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46      Vodafone Group Plc
                 Annual Report 2013

         Principal risk factors and uncertainties

         Identifying



         and managing



         our risks





         We have a clear framework for identifying and
         managing risk, both at an operational and strategic
         level. Our risk identiication and mitigation processes
         have been designed to be responsive to the ever
         changing environments in which we operate.





          Managing risk


                                                        Board               Review and
                                                                            conirmation
                                                                            Review and conirmation
                                                                            by the Board





                                                    Audit and Risk          Process
                                                                            Risks and mitigation
                                                      Committee             validated with the
                                                                            Executive Committee
                                                                            and presented to Audit
                                                                            and Risk Committee
                                                                            for review

                                                      Executive
                                                      Committee







                                                      Group Risk
                            Ongoing review           Co-ordinator           Review and
                                and control                                 assessment
                           There is ongoing review                          Group risk co-ordinator,
                           of the risks and controls                        who is the Group
                             in place to mitigate                           Audit Director,
                           these risks by the Audit                         consolidates the
                             and Risk Committee                             operating companies’
                                               Senior           Senior      and Group risks to
                                            management       management     compile the Group’s
                                                                            key risks
                                              of Group       of operating
                                              functions       companies

                                               Identify         Identify
                                            Senior management   Local management
                                            identify the key risks   create a register of their
                                              and develop     top ten risks and
                                             mitigation actions  mitigation actions
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