Companies believe they are operating in an increasingly dangerous world. The research reveals significant concerns among business leaders about the threat of terrorism and other forms of political violence, and how these issues might have an impact on their organisations.
Key findings include:
- Three in five executives predict that the business risks associated with political violence will increase over the next five years
- Companies foresee a shift in the sources of violence, with international war and terrorism and home-grown terrorism the rising concerns, overtaking non-violent crime
- Business leaders believe that their companies are the target of terrorism because of what they represent, rather than anything they do or don’t do themselves
- Other emerging risks such as climate change and increased shortages in natural resources are likely to magnify the threat of political violence
- An awareness of the social, political and economic impacts business operations can have on local environments is a crucial first step in effective risk management.
