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Aug 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 a position to recover quickly from disruptive events and continue to function amid challenging events. In its thought paper, Operational Resilience: Considerations for Boards, the C-Suite and Enterprisewide Implementation, Protiviti outlines top considerations for business leaders as they build resilience to support disruptions of an organization's ability to deliver goods and services, regardless of the severity of the event. Protiviti highlights a number of key concepts and practices for C-suite leaders, considerations for the board in overseeing operational resilience, and a checklist of essential elements to implement a resilience plan.

Aug 3, 2021

Seeking Innovations in ERM

Jim Traut shares practical steps to enhance ERM’s strategic value, emphasizing proactive risk governance, leadership engagement, and breaking down siloes to strengthen decision-making and organizational resilience.

Jul 20, 2021

Podcast on Enhancing the Strategic Value of Risk Oversight

Mark Beasley explores the drivers of risk oversight, culture’s role in ERM success, and how organizations can integrate risk insights into strategic planning for competitive advantage.

Jul 14, 2021

Getting Started with ERM: A Guide for Nonprofits Templates

The ERM Initiative at NC State is pleased to offer this resource, Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Nonprofits. The guide includes a comprehensive set of practical tools and templates that organizations can download and use to advance their risk governance practices to navigate today’s rapidly changing risk landscape. 
Getting Started with ERM for Nonprofits

Jul 14, 2021

Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Nonprofits

A video discussion of, "Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Nonprofits."

May 6, 2021

Highlights From Spring 2021 ERM Roundtable Summit

Gain insights from the Spring 2021 ERM Roundtable Summit, covering virtual risk workshops, managing national risks, rising compliance expectations, emerging board expectations, and key findings from the State of Risk Oversight Report.

May 4, 2021

2021 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices – 12th Edition

This 2021 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. It also includes Calls to Action and an Evaluation Template that executives can use to quickly assess their risk management programs.

Mar 18, 2021

Lessons Learned: How COVID Shaped Business Decision Making in 2020

Learn five key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, shared by risk experts at an NC State ERM panel. Gain insights on adaptability, team support, resilient products, global risk planning, and preparing for the “new normal.”

Jan 5, 2021

Lessons from Fighting Wildfires & Pandemics

SDG&E's Mike Schneider discusses the value of proactive risk planning, investing in monitoring systems, and rethinking strategies to tackle ESG challenges amid wildfires and a global pandemic.

Dec 9, 2020

Paul Sarbanes, Co-Sponsor of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, Dies: A Look Back to a Discussion With Him

Learn about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, its impact on corporate governance and financial reporting, and insights from its co-authors shared during a 10th-anniversary discussion moderated by Mark Beasley.