Strategy & Leadership

Holistic risk management

July 20, 2015

North America

July 20, 2015

North America

Organisational measures to create a strategic view of risk

Report Summary

Businesses have always been exposed to risk, and the obligation to manage it is nothing new. However, there is a growing concern among business leaders that they are exposed to strategic risks that threaten the very existence of their company. 

Most companies are not equipped to handle these strategic risks and responsibility for individual risks—such as legal, audit, cyber security and safety—is divided among separate divisions.

Achieving a holistic and strategic approach to risk management requires a number of organisational measures. Holistic risk management, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by SAP, investigates the organisational measures companies must take to address the totality of the risks they face.

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