The top 10 risks for business in 2010
In today’s business environment, conditions remain challenging for many, and risk retains its position high on every organization’s agenda.
Businesses themselves are changing, which brings new risk horizons and, at the same time, they are grappling with the changes brought about by a post-downturn economy. The ability to anticipate threats, respond and continually adapt is as critical a part of the risk management process as it ever has been.
Our Business Risk 2010 report is part of an ongoing conversation about business risk — a conversation that has been taking place for several years, asking the question:
How frequently are companies scanning their horizons and with what scope?
The top 10 risks for business
Ranking from 2009 is shown in parentheses.
- Regulation and compliance (2)
- Access to credit (1)
- Slow recovery or double-dip recession (No change)
- Managing talent (7)
- Emerging markets (12)
- Cost cutting (No change)
- Non-traditional entrants (5)
- Radical greening (4)
- Social acceptance risk and corporate social responsibility (New)
- Executing alliances and transactions (8)
The 10 risks we highlight and those that fall just under the radar were selected based on how frequently our sector groups and analysts identified them.
Read our Business Risk Report 2010
