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The International Center for Enterprise Preparedness is the world’s first major academic center dedicated to private sector crisis management and business continuity. Businesses and other private sector organizations set the initial mission of the Center and remain engaged on an ongoing basis in its evolution. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided the core funding for this initiative to create a truly international resource for education and research in this vital area.
Post September 11th, businesses and other private sector organizations have increasingly acknowledged the need for organization-wide emergency management and business continuity programs. In the United States alone, this need has been validated well beyond the terrorist threat by recent events including devastating hurricanes in America’s southeast, the blackout of the Northeast, tornadoes throughout the Midwest and wildfires in the Southwest. Corporate preparedness can mitigate the impact of emergencies on both people and property. Ultimately, preparedness or the lack of it, can determine the ongoing viability of a firm.
All of these support the need for an “all hazards” approach to emergency management and business continuity. Clearly, corporate preparedness can mitigate the impact of emergencies on both people and property. Ultimately, preparedness, or the lack of it, can determine the ongoing viability of a firm.
Furthermore, since in the U.S. businesses and other private sector organizations own 85% of America’s critical infrastructure and employ the vast majority of the country’s employees, the private sector cannot be ignored in governmental planning for emergencies. Public-private communication and cooperation in emergency management is an important focus for Center activity.
Private enterprise can be a tremendously effective and innovative force when properly engaged, motivated and informed. The Center is committed to advancing private sector readiness through integration of its efforts with corporate, governmental and other organizational stakeholders.
International Center for Enterprise Preparedness
New York University
113 University Place, 9th floor
New York, NY 10003
212-998-2000
1-877-READY-06
intercep@nyu.edu
Latest News
- InterCEP Associate Director Publishes Two Academic Articles
June 27, 2008
Two research articles co-authored by InterCEP Associate Director Matt Statler have been published in recent months. Both pieces represent Dr. Statler's ongoing efforts to develop organizational theories that can be used to describe and explain management practices that effectively promote strategic resilience in the face of unexpected change.
Continue reading » - Corporate & Foundation Partnerships with NYU's International Center for Enterprise Preparedness
June 27, 2008
Through a new initiative, corporate and foundation partners who recognize the value of action-oriented research can work with InterCEP collaboratively to forward key initiatives in business resilience. Partners should have a commitment to the development of greater resilience and preparedness within the private sector, and a willingness to both provide financiial support and participate in collaborative thought leadership.
Continue reading » - InterCEP Continues to Facilitate Stakeholder Dialogue on Voluntary Certification Program for Business Preparedness
June 26, 2008
To promote wider awareness and stakeholder involvement, InterCEP continues to work with associations and other organizations interested in discussing the voluntary certification program for business preparedness, designated under U.S. Public Law 110-53.
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“Homeland security and national preparedness... begin with the private sector” -The 9/11 Commission Report