Part 1 – For Senior Decision Makers In a world with countries in and out of pandemic lockdowns and a 70% decline in international travel (projected by the end of 2020 according to the UN World Travel Organization), the word “virtual” is hardly new.  We are adapting to the use of virtual tools out of […]

Our partners at Current Consulting share valued insights on the Coronavirus and how you can prepare for reducing risk in the supply chain. IntroductionAs China factories resume operations, we observe risks and specific issues for reducing risk in the supply chain in the wake of Covid-19, such as: Unstable supply of raw material Lack of skilled workers Logistic […]

A rare meteorological event occurred in 2017 when three Category 4 hurricanes were simultaneously ongoing in the Pacific Ocean. At the same time, wildfires swept across the western United States in California, Montana, and North and South Dakota. Harvard climate expert James McCarthy indicated that “economic losses from extreme weather-related events are rapidly escalating,” in […]

This week I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to learn about how due diligence investigations are conducted outside of the United States. I got to interview Björn Wahlström from Current Consulting Group, a supply chain and risk management firm with a presence in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Originally from Europe, Björn has […]

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Ilya Umanskiy GRCP of Current Consulting Group. Ilya has joined IR as our exclusive Investigative Due Diligence Member in Hong Kong. Ilya is a certified governance, risk, and compliance professional (GRCP) and has many grateful clients in multiple countries around the world. His […]