The risk rift: why playing safe could be dangerous
The Global Risk Landscape survey shows companies are becoming
more risk-averse among global trade tensions and policy shifts:
69% of respondents defined themselves as risk-averse
compared to 61% last year.
Our
Global Risk Landscape Report in 2024 highlighted the importance
of embracing risks and developing an anti-fragile mindset and
approach. We believe the retreat from risk in the last 12
months could lead to lower growth in the future.
This is just one of the themes emerging from the
Global Risk Landscape Report 2025.
Compliance-led risk vs risk management
Businesses are also increasingly taking a compliance-led
approach to risk. Increased regulation may be driving a box-ticking
mentality at the expense of real risk management. This is despite
74% of executives believing that embedding proactive attitudes to
risk into corporate culture can shift focus from simple compliance
to strategies that deliver
