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

Rethinking the State of Risk

Principles and Practices for Effective Risk Oversight

Eurasia Group & KPMG: Russia/Ukraine Implications for Cyber & Supply Chain The Top Risks for the Next Decade: A Global Perspective The New Online Risk Isn’t Cyber—It’s Chatter Global Risks in 2022: Refresh Resilience Thinking to Navigate the Uncertainties Ahead The Top Risks for 2022: A Global Perspective Moving From ‘Doom Management’ to Effective Risk Management Increasing Board Agility Is Critical to Risk Oversight Improve Your Board’s Risk Visibility with One Critical Factor: Courage Effective Risk Oversight Demands Board Structure Evolution Learning From the Crises of 2020 Board Oversight of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to Combat Racism 2020 Strategic Risks for Boards COVID-19 and Beyond: A Practical Guide for Adaptive Governance How Boards Can Prepare for the Next Recession Oversight of Reputation in Riskier Times The Board's Role in ESG Best Practices in Shareholder Activism Board Risk Oversight Questionnaire An Animal Kingdom of Disruptive Risks Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Adaptive Governance: Board Oversight of Disruptive Risk

Establish a Board-Level Risk Committee

JPMorgan’s Risk Committee Charter United States Postal Service’s Risk Committee Charter

Strengthen Risk Reporting

How to Build a Focus on Resilience into Board Risk Oversight Building a Cross-Functional Dashboard for Culture Oversight

Develop the Organization’s Risk Appetite

Sample Risk Appetite Statements and Metrics Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Risk Governance

Ensure Effective Crisis Oversight

Three Areas of Focus to Prepare for the Next Crisis Busy Director Neglects Board Duty While CEO's Actions Raise Questions, What Should She Do? 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

Oversee Specific Types of Risk

The Buffett Newspaper Test: What It Means and Why It's Important How the Human Trafficking ESG Risk Could Impact Your Business Personal Cybersecurity for Board Members Enhancing Cybersecurity Oversight Disclosures—10 Questions for Boards Building a Relationship with the CISO Board-Level Cybersecurity Metrics Cybersecurity Considerations During M&A Phases—Mergers and Acquisitions Sample Cybersecurity Performance Dashboard Incident Response Tool 10 Questions for a Board Member to Ask About Cybersecurity Assessing the Board’s Cyber-Risk Oversight Effectiveness The Cyber-Insider Threat—a Real and Ever-Present Danger Supply-Chain and Third-Party Risks As Directors Look to 2030, Strategic and Disruption Risks Loom Large Beware Human Rights Liability Risks in Corporate Supply Chains 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

Events

Director Professionalism® Master Class NACD Summit