Enterprise Risk Management

Identifying and Mitigating Risks to Ensure Growth and Sustainability

ICTSI and its subsidiaries’ geographically diverse operations expose the ICTSI Group to various business risks, particularly competition, commercial, economic, political and foreign exchange risks, which movements may materially impact the financial results of the ICTSI Group.

We established the Enterprise Risk Management System to be readily responsive to the dynamic business environment in which it operates. The ERM System will help identify and manage the ICTSI Group’s Key Business Risks in support of ICTSI’s Vision and Mission to achieve its overall strategy and business objectives.  Effective August 2018, ICTSI’s ERM methodology is following the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s 2017 ERM Framework:  Enterprise Risk Management – Integrating with Strategy and Performance.

Risk Management Oversight

ICTSI’s Board of Directors is committed to establishing an organization that ensures risk management is an integral part of all its activities and a core capability. The executive management team fully supports the implementation of ERM policy as approved by the Board, and is responsible for the development of ERM processes and the implementation of risk reduction strategies.

Our ERM Committee consists of the Chief Risk Officer, who is also the Committee Chairman, and members of senior management. In addition, our Board Risk Oversight Committee primarily oversees the overall risk management activities of ICTSI.

Attestation on Internal Control and Compliance Systems for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The ERM Process

ICTSI is performing the ERM Process by following these key steps:

• Establishing risk management context, goals and objectives and risk oversight structure
• Assessing business risks
• Developing risk treatment strategies
• Developing and implementing risk management action plans
• Monitoring and reporting on the ERM Process
• Continuously improving the ERM Process. Semi-annually, the Corporate Functions, Business Development/Regional Offices and Business Units undertake risk assessments based on the key risks as identified in ICTSI’s risk profile applicable to each of the respective business functions and areas.

The ERM Process is reviewed quarterly by the ERM Committee and the Board Risk Oversight Committee. The importance of managing key business risks has significantly increased in light of the heightened volatility in both the Philippine and international financial markets.

Key Business Risks

ICTSI’s and its subsidiaries’ geographically diverse operations expose the ICTSI Group to various market risks, particularly foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk, which may materially impact the financial results of the ICTSI Group.

The importance of managing these risks has significantly increased in light of the heightened volatility in both the Philippine and international financial markets. With a view to managing these risks, the ICTSI Group has introduced a financial risk management function into the organization, notably in its Treasury operations.