Respondents represent a wide range of industries and regions, with roughly one-third each from Asia and Australasia, North America and Western Europe.

Approximately 50% of respondents represent businesses with annual revenue of more than US$500m. All respondents have influence over, or responsibility for, strategic decisions on risk management at their companies.

The Economist Intelligence Unit's editorial team conducted the survey and wrote the paper. The findings expressed in this summary do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. Our thanks are due to the survey respondents for their time and insight.