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Enterprise Risk Management Initiative

ERM Fundamentals

Side of Hunt

Apr 5, 2024

What is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)?

This article outlines how ERM differs from traditional risk management and how an ERM process can be one of the entity's most important strategic tools.
Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2024

Mar 7, 2024

REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2024 and a Decade Later

This 12th annual study reports risk insights from a survey of more than 1,143 board members and C-suite executives across organizations worldwide in a variety of industries.
Elona Ruka-Wright

Jul 10, 2023

Integrating ERM with Other Risk and Assurance Functions

Elona Ruka-Wright, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Finastra shares her experiences of integrating ERM with other risk and assurance functions at Finastra.
Zach Wolff

Jul 6, 2023

Balancing ERM’s Focus on Operational Risks and Emerging Risks

Zach Wolff, Director of ERM and SOX Internal Controls, ConEdison, shares insights about approaches his organization takes to develop “watch lists” of emerging, hard to identify strategic risks.

Jun 7, 2023

Enhancing Risk Insights by Integrating ESG Perspectives

This thought paper, "Enhancing Risk Insights by Integrating ESG Perspectives: An Opportunity for ERM Leaders," is intended to help ERM leaders and other executives enhance their organization’s risk insights by strengthening the integration of their ERM and ESG efforts. The paper is based on interviews with ERM leaders who shared insights not only about challenges related to integrating ESG into their ERM processes but also suggestions of a number of opportunities leaders can consider to reap the benefits that can be realized through enhanced ESG considerations.

Dec 8, 2022

REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2023 & 2032

2023 & 2032 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks highlights top risks of immediate concern on the minds of executives for 2023 - and for the long-term - 2032.

Oct 20, 2022

ERM Initiative Bridges Risk and Strategy at In-Person ERM Roundtable Summit

The first in-person gathering in three years, the event brought together more than 130 risk leaders from across the United States.

Jul 12, 2022

2022 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices – 13th Edition

This 2022 State of Risk Oversight Report highlights over 40 different aspects of risk management practices that readers can use to benchmark their risk management processes along several dimensions.

Jul 6, 2022

Five Actions to Build a Resilient Organization

The 2021 Deloitte Global Resilience Report explores how to strengthen resilience in your organization to be prepared to overcome disruptions and thrive amid extreme circumstances. Through 2,260 interviews with public- and private-sector CXOs in 21 countries, the report identifies five organizational characteristics common to companies that have proven to adapt, bounce back, and persist amid disruption: preparation, adaptability, collaboration, trust and responsibility. This article translates those characteristics into practical, actional steps for leaders to build resilient organizations.

May 23, 2022

Running the Risk: What it Takes to be a Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

This article, "Running the Risk: What it Takes to be a Chief Risk Officer (CRO)" by Samantha Beavers discusses the important attributes of an effective chief risk officer (CRO).