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ARTICLE · 07 APRIL 2025

Risk Assessment – The Most Important And Least Understood Component Of An Effective GRC Program

Among the many crucial elements of effective compliance initiatives (internal reporting programs, policies, procedures, training, supply chain management, M&A, and more) are risk assessments...

GlobalCorporate/Commercial Law

What is our problem with compliance risk assessments? Why do we struggle with them and once they are done, why don't we use them effectively?

Among the many crucial elements of effective compliance initiatives (internal reporting programs, policies, procedures, training, supply chain management, M&A, and more) are risk assessments – the intended foundational element of any compliance program. Just ask any regulator or read any global framework for an effective program and they all start with effective and ongoing risk assessment initiatives. Everything should be based on – and will be judged on – an effective risk assessment that identifies areas of risk to be addressed and remediated through said compliance program.

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