KAMPALA, 31st July 2019: In furtherance of one of its key corporate values, integrity, and good corporate governance, Crown Beverages Ltd conducted a full-day refresher course for the Top Management Team (TMT) on Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM), and Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR)training in accordance with International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 31000:2018 and ISO 22301, respectively. Speaking at the opening of the training, Mr. Paddy Muramiirah, CBL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said that “We are a beverages company. Our products already undergo extensive quality control mechanisms as part of our risk management. However, as a learning organization, we…
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