Exploring Strategic Risk

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory cybersecurity reporting obligations for manufacturers of digital products starting September 2026, requiring notification of actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents within strict timeframes. Companies must establish procedures to identify and report security events to national Computer Security Incident Response Teams, with potential fines reaching €15 million or 2.5% of global turnover for non-compliance.

From the race to secure emerging technologies and clean energy to economic tumult and tense geopolitics – there is no shortage of uncertainty.

For over a decade, PwC's research has explored why economic progress improves lives more effectively in some places than others. This year's Good Growth Barometer report introduces...

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Deborah Kops, Managing Principal, Sourcing Change discusses the evolution of different shared services careers at the Deloitte 2013 Shared Services & BPO Conference.

The Football Governance Act 2025 introduces a comprehensive licensing regime requiring all clubs in England's top five divisions to obtain operating licences from the Independent Football Regulator starting in the 2027/28 season. This regulatory framework establishes mandatory requirements for financial planning, corporate governance, fan engagement, and business strategy, fundamentally transforming how football clubs demonstrate their financial soundness and operational sustainability. Clubs must navigate

See "Balfour Beatty Construction Northern v Modus Corovest" under Keating Chambers Reported Cases on enforcement of adjudication and attempts to set-off a cross-claim.

UK retailers face mounting pressure as they navigate structural headwinds including inflation, tax burdens, and global volatility in fuel and food prices. With peak trading season approaching and the upcoming Budget looming as a potential turning point, the question remains whether government intervention will provide meaningful cost relief or if retailers must rely solely on data-driven personalization strategies to sustain growth through back-to-school and Christmas trading periods.

The work of the World Economic Forum and its Partners on sustainable consumption rests on a set of simple, but vital, premises about the systemic nature of the sustainability challenge, and the actions needed to address it: