An innovative public-private research partnership between Deloitte (Mr. Rick Cudworth & Dr. Sara Ulrich), King's College London (Dr. Brooke Rogers) and Public Health England (Dr. Richard Amlôt) resulted in a PhD project undertaken by Ms. Lorna Riddle winning the Continuity Insurance and Risk (CIR) Business Continuity ‘Initiative of the Year’ Award. The award was presented by Mr. Nestor Alfonzo Santamaria and Mr. Josh Widdicombe at a ceremony on June the 12th in London.