Risk appetite statement

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Risk appetite statement

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe FCIPD of OnLive Learning

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      Overall risk appetite

      [Insert organisation name] has a [low OR medium OR high] risk appetite overall. [Insert organisation name] will act in accordance with this risk appetite statement to achieve its strategic objectives.

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      Risk appetite by category

      Risk category and descriptionExamplesOverall appetite for this category of risk
      StrategicRisks that could cause the business to fail or impede achievement of its strategic objectivesBusiness development, corporate governance, inadequate succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, new business lines, future-proofing, business location.Responsiveness to changes in the internal and external operating environments.Terrorism, earthquakes, pandemics, floods, fires, severe weather or volcanic activity at a key business location.Political, geo-political, or external stakeholder events affecting the organisation’s ability to achieve objectives.Customer-facing issues, eg changes in consumer preferences, competitor innovation, product liability,
Beth Pipe
Beth Pipe, FCIPD

Learning & Development Specialist/Director, OnLive Learning

Beth is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD) and has spent over 25 years specialising in Learning and Development. During that time she has worked across a broad variety of different industries and has, for the past 15 years, worked closely with a number of well known law firms; this has involved putting in to place systems and structures to encourage, enable and track the effectiveness of learning activities. 

Adept at face to face course delivery, and always enjoying excellent feedback, Beth is also accomplished at online delivery and created OnLive Learning in response to the challenges presented by the 2020 Covid-19 restrictions.

Beth has written extensively for LexisNexis on subjects such as Performance Management, Managing Change and Stress Management.

Away from her training delivery she is a published author writing about local history, hiking, wildlife and the outdoors and is currently working on her eleventh book. She is also an experienced radio presenter hosting two shows each week on Lake District Radio.

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