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August 16, 2021

Strengthening Operational Resilience in a Post-Pandemic Environment

In a post-pandemic environment, organizations worldwide are implementing risk management strategies to create more resilient future operations. Operational resilience is the organization’s ability to prepare responses to be in...

March 23, 2021

Engaging Enterprise Resiliency Teams

An Interview with Kate Kraycirik, Director of ERM at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

June 7, 2018

Getting an ERM Process Started

Bruce Branson, Associate Director of the ERM Initiative at NC State University interviews Beverley Harrington Leacock, Director of ERM at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) about how...

November 27, 2017

What Are Audit Committees Really Thinking About?

Constantly evolving business and risk environments keep audit committees and company executives on their toes. A recent survey given by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute has identified six significant risks...

June 3, 2016

The Audit Committee’s Role in Third-Party Risk Oversight

In the ordinary course of business, companies develop and manage hundreds of third-party relationships to carry out its operations. These organizations maintain a web of suppliers, distributors, sales personnel, and...

January 1, 2012

Risk Committees

While most often the board of directors delegates risk oversight to the audit committee, increasingly boards of creating separate board level risk committees charged with that responsibility. This is particularly...

October 1, 2011

Annual Corporate Director Survey Focuses on Risk Management

PwC’s 2011 Annual Corporate Director Survey report summarizes the responses of 834 corporate directors concerning stakeholder concerns. Critical areas highlighted in the findings were executive compensation, succession planning, and risk management....

October 1, 2011

Audit Committees Concerns About IT Risks

KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute recently published its 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Report. This report covers the most prevalent issues audit committees would like allocate more attention to...

October 1, 2011

Audit Committees Call for Better Risk Management

Risk management was named as a priority issue for audit committees in the 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey Report recently released by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute. This report,...

August 30, 2011

Risk Oversight Improving: 2011 Proxy Disclosures

After conducting a second analysis of risk-related proxy disclosures of S&P 200 companies, Deloitte found that overall risk practices improved between 2010 and 2011. There were percentage increases in 11 out of the 12...

June 14, 2011

Does Reliance on Board Subcommittees Lead to Silo-Risk Management?

Most boards of directors create subcommittees to manage certain types of board oversight responsibilities. Most boards have audit committees to oversee the financial reporting process and compensation committees to oversee...

June 1, 2011

Assessing ERM Programs

An effective enterprise risk management (ERM) program can significantly help an organization see and take action on risks that may be affecting the achievement of their core strategic objectives. Organizations...

May 1, 2011

A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance

With the scarcity of useful guidance to help organizations determine risk appetite and risk tolerance, the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is seeking to clarify and produce guidance to more...

April 26, 2011

Five Categories for Focusing Risk Oversight

A whitepaper published by Protiviti explores five categories the board may want to consider in determining whether to adopt a risk language specific to the organization for risk oversight.

February 9, 2011

Webinar Featuring Insights from Two COSO Risk Oversight Reports

Download the presentation ERM Board Risk Oversight – A Tale of Two Surveys from COSO, that highlights key findings and insights from two recent COSO released survey reports on the current...

February 1, 2011

A Survey of Global Risk Management in a Changing Environment

After the recent global financial crisis, many economies and financial markets around the world appear to be strengthening. However, serious concerns still exist as organizations are not returning to the...

January 1, 2011

Shareholders Push Boards to Manage Social and Environmental Risks

Shareholders are increasingly focusing on how boards of directors are overseeing risks and exploring opportunities related to social responsibility and environmental issues. Investors are particularly interested in how social and...

December 21, 2010

2010 Report on ERM

COSO commissioned the ERM Initiative at North Carolina State University to survey senior management executives about the current state of enterprise-wide risk oversight. This report summarizes key findings from the...

December 21, 2010

Board Risk Oversight – A Progress Report

COSO, in partnership with Protiviti, surveyed over 200 individuals currently serving on corporate boards of directors about the current state of enterprise risk management. Board members were divided on the effectiveness...

December 2, 2010

Corporate Directors Survey Clarifies Current Board Risk Management Practices

PricewaterhouseCooper’s 2010 Annual Corporate Directors Survey resulted in responses from 1,110 corporate board members, representing 819 separate boards. Key findings shed insights on corporate directors’ experience and opinions with current risk management...

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Risk Management & Audit Committees Articles 67

Strengthening Operational Resilience in a Post-Pandemic Environment

Engaging Enterprise Resiliency Teams

Getting an ERM Process Started

What Are Audit Committees Really Thinking About?

The Audit Committee’s Role in Third-Party Risk Oversight

Risk Committees

Annual Corporate Director Survey Focuses on Risk Management

Audit Committees Concerns About IT Risks

Audit Committees Call for Better Risk Management

Risk Oversight Improving: 2011 Proxy Disclosures

Does Reliance on Board Subcommittees Lead to Silo-Risk Management?

Assessing ERM Programs

A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance

Five Categories for Focusing Risk Oversight

Webinar Featuring Insights from Two COSO Risk Oversight Reports

A Survey of Global Risk Management in a Changing Environment

Shareholders Push Boards to Manage Social and Environmental Risks

2010 Report on ERM

Board Risk Oversight – A Progress Report

Corporate Directors Survey Clarifies Current Board Risk Management Practices

Getting Started in ERM

ERM and Strategy

Key Components of ERM

ERM Leadership and Risk Governance

Individual Risk Consideration

Evaluating Your ERM Program

Insights from Risk Leaders

What’s New

Getting Started in ERM

ERM & Strategy

Key Components of ERM

ERM Leadership & Risk Governance

Individual Risk Considerations

Evaluating Your ERM Program

Insights from Risk Leaders

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NC State ERM Fellows

Master of Accounting (MAC) - ERM Concentration

Mark Beasley, Ph.D

Bonnie Hancock, M.S.

Bruce Branson, Ph.D

Risk Management & Audit Committees Articles 67

Strengthening Operational Resilience in a Post-Pandemic Environment

Engaging Enterprise Resiliency Teams

Getting an ERM Process Started

What Are Audit Committees Really Thinking About?

The Audit Committee’s Role in Third-Party Risk Oversight

Risk Committees

Annual Corporate Director Survey Focuses on Risk Management

Audit Committees Concerns About IT Risks

Audit Committees Call for Better Risk Management

Risk Oversight Improving: 2011 Proxy Disclosures

Does Reliance on Board Subcommittees Lead to Silo-Risk Management?

Assessing ERM Programs

A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance

Five Categories for Focusing Risk Oversight

Webinar Featuring Insights from Two COSO Risk Oversight Reports

A Survey of Global Risk Management in a Changing Environment

Shareholders Push Boards to Manage Social and Environmental Risks

2010 Report on ERM

Board Risk Oversight – A Progress Report

Corporate Directors Survey Clarifies Current Board Risk Management Practices