The Age of the Risk Multiplier

It is time for businesses to embrace a paradigm shift in risk management. This is the central theme of this year’s Global Risk Landscape Report. The risk multiplier effect refers to individual risks overlapping and amplify each other with devastating and unexpected consequences. The challenge for global businesses is to understand how possible risk multipliers can affect their risk profile and operations. Leaders need to prioritize the individual risks that have the greatest potential to amplify other risks.

Now in its eighth year, BDO’s Global Risk Landscape Report surveys more than 500 C-suite leaders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas who offer their insight and opinions of risk. These annual reports have become an important source of information on how business leaders and risk specialists perceive and manage the risks their businesses face.

Download our 2023 report and Americas whitepaper to examine the attitudes of risk leaders to a range of emerging and evolving risks such as fraud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, Cyber attacks and climate change. We examine whether risk leaders view these issues as a significant risk to their business and what actions they are taking to mitigate risks. Learn:

  • How well global businesses are identifying with the risk multiplier effect
  • How important the role of risk leadership is becoming worldwide
  • Why AI and digital transformation are at the top of the agenda for global businesses
  • How organizations are dealing with challenges such as human capital risk, fraud risk, and the threat of climate change

This content was originally published by BDO United Kingdom. 


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Our Global Risk Podcast series

We interviewed our risk advisors to delve further into the data from the report and their region. They discussed many issues such as how the past year effected risk within their region, business outcomes and what future risks businesses can expect.

Episode 1: Findings of this year’s report – ‘The art of the unknown & risk around the globe’ Nigel Burbidge, Partner and Global Chair of Risk & Advisory Services joins ex BBC journalist Jonty Bloom to discuss this year’s report, including the three top lessons he has learnt from the past year and the future global outlook of risk.


Episodes 2 – 5 – The view from the regions

We interviewed BDO partners from across the globe to discuss how the past year affected businesses within their region and what they need to look out for in the next 12 months.

Episode 2: The view from the Middle East and Africa South African Partner, Richard Walker joins Jonty to discuss the MEA region. 15 minutes long.


Episode 3: The view from the Americas Vicky Gregorcyk, Partner from BDO USA, discusses the findings from the Americas. 14 minutes long.


Episode 4: The view from Europe Emanuel Van Zandvoort from our Netherlands office joins us to discuss the view from Europe and how businesses have handled the last 12 months. 13 minutes long.


Episode 5: The view from APAC Australian Partner, Marita Corbett discusses risk within the APAC region.


Episode 6: What next? Discussing the future of risk – ‘How will long-term risk management principles change after COVID-19’ Nigel Burbidge finalises the series and discusses how this year’s findings show how conversations about risk need to be discussed at C-suite level. 12 minutes long.

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