challenges in the post-9/11 era require new thinking and new approaches that go far beyond traditional physical security models," said Frederick Smith, chairman, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Corporation and chairman of the Roundtable's Security Task Force. "Companies need to embed security in all aspects of their business processes and operations. "Just as the federal government is reforming its procedures and testing its security preparedness through exercises such as TOPOFF 3, businesses must revise corporate governance practices and evaluate their crisis plans to address important security issues in this new world," Smith said. "CEO leadership is critical, because only CEOs can establish the necessary tone and ensure that vital security needs are met across departments and throughout operations over the long term." Both documents are available free of charge through the Roundtable's website: Committed to Protecting America: CEO Guide to Security Challenges
•Date: 4th May 2005 • Region: N.America •Type:
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