In today's increasingly fragmented and uncertain world, energy-related disruption, geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, and resource constraints are creating ripple effects across industries, supply chains, and economies. As risks become more interconnected and systemic, organizations are being challenged to rethink traditional approaches to risk management and resilience.
This report explores how leaders can navigate an evolving landscape by strengthening resilience, enhancing scenario planning, and building greater adaptability into their operations and decision-making. Drawing on insights from the Ipsos pulse survey, KPMG's Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA) methodology and cross-sector specialists spanning Energy & Natural Resources, Automotive, Consumer & Retail, Financial Services, Industrial Manufacturing, Infrastructure & Transport, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications, the report highlights the interconnected nature of today's risks and practical actions organizations can take to better anticipate, respond to, and recover from disruption.
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Key themes explored in the report
How geopolitical conflict, cyber threats, trade fragmentation, and resource constraints are creating ripple effects across sectors, supply chains, and geographies.
Why organizations are moving beyond risk prevention to strengthen their ability to anticipate, adapt, and recover from disruption.
How disruption in one sector can rapidly impact others and why understanding these connections is becoming a critical leadership capability.
The role of AI, advanced analytics, digital twins, and other emerging technologies in helping to improve visibility, scenario planning, and decision-making.
Highlights
of survey respondents said their organization’s risk exposure has increased over the past two years
identify focusing on efficiency and cost optimization as their organizations approach to resilience over the next three to five years
of survey respondents said that external disruptions involving factors such as geopolitical issues, energy, cyber, trade or climate will cause severe operational disruption or have a significant impact on their organization’s costs and performance over the next three to five years
Risks most likely to have greatest impact on their organization over the next two years:
About the Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA)
This report is informed by KPMG’s DRA methodology, a forward-looking approach designed to help organizations better understand today’s increasingly complex risk environment. Unlike traditional risk assessments, the DRA considers not only the severity and likelihood of risks, but also their interconnectedness and velocity, helping to reveal how disruptions can spread across industries, supply chains, and geographies. Drawing on the perspectives of cross-sector leaders, economists, geopolitical specialists, and risk professionals, the methodology provides deeper insights into emerging risks and the cascading effects they can have on organizations and the broader business ecosystem.
Methodology
A portion of the quantitative data in this report is based on a global pulse survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of KPMG International's Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals practice. The research explored how organizations are responding to an increasingly complex risk environment shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, cyber threats, supply chain volatility, climate-related events, and energy-related disruptions.
A total of 109 senior executives and business leaders participated, representing organizations across Automotive, Consumer and Retail, Financial Services, Industrial Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Transportation, Technology and Telecommunications, and Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals. Respondents held leadership roles spanning executive management, finance, operations, risk, technology, supply chain, strategy, and transformation.
The survey was conducted across major global markets including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Topics included risk exposure, resilience maturity, supply chain vulnerabilities, energy security, disruption preparedness, and resilience priorities over the next three to five years.
Results reflect participant views in September 2026.
