Member priorities we're working on
Based on specific member priorities, our engagement managers provide targeted support through bespoke collaboration opportunities. Below are a few examples of the challenges members are solving through the network.
Engaging corporate functions in risk
We’re bringing members together to discuss what hot topics drive conversation around risk with other group level teams, including marketing and commercial functions.
Bringing ARC risk reporting to life
We’re supporting a member to uplift their reports to the audit and risk committee by connecting them with other risk leaders who have used visuals and different techniques to make their reporting more engaging and action-oriented.
Leveraging subject matter experts
We’re helping a member to better harness their community of subject matter experts (SMEs) by facilitating collaboration with other risk leaders who have used SMEs to support their ERM programme.
Aligning risk and insurance management
We’re helping risk leaders in our network to optimise risk and insurance outcomes through a more integrated approach by highlighting how other companies have implemented this successfully.
Developing an actionable risk appetite framework
We’re supporting a member in their efforts to stand up a risk appetite framework that has an impact, connecting them with other risk leaders who are monitoring critical KRIs, articulating trend analysis into board reporting and setting tolerance thresholds for non-quantifiable risks.
A framework for quantitative risk assessments
We’re facilitating collaboration for a risk leader to explore how their peers have introduced measurable risk criteria, beyond financial impact, for aspects such as reputational and operational impact.
Developing guidance around emerging risk process:
We’re helping a member to validate their approach to building an emerging risk process, connecting them with other organisations to share knowledge on this topic.
Aligning risk and insurance teams:
We’re supporting an organisation to build a robust case for greater alignment between risk and insurance, by facilitating collaborations with other companies who have been on this journey.
Effective approaches to risk aggregation:
We’re working with a member that is interested in sharing insights with peers on risk aggregation, including methods of collecting and analysing risk data.
Managing TCFD reporting:
We’re helping a member to benchmark approaches to TCFD reporting with other organisations, including what information to feature in disclosures, and how to ensure consistency of data across reports.
Risk-based scenario planning for boards:
We’re facilitating collaborations for an organisation, so they can learn from other companies how to design and deliver effective, risk-based scenarios within resourcing constraints.
Quantifying non-financial risks:
We’re connecting a member with peers to help them understand how others are quantifying their non-financial risks, particularly where multiple different factors may be influencing the development of a risk.
Self-declaration process for C-suite executives
We’re guiding a member in their efforts to ensure executive risk owners are aware of their responsibilities, by connecting them with other organisations that have an established self-declaration process for risk owners.
Choosing a BCM software platform
We’re supporting a member in their efforts to improve their approach to business continuity management (BCM). By connecting them with other organisations, they are able to gain an insight into software others are using for BCM.
Establishing and executing KRIs
We’re supporting a member who is looking to utilise key risk indicators (KRIs). By connecting them with other organisations, they will be able to see how KRIs are deployed at other businesses similar to theirs.
Building a geopolitical dashboard
We’re helping a member who is looking to implement a geopolitical risk dashboard, by highlighting other organisations’ approaches to visualising their geopolitical risks and sharing examples sourced from fellow practitioners.
Data analytics in internal audit
We’re facilitating collaboration between a group of members to help them develop ideas about how to use data analytics and AI for audit activities, bringing them together to discuss current approaches to implementation and key lessons learned.
Conducting a climate risk assessment
We're helping a member refine their approach to conducting a climate risk assessment by introducing them to other practitioners who have experience of this within their own organisation.
Simplifying the CSRD reporting process
We’re facilitating collaboration between members to help them benchmark the level of detail other companies are including in sustainability statements and methods they are using to ensure compliance.
QRA for decision making
We’re helping a member gather insights on how other risk leaders are quantifying overall risk exposure and presenting data to senior management to drive decision-making.
Reviewing contract risks
We’re supporting a risk leader to make their contract review process more efficient, and reduce the overall volume of contracts the ERM team is asked to review, by sharing approaches implemented by fellow practitioners.
Using AI for horizon scanning
We’re capturing insights on different ways of utilising AI and other technologies for emerging risk identification and scenario development, to help members build a baseline approach to leveraging AI.
Engaging corporate functions in risk
We’re bringing members together to discuss what hot topics drive conversation around risk with other group level teams, including marketing and commercial functions.
Bringing ARC risk reporting to life
We’re supporting a member to uplift their reports to the audit and risk committee by connecting them with other risk leaders who have used visuals and different techniques to make their reporting more engaging and action-oriented.
Leveraging subject matter experts
We’re helping a member to better harness their community of subject matter experts (SMEs) by facilitating collaboration with other risk leaders who have used SMEs to support their ERM programme.
Aligning risk and insurance management
We’re helping risk leaders in our network to optimise risk and insurance outcomes through a more integrated approach by highlighting how other companies have implemented this successfully.
Developing an actionable risk appetite framework
We’re supporting a member in their efforts to stand up a risk appetite framework that has an impact, connecting them with other risk leaders who are monitoring critical KRIs, articulating trend analysis into board reporting and setting tolerance thresholds for non-quantifiable risks.
A framework for quantitative risk assessments
We’re facilitating collaboration for a risk leader to explore how their peers have introduced measurable risk criteria, beyond financial impact, for aspects such as reputational and operational impact.
Developing guidance around emerging risk process:
We’re helping a member to validate their approach to building an emerging risk process, connecting them with other organisations to share knowledge on this topic.
Aligning risk and insurance teams:
We’re supporting an organisation to build a robust case for greater alignment between risk and insurance, by facilitating collaborations with other companies who have been on this journey.
Effective approaches to risk aggregation:
We’re working with a member that is interested in sharing insights with peers on risk aggregation, including methods of collecting and analysing risk data.
Managing TCFD reporting:
We’re helping a member to benchmark approaches to TCFD reporting with other organisations, including what information to feature in disclosures, and how to ensure consistency of data across reports.
Risk-based scenario planning for boards:
We’re facilitating collaborations for an organisation, so they can learn from other companies how to design and deliver effective, risk-based scenarios within resourcing constraints.
Quantifying non-financial risks:
We’re connecting a member with peers to help them understand how others are quantifying their non-financial risks, particularly where multiple different factors may be influencing the development of a risk.
Recent and upcoming meeting highlights
Our network meetings regularly bring groups together to share practical experiences and brainstorm new ideas, while bespoke meetings connect very small groups to focus on a specific issue or challenge.
Practical approaches to identifying and communicating emerging risks
Navigating sustainability reporting under CSRD
The journey to develop and embed risk appetite
Developing and delivering effective risk training for all levels
Leveraging AI for causes and controls
Elevating the impact of risk discussions in the boardroom
Corporate Governance Code: defining material controls
Evolving and maturing risk appetite in the business
Data aggregation tools
Our custom-built data aggregation tools provide invaluable insights that help risk teams get time-consuming tasks done quickly and efficiently.
Specialist benchmarks
In-depth benchmark reports help members compare and validate their approaches in key areas.
Risk operating models pulse check: stock exchanges
Risk Leadership Network conducted a pulse check to compare the risk operating models at major stock exchanges, including data on the organisation's risk team structure, size and responsibilities.
Emerging risks in supply chain-related sectors: 2024 analysis
Using PESTLE categories, we break down the emerging risks that companies in supply chain-related sectors, including retail, packaging and logistics, included in their most recent annual reports.
Uplifting risk practice in 5 key areas: energy sector deep-dive
In this report, we compile insights on how to advance the practice of risk management from risk leaders at 6 energy companies operating in Australia and New Zealand.
Governance committees & risk management: benchmark report
We surveyed risk leaders at 56 companies for this benchmark on the organisation of governance committees, covering a range of sectors and geographies to compare approaches and identify common trends.
Emerging risks in the energy and utilities sectors
Using PESTLE categories, we break down the emerging risks energy and utilities companies reported in 2024, highlighting trends and divergences across these sectors.
Risk reporting benchmark: pharma and biotech sectors
What risks do companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors feature in their annual report? Are there any reporting trends across organisations in these industries?
Risk operating models: retail sector
Insight into the risk reporting lines, team structures and operating models at 11 multinational retail organisations.
Operationalising risk appetite: a practical, peer-led approach
This report is a simple and easy-to-use guide that will help companies across the maturity spectrum operationalise risk appetite in their business.
Approaches to sustainability risk reporting: pulse check
In this pulse check report, we explore how 12 companies across a range of sectors are reporting on sustainability risks and opportunities, in line with CSRD requirements.
AI in risk management: market benchmark
This benchmark report provides a cross-sector, market overview of how organisations are incorporating AI into their risk management approach.
Risk taxonomy and KRIs in the resources sector: benchmark report
This benchmark report provides insights into risk taxonomies and key risk indicators (KRIs) in the resources sector.
Fraud risk management: pulse check
This report provides a high-level overview of how 10 organisations approach the challenge of fraud risk management, from how they classify fraud risk to who has ownership of the framework.
Emerging risk benchmark: risk leader approaches
This benchmark report provides an overview of common and divergent approaches to managing emerging risks, capturing insights from large listed or privately-owned companies across a range of sectors.
Practitioner insight: Audit governance in large corporates
This benchmark report gives an overview of how audit is governed in large multinational corporates, setting out common structures, reporting lines and governance frameworks.
Pulse check: Embedding risk management within the business
This report explores how non-financial organisations embed risk management and make it more continuous across the business.
Setting risk appetite: pharma pulse check
This summary report explores how eight multinational pharmaceutical companies, of various sizes, are setting (or, in some cases, not setting) risk appetite.
Principal risk in the technology sector 2024
This provides an overview of principal risks among a cohort of 11 US-based technology companies, focusing on key risk themes.
Risk materiality: a market pulse check
This pulse check provides high-level insights into how risk materiality is assessed and managed.
Pulse check results: approaches to TCFD disclosure
This report offers a closer look at how 10 organisations are assuring climate risk data, assigning ownership for TCFD disclosures, and reporting internally on TCFD.
Safeguarding against human rights risks
This deep-dive benchmark was designed to explore how organisations in customer-facing sectors, such as retail and hospitality, are managing risks related to human rights and modern slavery.
Risk appetite benchmark: 8 successful approaches
This report outlines eight complete and successful processes for implementing risk appetite, with each example representing the needs of a specific type of organisation.
Risk evaluation criteria in the oil and gas sector
This pulse check report provides insights into risk evaluation in the oil and gas sector, focusing on which tools companies are using and how risk evaluation is being applied throughout the business.
Emerging risks report: renewable energy sector
This report offers a closer look at emerging risks facing renewable energy companies, based on insights shared by 11 large multinational organisations from Australasia, the UK and Europe.
Assurance mapping: 6 risk leader approaches
How do you develop an effective assurance plan for your organisation? This report offers six unique approaches taken by risk leaders.