Risk Oversight Resource Center

This resource center is a repository for all NACD content related to risk oversight. Here you will find practical guidance, tools, and analyses. For further detail on information security risk, please visit our cyber-risk oversight resource center.

Videos and Webinars

Lessons Learned From Start-Up Scandals Risk Considerations for Global Directors

Principles and Practices for Effective Risk Oversight

Business Leader Concerns Show the Growing Challenges Posed by Global Risks Board Oversight of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to Combat Racism 2020 Strategic Risks for Boards How Boards Can Prepare for the Next Recession The Board’s Role in Addressing Systemic Risks The Board's Role in ESG Best Practices in Shareholder Activism Revamping Risk Culture in the Digital Age Board Risk Oversight Questionnaire Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Adaptive Governance: Board Oversight of Disruptive Risk Strategies for Addressing the New Risk Landscape How Risk Oversight Boosts Fast-Growing Companies Director Essentials: Strengthening Risk Oversight The Board’s Role in the Oversight of Risk Culture

Establish a Board-Level Risk Committee

JPMorgan’s Risk Committee Charter United States Postal Service’s Risk Committee Charter Target’s Risk and Compliance Committee Charter Intuit’s Audit and Risk Committee Charter

Strengthen Risk Reporting                                

Building a Cross-Functional Dashboard for Culture Oversight Turning Risk Information into Boardroom Insight Risk Communication: Aligning the Board and C-Suite Risk Reporting Recommendations and Examples

Develop the Organization’s Risk Appetite

Sample Risk Appetite Statements and Metrics Board-Management Dialogue on Risk Appetite Incentives and Risk Taking Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Risk Governance

Ensure Effective Crisis Oversight

Restarting Business During COVID-19 COVID-19 Board Supply-Chain Risk Checklist COVID-19 Board Cybersecurity Checklist COVID-19 Implications for Risk Committees COVID-19 Implications for Audit Committees Building Board–Management Dynamics to Withstand a Crisis Communicating in Times of Crisis The Board’s Role in Crisis Preparation Assessing and Building Corporate Resiliency

Oversee Specific Types of Risk

Projections on Emerging Trends: ESG and Shareholder Engagement How Boards Can Manage the Risks of the Global Water Crisis Preparing the Board to Go Beyond the Digital Frontier Governing Through Regulatory Change: A Focus on Financial Reporting, Accounting, Auditing, and Related Governance Matters Key Questions to Advance Racial Equity in Business Practices Governing Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies Board Questionnaire: The Board’s Role in Brexit Oversight Questions for Boards to Consider About Oversight of Reputation Risk Board Oversight of Human Capital Strategy and Risks How Your Board Can Oversee Third-Party Risk (PwC) Addressing Sexual Harassment Risk Strengthening Oversight of Supply Chain Risk Director Dialogue: Board Oversight of Reputation Risk Director FAQ: The Board’s Role in Data Privacy Oversight

Events

Director Professionalism® The Future of the Boardroom Master Class Virtual NACD Summit 2020