Risk 2018: planning for an unpredictable decade is an Economist Intelligence Unit report that BT commissioned to explore the potential risk environment for large organisations.

Faced with a highly uncertain business environment, executives are seeking guidance on how major trends and risks might affect their business over the next decade. 

They know that companies that integrate their risk planning and infrastructures will be more resilient and will reap the rewards in a more complex trading environment.  Take globalisation: it is driving risk management to become an issue of strategic importance, pushing final responsibility away from compliance officers. 

Find out more about the changing roles and responsibilities of the risk management function during that period, in the views of 600 senior executives from around the world, as well as the in-depth interviews with risk consultants, futurists and strategic planning advisers.

By comparing perceived levels of severity and likelihood with levels of preparedness for a diverse set of risks, the research illustrates a number of areas where risk managers and executives might need to sharpen their focus over the next 10 years.

Click here to read the report.