Manage risk on evidence

The board wants evidence that your risk culture works. But frameworks, controls, and surveys only show what’s meant to happen, not what actually does.

We measure how risk is understood, owned and acted on across the business, revealing the behaviours and conditions shaping risk culture. Then providing a clear route to stronger risk management.

Risk Culture Index (RCI)

RCI is built on the Pan-Industry Risk Culture model (PIRC), peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Operational Risk. It combines behavioural science, advanced measurement and practical implementation.

See the change

We measure twice, at the start and at the end, so you see tangible change.

15

attributes across
3 dimensions

The peer-reviewed Pan-Industry Risk Culture model, published in the Journal of Operational Risk.

6

attributes no other major framework measures

The difference between a partial read of your risk culture and a complete one.

53-item

failure-mode ontology

Forensic and targeted identification of issues. Each finding is mapped to the specific work that addresses it, so the read comes with a route forward.

40+

years' experience in risk and control

Our senior practitioners carried accountability for risk long before it became a consulting proposition.

FCA, PRA, ECB, SM&CR, Fed

and APRA aligned

Mapped to the expectations and reforms your risk culture will be examined against.

3

perspectives of assessment

Comparing the perspectives of leaders, employees and risk professionals reveals clear indicators of risk maturity.

The Contexis framework

01
Diagnose
See where the gap really sits
Risk isn't defined by the policies you have. It's revealed in the decisions people make every day. RCI shows where risk is understood, owned and acted on, and where the gap between policy and practice needs attention.
02
Activate
Build the case for change
We turn our findings into a clear case for action, helping leaders show how stronger risk culture leads to better decisions, fewer surprises and a more resilient organisation.
03
Architect
Connect policy to practice
Strong risk management happens when governance supports the way people actually work. Together, we strengthen the behaviours, accountability and controls that help good decisions happen every day.
04
Adopt
Make risk part of how people work
We help leaders embed stronger risk behaviours into everyday decisions and ways of working. Then we measure again, providing clear evidence that change is taking hold.
Outcomes
1

A clear understanding of how risk is understood, owned and acted on

2

A practical roadmap for strengthening risk culture

3

Stronger accountability and better risk decisions

4

Better alignment between risk culture and governance

5

Greater confidence in day-to-day risk management

6

Evidence that change is taking hold