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The risk rift: why playing safe could be dangerous
The 2025 Global Risk Landscape survey shows companies are becoming more risk-averse as a result of global trade tensions and policy shifts. 69% of respondents defined themselves as risk-averse compared to 61% last year. Our Global Risk Landscape Report in 2024 highlighted the importance of embracing risks and developing an anti-fragile mindset and approach. We believe the retreat from risk in the last 12 months could lead to lower growth in the future.
This is just one of the themes emerging from the Global Risk Landscape Report 2025.
Compliance-led risk versus risk management
Businesses are also increasingly taking a compliance-led approach to risk. Increased regulation may be driving a box-ticking mentality at the expense of real risk management. This is despite 74% of executives believing that embedding proactive attitudes to risk into corporate culture can shift focus from simple compliance to strategies that deliver value and opportunities.
Business growth without business risk?
Businesses must acknowledge that growth will require change, change which may expose the business to a shifting risk landscape and new or increased risks, such as issues in supply chains and cyber threats.
It is crucial to adopt a proactive risk approach and not be satisfied with box-ticking. By doing so, businesses can enhance their risk posture and seize the business opportunities ahead of them.
BDO’s 2025 Global Risk Landscape Report examines the attitudes of risk leaders to a range of evolving risks, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), geopolitical tensions, supply chain, cyber and more.
Please download the BDO Report on the right-hand side, together with the regional risk whitepaper that explores the differing business risks and attitudes to risk for Middle East and Africa.
About the Global Risk Landscape survey
The 2025 Global Risk Landscape Report is based on a survey of 500 C-suite executives across Europe, MEA, APAC and the Americas. The survey examines their approach to risk management and how they are responding to emerging global events that threaten their business. This is the tenth edition of BDO’s Global Risk Landscape Report.
BDO has been collecting data on the global risk landscape for 10 years, find out what trends have emerged over this time on the BDO UK web site
How BDO can help
At BDO, we help businesses navigate the complexities of risk management with expert insights, compliance strategies and advanced security solutions. The question is: Are you doing enough to protect your business? Now is the time to take action.
Please reach out to the relevant partner in your local BDO firm for further information.
The risk rift: why playing safe could be dangerous
The 2025 Global Risk Landscape survey shows companies are becoming more risk-averse as a result of global trade tensions and policy shifts. 69% of respondents defined themselves as risk-averse compared to 61% last year. Our Global Risk Landscape Report in 2024 highlighted the importance of embracing risks and developing an anti-fragile mindset and approach. We believe the retreat from risk in the last 12 months could lead to lower growth in the future.
This is just one of the themes emerging from the Global Risk Landscape Report 2025.
Compliance-led risk versus risk management
Businesses are also increasingly taking a compliance-led approach to risk. Increased regulation may be driving a box-ticking mentality at the expense of real risk management. This is despite 74% of executives believing that embedding proactive attitudes to risk into corporate culture can shift focus from simple compliance to strategies that deliver value and opportunities.
Business growth without business risk?
Businesses must acknowledge that growth will require change, change which may expose the business to a shifting risk landscape and new or increased risks, such as issues in supply chains and cyber threats.
It is crucial to adopt a proactive risk approach and not be satisfied with box-ticking. By doing so, businesses can enhance their risk posture and seize the business opportunities ahead of them.
BDO’s 2025 Global Risk Landscape Report examines the attitudes of risk leaders to a range of evolving risks, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), geopolitical tensions, supply chain, cyber and more.
Please download the BDO Report on the right-hand side, together with the regional risk whitepaper that explores the differing business risks and attitudes to risk for Middle East and Africa.
About the Global Risk Landscape survey
The 2025 Global Risk Landscape Report is based on a survey of 500 C-suite executives across Europe, MEA, APAC and the Americas. The survey examines their approach to risk management and how they are responding to emerging global events that threaten their business. This is the tenth edition of BDO’s Global Risk Landscape Report.
BDO has been collecting data on the global risk landscape for 10 years, find out what trends have emerged over this time on the BDO UK web site
How BDO can help
At BDO, we help businesses navigate the complexities of risk management with expert insights, compliance strategies and advanced security solutions. The question is: Are you doing enough to protect your business? Now is the time to take action.
Please reach out to the relevant partner in your local BDO firm for further information.