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Economic downturn tops emerging risk worrying executives

FutureCIO Editors by FutureCIO Editors
July 26, 2022
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In a survey of 306 senior executives, Gartner identified an economic downturn as one of the top five emerging risks in the first quarter and concern about this risk has accelerated since then. Notably, all five top emerging risks in the second quarter are external to the organisation and can have significantly different impacts based on geography and industry (see Figure 1).

Figure 1. Top Five Emerging Risks, 2Q22

  1. Macroeconomic downturn
  2. Escalation of conflict in Europe
  3. State-sponsored cyber attacks
  4. Energy pricing inflation
  5. Key material shortages

(Source: Gartner, July 2022)

Chris Matlock

“The top five risks reported by respondents were notable both for their interconnectedness and origination outside of the organisation,” said Chris Matlock, vice president with the Gartner Legal, Risk & Compliance practice.

He added that while interconnected, many of the top risks send conflicting signals on the state of the economy, which makes the role of emerging risk management (ERM) leaders especially crucial in filtering the most relevant, organisation-specific information up to the C-Suite and board.

ERM leaders should continually reassess assumptions about their macroeconomic outlook and ensure that “top-down” risk assessments originating from senior executives are balanced by “bottom-up” risk evaluations that rely more on the experiences of business unit leaders from across the organisation.

Senior executives should be concerned about signal loss or the inability to get critical, on-the-ground intelligence in a timely fashion to respond to these fast-moving risks. According to Matlock, leading organisations do not just avoid risk, but seek to embrace it as an opportunity to expand market share and move past competitors.   

Balancing near-term and longer-term risks

Energy price inflation ranked as a top five emerging risk concerning respondents, yet levels of executive attention may still not be adequate to mitigate the risk effectively.

An escalation in impacts from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could drive energy prices higher, as well as ongoing vulnerabilities from extreme weather events, including the upcoming North American hurricane season.

As a result, multinational organisations could see disparate geographical impacts in energy price rises, especially in Europe, which is more vulnerable to supply shocks.

Matlock said executives should be prepared for ongoing issues because of ongoing sanctions on Russia and because of an imbalance in specific product availability at refineries around the world. This leads to higher prices throughout the energy supply chain, adding to the existing inflationary pressures.

He added that uncertain environments require executive teams and their ERM partners to ensure they have processes in place to zero in on the most pressing risks for their organisations and ensure mitigation plans are in place for worst-case outcomes.

“ERM leaders can help bring clarity to executive decision making through qualitative assessments that are tailored to the organisation’s risk appetite, which is especially useful at a time when quantitative measures of risk are elevated across the board,” concluded Matlock.

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