Press Release: 27 May 2011

Letter - PR Week

The Olympic flame has begun its rounds…. And, over 12 months ahead of the event, we are already working with forward-thinking clients to advise on corporate risks associated with the period before, during and after the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, taking place 27 July to 9 September.

This is the largest public event ever to occur in London , with an unprecedented global media audience and a massive influx of people and pressures across the City - far beyond the bounds of the Olympic Village. Corporate communications professionals have a heap of work to do to get their Boardrooms to wake up to the operational and reputational risks, ranging from the banal - traffic and commuter disruption - to protests and ‘lone wolf’ terrorist threats.

Against the backdrop of Corporate Manslaughter demands and precedents, London and UK Business directors have commercial, legal and moral obligations, including a duty of care to their staff: risk assessment and management begin this summer.