Today’s business environment is highly dynamic, volatile, and uncertain. In this context, agility and rigor in risk management are critical to fulfill our strategy. To achieve our purpose and strategy during such times, our on-going commitment to building a strong integrated assurance capability enabled us to make steady progress in managing our overall risk exposure.
Integrated assurance means a comprehensive and consistent taxonomy and accountability across the four dimensions of Governance, Risk Management, Compliance and Internal Controls, based on joint standards for all global functions and on the connection to our company strategy. These standards define the processes, systems and tools for identifying, assessing and managing our enterprise risks in a consistent and coordinated manner, with clear oversight and tracking on agreed remediation activities toward our target risk exposure.