Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

If you have been following the story, the latest is that Cadbury are fighting back against the hostile takeover bid by Kraft for the Birmingham confectioner - Cadbury have stated they're worth much more than the £10.4 billion offer (we have to agree). Here's a link to the Cadbury corporate site which gives more information about the company and its brands, heritage their presentation to investors and analysts, the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Review and investors section which includes their annual report. There's also a section containing factsheets which provide in-depth information in a number of areas such as their Business Principles and Community Investment.

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Risk Management

For the latest articles on this topic, pick up Harvard Business Review (October 09 - in print only). If you are after an example of a risk management policy, here's a fairly recent one by the NHS, a detailed section by University of Cambridge and one by South Oxfordshire District Council. Birmingham City Council have produced a number of documents relating to this subject here.

The Strategic Risk Management Progress report by the Audit Committee for Transport for London is available here.The Financial Risk Institute aims to promote a learning environment on issues relating to financial risk management; the website includes Key Risk Concepts and a Case Studies section. Deloitte provide a report on 'Risk Management in the age of Structured Products'. Another aspect of risk is discussed in the working paper 'Corporate Social Responsibility as Risk Management'. There is also an online publication by US-based FEMA entitled 'Emergency and Risk Case Studies Textbook'.

Don't forget there are a range of useful titles to be found in the library, which include many case studies and strategies as well as online resources in Athens, such as Emerald.

Business Information on the Internet

I have included a link to this site a while ago, but thought it would be worth talking about a bit more. The RBA Information Services website has been set up by Karen Blakeman, who offers a consultancy service and advice on the use of technology for accessing information. The Business Resources tab reveals a number of useful sources of information on a range of business topics including Direct Marketing, Financial and Annual Reports, Statistics, Mergers/Acquisitions and Market and Industry Research.

BAA Ltd

The British Airports Authority own and run seven UK airports as well as a number worldwide. Their corporate website has several publications which include Corporate Responsibility Report 2008, Economy & Society, Airport expansion and Passenger experience, to name a few.

If you find yourself with little time to go through the business section of the Sunday papers but would like to catch up with news of the past week, try Biz Bites. It provides a short, snappy roundup of stories that have been grabbing the headlines.

Corporate Watch

This is a US-based organisation which reports on non-ethical practices in corporations; industries covered include Food and Agriculture, Media & Entertainment, Retail & Mega-Stores, Tourism & Real Estate. The Issues section covers consumerism, environment, globalisation, health and labour. There is also a useful page which provides tips on corporate research.