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Australia is exposed to disasters caused by natural hazards that impact infrastructure, essential services and communities. Over the past 30 years, these disasters have resulted in billions of dollars in tangible costs, as well as intangible costs such as deaths, injuries and other social impacts, including on health and wellbeing. More than 9 million people have been affected by both immediate and, for some, long-term effects.
Our Work
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities (ABR) is widely recognised for its ground-breaking disaster risk reduction and resilience research quantifying the economic costs of disasters and contributing to the policy response. This work has underpinned the ABR’s significant contribution to the national policy debate and generated valuable links amongst the corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors.
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Roundtable Facts at a Glance
- Facts Hub: Building resilience to natural disasters in our states and territories (2017)
The quick facts on resilience to natural disasters in our states and terrirories - Factsheet: Building Resilient Infrastructure (2016)
The quick facts on how much government spends restoring infrastructure after natural disasters - and our recommendations on how to better integrate resilience into infrastructure planning - Factsheet: The Economic Cost of the Social Impact of Natural Disasters (2016)
The quick facts on how natural disasters impact mental health, domestic violence and other social issues - and how investing in community resilience can reduce those costs. Includes case studies linking disasters such as Black Saturday to social issues such as high-risk alcohol consumption. - Resilient Infrastructure and Social Impacts reports - combined factsheet (2016)
A visual overview of the key facts, figures and statistics of both 2016 reports. - Factsheet: Building an Open Platform for Natural Disaster Resilience Decisions (2014)
The quick facts on how developing an open source platform containing crucial data would lead to better decisions and reduced exposure to natural disasters. - Factsheet: Building our Nation's Resilience to Natural Disasters (2013)
The quick facts on the estimated $560 million government spends on relief and recovery efforts after disasters - and how spending on pre-disaster resilience measures could reduce this cost.
Our Research
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities has delivered six research reports to help build a country better equipped to handle disasters caused by natural hazards and extreme weather events.
Read MoreAustralian Red Cross - Get Prepared
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities is committed to building and supporting greater preparedness to the impacts of natural hazards across Australian communities.
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About us
The members of the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities are the most senior executive or a non-executive director of Australian Red Cross, IAG, Munich Re, Optus and Westpac Group.
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Our work in motion
Please view a highlight reel of the March 2016 launch of Building Resilient Infrastructure and The Economic Cost Of The Social Impacts Of Natural Disasters at Parliament House, Canberra, launched by Minister for Justice Michael Keenan. (10.45 minutes)
Read MoreResilient infrastructure: report
In March 2016, the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities released 'Building Resilient Infrastructure'. This report reviews the decision-making process for new infrastructure and emphasises the need to embed resilience into this process and practical guidance to do so.
Read MoreSocial costs: report
In March 2016, the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities released ‘The Economic Cost Of The Social Impact Of Natural Disasters’. This report looks at the costs and long-term social impacts of natural disasters in Australia and finds the social costs of natural disasters in 2015 were at least equal to the physical costs (as outlined in our previous reports).
Read MoreNatural disaster data: report
In July 2014, the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities released, 'Building an Open Platform for Natural Disaster Resilience Decisions', a report which provides an overview of natural disaster data and research in Australia.
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White Paper
In June 2013, the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities released a fact-based, comprehensive White Paper, Building our Nation's Resilience to Natural Disasters, through Deloitte Access Economics. The White Paper:
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Our vision
As business leaders representing a cross-section of the Australian economy we believe it is of national importance to make communities safer and more resilient to extreme weather events.
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Our plan and actions
To achieve our vision, we recognise our advocacy must be based on robust economic facts. As such, our first major undertaking was to commission and release a White Paper, Building our Nation's Resilience to Natural Disasters. This White Paper was released in June 2013.
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Industry resources
Businesses are a vital part in developing more resilient and safer communities. The Roundtable promotes greater resolve among businesses to foster better preparedness in their communities. Below are some industry groups that take a proactive stance and provide resources on this issue.
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The Roundtable members are jointly committing resources to work constructively with governments to deliver in five critical areas.
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When natural disaster strikes: Five lessons to ready your business and support community resilience
Read MoreAustralian Business Roundtable welcomes Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements report
Read MoreAPRA Executive Board Member Geoff Summerhayes speech to Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities webinar
Read MoreAustralian Business Roundtable welcomes the establishment of a National Resilience Taskforce
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ABR emphasises the need for a better funding mix after Government’s response to disaster mitigation funding
Read MoreRoundtable champions better-protected communities on U.N. day for disaster risk reduction
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities says Australia remains one of the most vulnerable nations to natural disasters despite being one of the world’s most developed countries.
Read MoreDevastating social costs of natural disasters to be measured for first time
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities will create a first ever framework to measure the long-term social impact of natural disasters on the Australian community, and will also create national infrastructure investment guidelines for building resilience into critical infrastructure.
Read MoreAustralian partnership honoured in Global Disaster Reduction Awards
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities was awarded the certificate of distinction in the prestigious 2015 United Nations Sasakawa Awards for Risk Reduction overnight in Japan, the first private sector organisation to do so in the 30 year history of the awards.
Read MoreBusiness Roundtable selected as United Nations Disaster Reduction finalist
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities has been short-listed as one of three finalists for the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction, due to be announced in Japan later this month.
Read MoreProductivity Commission report into natural disasters - an opportunity to make Australians safer
Read MoreNew approach to data and research critical to protecting lives and property
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities today launched its latest report ‘Building an Open Platform for Natural Disaster Resilience Decisions,’ which calls for open access to critical data and research. It states that it is imperative that communities, businesses, governments and individuals have access to the latest research founded on accurate data to enable more informed decisions on how best to build property and infrastructure and protect communities from the impact of natural disasters.
Read MoreNational approach to co-ordinating research key to reducing impact and costs of natural disasters
Read MoreBusiness Roundtable Supports Inquiry Into Natural Disaster Funding
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities has welcomed the Federal Government’s intention to establish a Productivity Commission inquiry into national disaster funding arrangements in 2014.
Read MoreBusiness Roundtable Wins Federal Government Award
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities has today won a National Resilient Australia Award for its contribution to public policy to help government, business and communities better prepare for natural disasters.
Read MoreA better way to protect Australia from Natural Disasters
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities released a White Paper that details a more sustainable and comprehensive approach to managing natural disasters that could ultimately save lives, reduce damage to property and vital national infra-structure, and free taxpayer money to spend on essential public services. Read the media release above or view the White Paper.
Read MoreAustralian business comes together to create safer communities
Insurance Australia Group, Investa Property Group, Munich Re, Optus, Australian Red Cross, and Westpac Group, today announced they had partnered to form The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities.
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Runway highlights from AKIRA Spring Summer 2012/13 Collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia.The official Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia YouTube channel provides extensive coverage of runway shows including Aje, Akira, Alice McCall, An Ode to No One, Aurelio Costarella, Bec & Bridge, Bless'ed Are The Meek, Bowie, By Johnny, Camilla, Carl Kapp, Christopher Esber, Dylan Cooper, Ellery, Flowers For a Vagabond, Fernando Frisoni, Gail Sorronda, Gary Bigeni, Ginger & Smart, Hardwick by Mariana Hardwick, Jenny Kee, Jayson Brunsdon, Johanna Johnson, Kirrily Johnston, Kooey Australia, Ksubi, Lisa Ho, Lisa Maree, Manning Cartell, Magdalena Velevska, MATICEVSKI, Mens Show, Michael Lo Sordo, Miss Unkon, nANA jUDY, New Generation 1, New Generation 2, Oroton, Raffles International Designer Showcase, Romance was Born, Roopa Pemmaraju, Sara Phillips, Song for the Mute, Style Hong Kong, Suboo, Talulah, The Innovators, Toi Et Moi Sydney, Watson X Watson, Whitney Eve and WE by Whitney Eve, We Are Handsome and Zimmermann.
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