Welcome to the Maplecroft podcast. Every fortnight in this programme, we present our analysis of corporate risk, responsibility and reputation. We include extracts from our fortnightly publications - the Global Risks Forecast and Ethical Insight - and feature noteworthy analysis from our country risk research and indices. You can read the full text of any of the articles you hear and extended analysis online at www.global-risks.com.

We help major brands manage global risks and corporate responsibility, build reputation and harness leadership opportunities. Maplecroft is the definitive and only source of quantitative and comprehensive "extra-financial" and global risks indices, maps and data. This includes human rights, political risk, government risk, climate change, resource security, health and other areas of macroeconomic and societal risk.

Each podcast is available for download, fortnightly on a Friday morning. Downloaded audio files are in MP3 format, and can be listened to from your computer or uploaded to a portable audio device.

We would love to hear your feedback on this, or indeed any of our audio productions - please contact us at feedback@talkingissues.com.