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Updated guide: What Is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) by NC State ERM Initiative

Apr 5, 2024

What is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)?

This article includes a free download and outlines how ERM differs from traditional risk management and how an ERM process can be one of the entity's most important strategic tools.
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Oct 1, 2026

What AI Reinforcement Learning Can Teach Us About Enterprise Risk Management

Discover how reinforcement learning offers new insights for enterprise risk management, helping leaders strengthen risk processes, evaluate metrics, test scenarios, align incentives, and manage uncertainty more effectively.
2026 17th Edition the State of Risk Oversight Report Cover

Sep 9, 2026

2026 State of Risk Oversight: Enterprise Risk Management Trends and Key Findings

Explore the 2026 State of Risk Oversight findings on rising risk complexity, ERM maturity, geopolitical uncertainty, risk appetite, strategic integration, and long-term risk thinking across organizations.
Three professionals sharing ideas at the 2024 ERM Roundtable Summit

Sep 2, 2026

5 ERM Questions Leading Risk Professionals Are Tackling Right Now

Explore five questions ERM leaders are tackling now, from risk prioritization and strategy integration to emerging uncertainty and board oversight, with practical insights from organizations preparing for 2027 and beyond.
image of cover of thought paper with text overlay, "The Risks of Persuasion"

Aug 5, 2026

Persuading Executives to Engage in Risk Thinking

Practical persuasion strategies to help ERM leaders engage executives in meaningful risk conversations and build organizational resilience.
cover art of mid-year reality check document from ERM Initiative. Text overlay with Midyear Reality Check title.

Jul 22, 2026

Mid-Year 2026 ERM Reality Check

Evaluate whether your ERM approach is ready for today’s evolving risk landscape. Explore practical questions that strengthen strategic decision-making, board oversight, organizational preparedness, and resilience.
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Jul 8, 2026

Effective ERM Fosters Better Conversations About Risk

Discover how effective ERM sparks meaningful conversations about strategic risks, engages executives and boards, strengthens risk awareness, and helps organizations make better risk-informed decisions and achieve goals.
silhouette of people walking with text overlay, "Managing Physical and Security Risks for Executives."

Jun 24, 2026

Managing Executive Security in an Era of Escalating Physical Risk

Explore how escalating threats are turning executive security into a board‑level risk, and how organizations are shifting from reactive protection to disciplined readiness.
photo of flags representing a diversity of countries around the world, with text overlay, "Monitoring Geopolitical and Worldwide Risks."

Jun 9, 2026

Monitoring Geopolitical Risks in a High‑Velocity World

This thought paper explores how multinational organizations are rethinking how they detect, interpret, and respond to fast‑changing geopolitical conditions.

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May 28, 2026

Risk Meets Reality: Perils of Polarization

Discover how political and societal polarization reshapes how organizations build resilience, trust and long-term stakeholder alignment.
photo of a room full of attendees at the Spring 2026 ERM Roundtable Summit

May 13, 2026

How ERM Leaders Are Reframing Risk in Complex Systems

Discover key insights from the Spring 2026 ERM Roundtable Summit.