The leader in business continuity education and certification across many industries, DRI International offers team training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between.
DRI International offers colleges and universities the opportunity to familiarize their students with information on business continuity professions and certifications recognized by private and public sector organizations around the world.
Certification is a two-part process; verification of knowledge and confirmation of experience.
A DRI International certification is the most widely recognized and respected business continuity certification in the world. DRI only certifies professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and experience in the business continuity and/or disaster recovery profession.
Learn more about how to unlock your DRI digital badge and display your DRI certification to enhance your online professional profile today.
Maintaining your DRI International certification carries two requirements; an annual maintenance fee as well as Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAP).
Learn more and register for this free online event March 1-3, 2021!
We speak at numerous industry events around the globe and engage with our community in a variety of ways. Find out where you can meet DRI at these upcoming events.
Through committees and other initiatives, we publish research and insights about the profession. Explore our library and other resources.
DRI International webinars cover vital resilience issues, engaging and informing professionals in the field. See what's coming up next and view previously broadcast presentations here.
Learn how to hire the right business continuity professionals that will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger with the DRI Hiring Guide. Download now.
BCM is a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience.
We reach out and engage as many audiences as possible using broad media coverage to provide a forum for discussion. We serve as a trusted resource to other professions and the general public.
The leader in business continuity education and certification across many industries, DRI International offers team training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between.
DRI International offers colleges and universities the opportunity to familiarize their students with information on business continuity professions and certifications recognized by private and public sector organizations around the world.
Certification is a two-part process; verification of knowledge and confirmation of experience.
A DRI International certification is the most widely recognized and respected business continuity certification in the world. DRI only certifies professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and experience in the business continuity and/or disaster recovery profession.
Learn more about how to unlock your DRI digital badge and display your DRI certification to enhance your online professional profile today.
Maintaining your DRI International certification carries two requirements; an annual maintenance fee as well as Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAP).
Learn more and register for this free online event March 1-3, 2021!
We speak at numerous industry events around the globe and engage with our community in a variety of ways. Find out where you can meet DRI.
Through committees and other initiatives, we publish research and insights about the profession. Explore our library and other resources.
DRI International webinars cover vital resilience issues, engaging and informing professionals in the field. See what's coming up next and view previously broadcast presentations here.
Learn how to hire the right business continuity professionals that will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger with the DRI Hiring Guide. Download now.
BCM is a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience.
We reach out and engage as many audiences as possible using broad media coverage to provide a forum for discussion. We serve as a trusted resource to other professions and the general public.
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Hurricane Harvey Aftermath: Tracking Its Impact
As the Houston area begins the slow process of recovery following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, and the southeastern U.S. braces for Irma, here is a look at some of the most immediate effects of the storm and their repercussions for the region and beyond.
Business Response
DRI President and CEO Chloe Demrovsky was interviewed by the Associated Press on how businesses recover in the wake of a Katrina or Harvey level event. She pointed out that companies whose workers can telecommute have a better chance of survival than a manufacturing company.
“For other types of businesses, it’s going to be a lot harder,” she said. “They have to ask, how long can we keep our doors shuttered?”
About 99% of companies in the Houston area are considered small businesses, according to U.S. government data. Together they make up a GDP of more than $315 billion for the region, and don’t have the resources of the far larger oil and medical industries. Many are hoping to rebuild, with disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business administration. Flood insurance is less likely, as often small business owners go without it unless they are required to buy it.
Transportation
Even those businesses that haven’t been physically damage need employees, and transportation is another massive part of Harvey’s damage. Flooding destroyed as many as a million cars in the Houston metro area – which is a car-dependent city where 94.4% of households have at least one car.
The total cost of the losses may be somewhere between $2.7 and $4.9 billion. While some automakers – including Ford and Volvo – are offering discounts on new cars to Harvey victims, 15% of Texas vehicle owners don’t have any kind of car insurance, meaning an estimate 100,000 may have to pay out of pocket for a replacement, when they’ve already lost their homes and belongings.
Real Estate
As much as 27% of commercial real estate may have been impacted by the storm, including 73 million square feet of retail space, 60 million square feet of office space, and 11 hospitals.
In fact, the huge amount of real estate development in Houston over the years may have worsened the storms damage, leaving fewer areas for floodwaters to recede to.
Global Impact
Harvey’s effects are expected to be felt far beyond the Houston area. The hurricane also swamped a third of the oil refining capacity of the U.S., and it may be weeks before refineries are able to return to full strength.
As a result, nearly four millions of barrels per day were offline, and without enough products to supply, the major pipeline from the Gulf coast to the east coast has been shut down. This could lead to a risk of shortages wherever the U.S. exports oil products. Global gas and diesel process have already jumped around the world.
While there doesn’t appear to have been serious damage to the refineries, returning to full strength will be a careful process, if flooding has caused more sustainable damage to pumps or cokers once they’re brought back online. During that time, as current stock dwindles, the risk of shortages will rise.