Clyde & Co Corporate Risk Radar 2025: Operating in a web of complex risks

Clyde & Co’s annual Corporate Risk Radar presents insights from more than 400 global business leaders — including Board members, C-suite executives, and General Counsel (GCs) — across diverse sectors and regions. The report reflects their views on today’s most urgent organisational risks and their preparedness to manage them over the next three years.

Produced in partnership with Winmark, the 2025 edition investigates how organisations are responding to a world marked by deep uncertainty, fragmented regulation, and accelerating technological change.

This year’s findings show that risks once debated in theory have become immediate operational concerns.

The data highlights a shift in focus: operational and people-related challenges now dominate, with 61% of respondents citing them as likely to affect their organisations. Market disruption (59%) and regulatory complexity (54%) follow closely, painting a picture of a fast-moving and unpredictable risk environment.

As these pressures mount, business leaders anticipate more litigation, tougher regulatory scrutiny, and increasingly complex transactions.

Rising costs and oversight are transforming business operations, yet leaders remain committed to risk mitigation and growth. This report offers a timely snapshot of executive sentiment and lays the groundwork for further analysis in the next edition.

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