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7/9/24, 4:11 PM Data Highlights Rising Geopolitical Risks in 2024 and the Need for Proactive Strategies to Address the Permacrisis | Web Release

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Data Highlights Rising Geopolitical Risks In 2024 And The Need For

Proactive Strategies To Address The Permacrisis

By Editor_wr On Jul 8, 2024

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In the face of an increasingly volatile global landscape, International SOS, the world’s leading health and security

services company, emphasises the need for organisations to address the dual challenges of rising geopolitical risks and
the ensuing impact on employees’ mental health and wellbeing. Insights from the International SOS Risk Outlook 2024

report reveal this pressing concern; the permacrisis environment is taking a significant toll on both organisations and
individual wellbeing, with 65% of risk professionals agreeing that the world has become more dangerous throughout the

last year and around three-quarters of them expecting employee mental health to have a significant impact on their
organisation this year.1

The relentless cycle of crises creates not only operational disruptions but also a mental health risk for employees. Pre-
existing demands for better mental health support have become even more pressing as employees face increased stress,

anxiety and burnout from prolonged exposure to geopolitical tensions, cost of living impacts and uncertainty. Almost

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