Enterprise risk management

Enterprise risk management (ERM) is systematic approach to identifying and managing an organisation’s business risks. ERM offers a proven method to align risk appetite with strategic goals, deploy resources more effectively, reduce operational surprises and losses, and improve risk response.

Managing enterprise risk is particularly challenging for retail and consumer products companies. The growing globalisation trend and the need to operate in business environments with different cultures, laws, and environmental concerns, along with the complexity of sourcing materials and human capital for manufacturing or final sale of the product, creates a number of potential risks for retail and consumer companies.

How PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) can help you


PricewaterhouseCoopers can help retail and consumer companies address risk in several key areas, including:
  • Fraud and antifraud programmes (detection and prevention)
  • Crisis management
    • Business recovery services1 (for services primarily outside the US)
    • Dispute analysis & investigations
  • forensic accounting
  • internal control assessment
  • process improvement and operational effectiveness
  • security & technology solutions ( IT business risk management, data management, and information security)
  • audit and compliance
  • sustainability
  • risk & value management
  • human resource services
(1The business recovery services described here are not offered or provided by the United States firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. These services are provided by the non-US members of the PwC global network of firms. Except in limited circumstances, these services are only performed primarily outside the United States for both US and non-US-based clients.)