Across our committees, awareness and working groups, what we value most is the diversity of thought and experience our members contribute to this community. Between individuals, companies and industries, the transfer of knowledge solves global risk management...
2021 will be the year topics related to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks finally command the attention in U.S. board rooms they have received elsewhere across the globe. Boards will also be focused on the question of how to best measure progress...
Supply chains are critical to business, but the lack of transparency across the links in your chain can lead to unwanted consequences. The Shared Assessments Financial Services Vertical Strategy Group has been discussing how to ensure ethical sourcing and protect for...
Work From Anywhere (WFA) practices: our thoughts about how to ameliorate the potential impacts From an HR Work From Anywhere (WFA) staffing standpoint new challenges have arisen that go far beyond meeting the typical onboarding controls. Organizations at all...
Third Party Risk is increasingly a topic addressed in board rooms. As Rocco Grillo (Managing Director, Global Cyber Risk Services, Alvarez and Marshal) notes “the C-Suite and Board members are critical to the success and effectiveness of any TPRM program. Successful...
The architecture of risk governance poses challenges that are daunting for even the most seasoned board risk committees and risk practitioners. “One of the most crucial elements in taking a company from good to great is somewhat paradoxical. You need executives, on...
Over my lunch hour ….such as it is in the work-from-home era…..I attended the Wall Street Journal Live Journalism session on the Future of Work. This blogpost gives a brief summary of the event and considers where The Santa Fe Group/Shared Assessments stands, or...
In partnership with Women Corporate Directors, The Santa Fe Group (managing entity of Shared Assessments) has explored the need for Board Risk Committees through a two-part webinar series. This blogpost describes the case for Board Risk Committees (BRC) and summarizes...
Recent events point to the need to reexamine the Fiduciary Duty of Boards. Wirecard AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a large, international payments processing fintech company. On June 19th, the Wall Street Journal reported that funds totaling approximately...
Authors: Bob Jones, Tony Manley and John Bree A changed world, a changed industry - this blogpost covers TPRM during the Pandemic. The third party risk management community finds itself swimming in the maelstrom that has resulted from the shock to world...