Aerospace & defence sector noticed probably the most enchancment in threat resilience in 2022 – Company India Danger Index

• There was an enchancment within the threat index rating from 62 in 2021 to 63 in 2022, with the next rating indicating superior threat administration.
• The aerospace and defence sector demonstrated probably the most vital enchancment within the threat index, with its rating rising from 52 in 2021 to 63 in 2022.
• Sectors like tourism and hospitality, and transportation and logistics dealt with the disruptions arising from gas worth hikes and terrorism successfully.

Though companies have confronted challenges similar to rising inflation, slower world development, elevated commodity costs and tighter world financial insurance policies, they’ve proven resilience via efficient threat administration methods. This resilience is mirrored in an enchancment in company India’s threat index rating to 63 in 2022 from 62 in 2021, as measured by Company India Danger Index (CIRI) 2022, a examine carried out by ICICI Lombard in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan.

The next rating on the index signifies superior threat administration, permitting companies to implement environment friendly risk-management protocols.

Says Bhargav Dasgupta, managing director and chief government officer, ICICI Lombard, “The improved rating within the third version of the Company Danger Index is a testomony to the environment friendly threat administration practices adopted by Indian corporates within the face of worldwide headwinds and challenges. As we transfer ahead, it’s essential for firms to remain forward of the curve and undertake complete and environment friendly threat administration practices.”

All twenty sectors of the Indian financial system are categorised as both ‘superior’ or ‘optimum threat dealing with,’ with 7 sectors exhibiting ‘superior’ threat administration practices. These sectors embrace automotive, fast-moving shopper items (FMCG), tourism, healthcare, telecom, prescription drugs, and new-age companies.

The ‘Aerospace and Defence’ sector demonstrated probably the most vital enchancment within the threat index, with its rating rising from 52 in 2021 to 63 in 2022, pushed by initiatives from each the federal government and enterprises. Even typical industries at the moment are gearing up for technological dangers like cyber threats and innovation dangers.

Sectors like tourism and hospitality, and transportation and logistics dealt with the disruptions arising from gas worth hikes and terrorism successfully. Nonetheless, the metals and mining, and chemical and petrochemical sectors skilled a decline of their threat administration scores, attributable to exterior macro-economic components.

Rising threat index signifies higher threat administration amongst Indian firms

Says Aroop Zutshi, world president, Frost and Sullivan, “Power of India’s story lies in the truth that Company India Danger Index rating is steadily bettering year-on-year, we’re seeing a bigger variety of sectors shifting in direction of a greater Danger Index similar to telecom and communication, aerospace and defence, and training and ability growth.”

The third version of Company India Danger Index 2022 encompasses 32 threat components categorised into 6 primary dimensions and is predicated on worldwide threat administration requirements. Company threat encompasses numerous features of a enterprise, together with customer-related dangers, competition-related dangers, regulatory dangers, dangers related to enterprise operations, expertise dangers, monetary dangers, environmental dangers, and extra.

Along with assessing the efficiency of companies on the Company India Danger Index, the examine presents solutions to minimise threat and obtain the next rating on the ‘Superior Danger Index in 2023’. These suggestions embrace anticipating threat via situation planning, taking a complete method to de-risking, and leveraging predictive evaluation to acquire actionable insights.