Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International released its tenth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report. The report provides an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as viewed by those directly involved in resilience management.
Supported by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), a group of international thought leaders in the field, the report is based on a survey of resilience professionals across all industries and sectors.
The 2024 Resilience Index identifies the year’s top 10 operational resilience issues:
- Cyber Events
- IT Disruptions
- Natural Disasters
- Financial Conditions
- Human Resource Issues
- Major Facility Incident
- Power Shortages
- Climate Change
- Increased Regulation
- Reputational Issues
The survey also focused on longer-term strategic issues. The topics of most concern for this year are “uncontrolled/unregulated use of artificial intelligence” and “lack of trust in organizations/institutions.” However, the top emerging concern this year is “changing alliances and geo-political conflicts.”
This year’s report also includes a special section on artificial intelligence (AI). It considers the origins and influence of AI in the business environment, and its implications for the future.
The report is available as a free download in the DRI Library. It will be supplemented with the forthcoming 2025 Predictions Report, to be published in early January.
