With contributions presented during the Second International Risk Management Conference, this first volume addresses important areas of risk management from a variety of angles and perspectives. The book will cover three separate tracks, including: legal issues in risk management, risk management in the public sector and in healthcare, and environmental risk management, and will be of interest to academic researchers and students in risk management, banking, and finance.

Paola De Vincentiis is a full professor of banking and finance at the University of Turin, Italy. She is the organizer of the Second International Risk Management Conference.

Francesca Culasso is a full professor in Business Administration at the University of Turin, Italy.  Her research interests are in management accounting, cost management, strategic management, governance, risk management, and the organizational behavioural aspects of accounting.

Stefano A. Cerrato is a full professor of company law at University of Turin, Italy. He received his JD from the same university in 2000 and holds a PhD in company law from Bocconi University, Italy. He is on the panel of arbitrators at Piedmont Arbitration Chamber, at National and International Arbitration Chamber in Milan, and at the Arbitration Chamber of Italy's Anti-Corruption Authority in Rome (ANAC). He is admitted to plead in front of the supreme jurisdictions. He is founder and director of the Law Review Giurisprudenza arbitrale, and a member of the editorial scientific board of the following  Law Reviews: Giurisprudenza italiana, Giurisprudenza commerciale, AIDA - Annali italiani di diritto d'autore, and Nuovo Diritto Societario.

1;Preface;5 2;Contents;7 3;List of Contributors;10 4;List of Figures;14 5;List of Tables;16 6;Part I Environmental Risk Management;20 7;Chapter 1 The Italian Bus Transportation Sector: The Management of Environmental Risks as a Factor for Achieving a Business Sustainability;22 7.1;1.1 Introduction;22 7.2;1.2 Theoretical Background and a Brief Note on the Italian Bus Transportation Sector Legislative Framework;24 7.3;1.3 Methodology and Data Specifications;31 7.4;1.4 Findings-Efficiency Results and Public Versus Private;35 7.5;1.5 Conclusions;38 7.6;References;41 8;Chapter 2 Decreasing the Environmental Risks Through Inclusion of the Private Companies in the Process of Household Waste Management;46 8.1;2.1 Introduction;46 8.2;2.2 Literature Review;47 8.3;2.3 Methodology and Data Collection;51 8.4;2.4 Findings Discussion;53 8.4.1;2.4.1 Institutional Case Study Analysis;53 8.4.2;2.4.2 Sociological Survey;56 8.4.3;2.4.3 Modularity Analysis;57 8.5;2.5 Conclusion and Limitations/Further Steps;71 8.6;Bibliography;71 9;Chapter 3 Customs and IoT for Monitoring Risk-Management Systems: Some Recent Applications;74 9.1;3.1 Introduction;74 9.2;3.2 Risk-Management Systems in Customs Administration: General Considerations;77 9.3;3.3 Risk-Management Capabilities and IoT: Which Opportunities for Customs Authorities and Trade Facilitation Institutions?;78 9.4;3.4 Risk-Management Framework and Applications: A Brief Introduction to the Cases of the Authorized Economic Operator Status and of the FC;82 9.5;3.5 Literature Review;83 9.5.1;3.5.1 Literature Review: AEO Mechanism;83 9.5.2;3.5.2 The FC Mechanism and the Role of Pre-shipment Loading Notes in the Practice of Some African Countries;87 9.6;3.6 Methodology and Data Collection;90 9.7;3.7 Findings Discussion;91 9.8;3.8 Conclusions and Limitations/Further Steps;92 9.9;Bibliography;93 10;Chapter 4 The Relevance of Climate Change Related Risks on Corporate Financial and Non-Financial Disclosure in Italian Listed Companies;96 10.1;4.1 Introduction;96 10.2;4.2 Literature Review;99 10.2.1;4.2.1 Why Does Accounting and Disclosure on Climate Change Risk Matter?;99 10.2.2;4.2.2 A Legitimacy Theory Lens to Explain Company Responsibility for Climate Change;102 10.2.3;4.2.3 The Recommendation of TCFD: Principles for Effective Disclosure;103 10.3;4.3 Methodology and Data Collection;106 10.4;4.4 Findings and Discussion;112 10.5;4.5 Conclusion, Limitations and Further Steps;120 10.6;Bibliography;123 11;Chapter 5 Risk Assessment and Environmental Impacts: Economic and Social Implications;127 11.1;5.1 Introduction;127 11.2;5.2 General Background;128 11.3;5.3 Literature Review;131 11.4;5.4 Methodology;136 11.5;5.5 Conclusion and Limitations;142 11.6;5.6 Further Steps;143 11.7;Bibliography;145 12;Chapter 6 Environmental Risk Management (ERM) Through a Kaleidoscope Theoretical Approach;148 12.1;6.1 Introduction;148 12.2;6.2 Understanding the Theories;150 12.3;6.3 Methodology and Literature Review;154 12.4;6.4 Conclusions;158 12.5;References;161 13;Part II Public Sector and Health Management;169 14;Chapter 7 Risk-Aware Business Process Management: A Case Study in Healthcare;173 14.1;7.1 Introduction;173 14.2;7.2 Literature Review;175 14.3;7.3 Methodological Framework;177 14.4;7.4 The Blood Bank Case Study;178 14.5;7.5 Conclusions and Future Works;187 14.6;Bibliography;187 15;Chapter 8 Risk Management and Analytical Accounting Approach in Use of the HIV Rapid Tests in the Hospital: The Case of the Amedeo di Savoia;191 15.1;8.1 Introduction;191 15.2;8.2 Organization of the Service in Piedmont Region;193 15.3;8.3 Methodology and Case Study;196 15.3.1;8.3.1 Rapid Tests;198 15.3.2;8.3.2 The OraQuick Advance HIV 1/2 Rapid Test;198 15.3.3;8.3.3 The VIKIA HIV 1/2 Rapid Test;199 15.3.4;8.3.4 The Alere HIV Combo Rapid Test;200 15.4;8.4 Cost Analysis, Analytical Approach and Findings;201 15.5;8.5 Conclusion and Further Steps;206 15.6;Bibliography;207 16;Chapter 9 Prioriti