Renee Murphy Principal Analyst Forrester Bio RSS AUTHOR INSIGHTS Blog What The US Infrastructure Bill Means To You Renee Murphy November 10, 2021 After months of negotiations in Congress, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is about to become law. This new law will address specifics such as climate change, sustainability, and cybersecurity that all have specific requirements which, in turn, will drive your policy and regulation in the future. If you do business with the US federal […] Read More Blog Don’t Underestimate The Importance Of The Chief Sustainability Officer Renee Murphy October 29, 2021 Chief sustainability officers (CSOs) (and their VP, director, etc., counterparts) are paving the way to a green future, an undertaking that requires massive transformational change. With confident visions of a sustainable economic system, CSOs are setting bold corporate climate action targets to decarbonize the economy and build trust with stakeholders. However, different firms require different […] Read More Blog Guide Your Sustainability Program With The Forrester Sustainability Maturity Model Renee Murphy October 25, 2021 How mature is your organization’s sustainability strategy? Our upcoming research on sustainability includes a model that outlines the five levels of sustainability maturity that all firms must progress through. For each level, we explore the crucial sustainability decisions organizations must make. Ultimately, firms must mature toward the future-generation-safe level. At this final level, a firm […] Read More Blog Infographic — Face The Business Risks Of Climate Change Head On Renee Murphy June 22, 2021 Climate change poses numerous business risks. No industry is immune. Use this infographic to explore how the climate crisis affects businesses and how bold action can mitigate your organization's risk exposure. Read More Blog New TSA Cybersecurity Directive Signals That The Era Of Self-Regulation Is Over (If There Ever Was One) Alla Valente June 2, 2021 On the heels of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity signed by the President after a ransomware attack forced the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency responsible for overseeing pipeline security, on May 27, 2021, has announced its own Security Directive of new cybersecurity […] Read More Video Earth Day 2021 Renee Murphy April 23, 2021 Watch Now Video Systemic Risk For 2021 Renee Murphy March 31, 2021 Watch Now Blog Climate Risk Is Here To Stay — Emerging Solutions Help Your Business Adapt Renee Murphy July 15, 2020 The top five global risks identified in terms of likelihood in the World Economic Forum’s annual The Global Risks Report 2020 were all environmental or climate-related: 1) extreme weather events; 2) failure to adapt to climate change; 3) man-made environmental damage; 4) biodiversity and ecosystem loss; and 5) natural disasters. There is no doubt about it: […] Read More Blog Answering The Top Return-To-Work Questions For Our Government Clients Stephanie Balaouras May 13, 2020 Learn more about translating social distancing guidelines to the workplace, providing safe commuting options, and more. Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Emily Collins March 23, 2020 Better Late Than Never: There’s Still Time To Improve Your Pandemic Plans Companies are showing renewed interest in business continuity and revising their pandemic plans in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Last week, federal banking regulators issued additional guidance to help banks and their customers cope with the financial fallout of the outbreak. And a review of the risk sections of the annual reports for the Fortune 50 showed that about half […] Read More Blog Coronavirus And Climate Change Reveal Systemic Risk For Third Parties Renee Murphy March 11, 2020 Climate change will create endless obstacles for companies to navigate, yet firms continue to claim that there is no way to mitigate the risk. Currently, we are witnessing the damage created by not accounting for your third-party risks. We knew a new pandemic would come, and much like pandemics, climate change is inevitable. Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Emily Collins February 24, 2020 Don’t Read This Before Dinner There are some things that can’t be unseen. Chief among them, a Whopper decomposing in high definition to demonstrate that Burger King plans to remove artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives from the burger. Industry pundits are all abuzz with opinion (ahem!), and Burger King is the toast of media town, posed for ad award glory. But will it help Burger King sell more burgers? So far, Burger […] Read More Blog RSA Conference Cancellations: Coronavirus Fears Or Supply Chain Uncertainty? Alla Valente February 21, 2020 As 40,000 attendees descend on San Francisco for the annual security pilgrimage that is the RSA Conference, more sponsors pull out of the event citing safety concerns over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic. Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Brigitte Majewski February 3, 2020 Leadership Transition At IBM Means More Cloud, More Cloud Services, More Cloud Focus IBM is unlikely to ever have the economics of an Amazon, Azure, Google, or Alibaba. But it does have the largest footprint as a strategic partner of any vendor — 50% more customers than Accenture in our latest Forrester Analytics Business Technographics® […] Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Brigitte Majewski November 11, 2019 By Silencing Hackers With NDAs, Uber Could Legitimize Ransom Attacks As A Business Despite a half-billion-dollar marketing campaign last year to rebuild Uber’s image, the ride-sharing giant’s reputation problem just keeps getting worse. On Wednesday, two of the (now known to be) three hackers responsible for the 2016 breach and ransom of 57 million riders’ […] Read More Blog Integrated Risk Management: What Is It? Renee Murphy November 8, 2019 I am often asked, “Renee, what is integrated risk management (IRM), and how is it different from GRC?” You are neither misinformed nor are you horribly confused. We have been on a seven-year journey together maturing governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) programs to eventually give you the process, program, and data to get to […] Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Brigitte Majewski October 15, 2019 The California Attorney General just Published CCPA rules, and they're clear as mud. Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Brigitte Majewski October 7, 2019 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Is Underway Executives consider cyberattacks the second leading global risk to doing business, per the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Risks Report. The US Senate passed a law to help firms suffering from ransomware attacks, and the NSA launched a new Cybersecurity Directorate. With a flurry of activity already underway, it’s going […] Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Brigitte Majewski September 9, 2019 Le Tote Buys Lord & Taylor — A Most Peculiar Way To Buy Growth Fashion subscription company Le Tote agreed to acquire the storied (if tired) department store Lord & Taylor. We have several questions. For starters, the price. Le Tote, a popular yet relatively nascent rental company, has raised $62.5 million in venture capital […] Read More Blog FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs Brigitte Majewski September 4, 2019 An Oklahoma court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $571M for involvement in “false, misleading, and dangerous marketing campaigns” that contributed to the state’s opioid crisis. Here’s both a risk and brand perspective on why business leaders should care. J&J Shares Recover — But Its Reputation May Not Our Security & Risk Analysts Alla Valente […] Read More MORE POSTS Analyst Briefings Newsroom Complimentary Webinars Contact Us Investor Information Policies Podcasts Fraud Alerts Cookie Settings Brand UK Slavery Statement © 2021 Forrester Research, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Terms of use Privacy Policy We use cookies to enable website functionality and to tailor content to your interests. Please accept cookies or get more information. Accept cookies