Chairman's Welcome
Michael T. Dan
Chair, Partnership for Disaster Response
Chairman, President and CEO of The Brink's Company
Welcome to Business Roundtable’s Partnership for Disaster Response Web site, the first clearinghouse of information on disaster preparedness and response for the business community. Read more...
Welcome to Business Roundtable’s Partnership for Disaster Response Web site, the first clearinghouse of information on disaster preparedness and response for the business community. Read more...
Influenza A(H1N1) Virus
For the latest information on Influenza A(H1N1):
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Resources for Companies:
In light of the recent Influenza A(H1N1) virus outbreak, Johanna Schneider, executive director, external relations, Business Roundtable, discusses in a recent PRWeek op-ed the importance of developing a robust internal communications strategy in advance of a disaster. Click here to read the full op-ed.
Click here to visit pandemicflu.gov and learn about specific activities businesses can do to prepare for a pandemic.
Given the rising concern about Influenza A(H1N1), review how prepared you and your family are in the event of a disaster or wide-spread epidemic. Click here to download the Family Disaster Preparedness Checklist.
The Partnership for Disaster Response Debuts on Social Innovations Conversations
Join Tom Lehner, former director of public policy at Business Roundtable, in the first in a series of podcasts through The Stanford Center for Social Innovation. Click here to listen to Tom discuss the private sector response to disasters and the role of the Partnership for Disaster Response. Stay tuned for the Partnership’s next appearance on Social Innovations Conversations.
China Earthquake
A powerful earthquake hit Sichuan Province in Western China in 2008. Business Roundtable companies mobilized quickly to respond to the disaster by giving to earthquake recovery efforts through cash, in-kind and employee-matching contributions that exceeded $67 million. Member companies continue to contribute to the region’s long-term recovery and reconstruction efforts. Click here for more information.
Employees have a range of expertise that can be extremely helpful during a disaster. But without the right training, employees’ talent and enthusiasm may go to waste. Business Roundtable’s Partnership for Disaster Response developed a guide, Preparing Employees To Be Disaster Ready Volunteers, to help companies establish a program to train and deploy employee volunteers to expedite disaster relief.
Special thanks to the American Red Cross, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Fannie Mae, Habitat for Humanity, HOPE worldwide, IBM, Motorola, Pfizer Inc., Points of Light & Hands On Network, Salvation Army, United Way, USA Freedom Corps, Volunteer Match and W.W. Grainger Inc. for their help in developing this guide.
Best Practices
Companies engage in a wide variety of disaster response efforts, from handling a crisis that strikes the organization to helping people thousands of miles away. Learn from their experience.
Useful Tools
From communicating to employees during a disaster to planning for business continuity, the right resources are essential to help companies prepare for and respond to a disaster. View and download disaster response resources here.
Contributions
Through effective coordination and collaboration, Business Roundtable’s Partnership for Disaster Response has responded to numerous national and international disasters. Together, Business Roundtable companies have donated millions of dollars and contributed in-kind supplies that include medicine, information technology equipment, cars, food and temporary housing. Thousands of employee volunteers also have rolled up their sleeves and contributed directly to recovery efforts.
