Introduction 2
The Ernst & Young business risk radar 3
Executive summary — the global top 10 4
Scanning the sectors 6
Identifying the global top 10 7
Methodology 7
Risk impact matrix 7
The Ernst & Young sector risk radars 8
The top 10 business risks 10
1. Regulation and compliance 10
2. Access to credit 12
3. Slow recovery or double-dip recession 14
4. Managing talent 16
5. Emerging markets 18
6. Cost cutting 20
7. Non-traditional entrants 22
8. Radical greening 24
9. Social acceptance risk and corporate social responsibility 26
10. Executing alliances and transactions 29
Below the radar — the next five 32
Appendix: Participants 44
Contacts 45