Risk is inevitable.
But resilience?
That’s opportunity.

As supervisory authorities across the globe continue to examine operational resilience in the financial sector, critical third parties, or non-financial organizations who play a critical role in financial markets, have come under focus. As a result, organizations are increasingly expected to actively manage risk in their third-party relationships and, in turn, promote resilient outcomes in the financial sector.

The key compliance deadline for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on January 17, 2025, has passed, and supervisory authorities are now focused on swiftly collecting the Registers of Information from financial institutions.

In today’s fast-paced environment, supply chain management is a key function where sound strategies can create corporate value by diversifying to minimize risks, capitalizing on lower-priced alternatives and innovations, and staying one step ahead of the competition.

This large online retailer deals with thousands of suppliers around the world. To mitigate potential risks, the sustainability group was asked to help the supply chain management identify firms that were socially responsible — in particular, firms that had diverse workforces that were paid well and treated fairly.

One of the largest agrochemical and biotechnology firms found that their procurement teams around the world lacked a uniform source of market intelligence to benchmark costs, evaluate pricing, and understand market dynamics. The company sought to reduce costs while mitigating risks that come with volatile raw materials.