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Risk Management Knowledge Madeline Willett Risk Management Knowledge Madeline Willett

Vendor Vetting: Who, Why, and How

Cornerstone’s Executive Director, Dave Dennis, has been managing vendor relationships and performing vendor safety assessments for over a decade. He recently offered training and resources for members to discuss the following: How is best-in-class vendor vetting performed? How do you manage gaps in aligning expectations, policies, or insurance coverages globally? How do organizations protect themselves from lawsuits (proactively)?

The solution: Thorough and consistent vendor vetting processes.

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Risk Management Knowledge Madeline Willett Risk Management Knowledge Madeline Willett

Building a Crisis Response Team

As an experiential education or travel operator, you’re surely well-versed in incident response. Do you and your organization have a clear plan of action for how you respond to emergent, unstable events?

When a crisis occurs, your organization relies on your response plan, and the individuals responsible for each function, to act accordingly. Prepare today by following these guidelines for developing a Crisis Response Team.

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