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Ervia
Risk Management
Elaine O’Donoghue
IPA Governance Forum Briefing – 10th November 2017
Ervia Overview - Our Structure
Our customer facing businesses,
Gas Networks Ireland and
Irish Water, are supported by
three functions: Major Projects,
Shared Services and Group Centre.
These functions provide expertise,
support and transactional services on
behalf of the entire organisation.
Our Purpose
We enhance the health and quality of life of the
people of Ireland, protect our environment and
enable economic development, by delivering
high quality water and gas infrastructure and
services safely and efficiently
We provide…
Safe energy to warm homes and
power businesses.
We supply…
Treated water for cooking, cleaning and
drinking. We remove wastewater to keep our
environment safe for everyone.
We deliver…
Vital infrastructure and services to
1.7 million customers across the length
and breadth of Ireland.
Our Numbers
63,000km
water network
25,000km
wastewater
network
13,700km
gas network
1,100
wastewater
treatment plants
900
water treatment
plants
Source:ErviaAnnualReport2016
€135m
Dividends
Paid
€203m
Profit before
Tax
€1.4bn
Revenue
€584m
Capital
Expenditure
9th largest
company
in Ireland
by EBITDA
1,645Employees across
20 locations
1.7mCustomers
Ervia Video
5
To Deliver on our Purpose
We must Manage a Diverse Risk Profile
Policy & Regulation
Critical
Infrastructure
Capital
Intensive
Environmental
Health & Safety
Funding & Liquidity
Stakeholders & Our People
Growth &
Innovation
Integrated Assurance Framework
Key
Risks
Processes
Controls
Control
Testing
Reporting
7
Business Unit
Forums
Integrated
Assurance
Forum
Audit and Risk
Committee
Board
Internal
Audit
Assurance Reports signed off by
Heads of Function and BU
Managing Director/Executive
Chaired by
Group Finance
Director and
Chief Legal
Officer
Ervia Enterprise Risk Management Policy
& Framework
ERM
Policy
Principals of
Risk
Management
Risk Process
Alignment to
required
Codes &
Regulations
Annual
Policy
review
Risk Appetite
Roles and
Responsibility
9
Ervia Risk Management Governance Framework
Risk Owners, Control Owners, Process Owners
Board Audit & Risk
Committee
Group Risk Management
Committee (RMC)
Irish Water
RMC
Gas Networks
Ireland
RMC
Shared Service
Centre RMC
Functional
Sub-
committees
Functional
Sub-
Committees
Functional
Sub-
Committees
Group Internal
Audit
Ervia Board
Committee
BottomUpTopDown
Major Projects
RMC
Risk Champions
Group Centre
(HQ) RMC
Functional
Sub-
committees
Functional
Sub-
Committees
Risk Management
at all levels of the
organisation
Risks
Roll-up
Examples: Key Risks, HILPs and
Emerging Risks
Key Risks
IW Funding and Liquidity
Recovery of IW Brand
Failure to deliver the most
Critical Major Projects or
deliver on our
Transformation
Programmes
HILP Risks
Major Safety Incident
Major Outage or Trunkmain
Failure leading to critical water
restrictions
Extreme Weather Event
impacting supply of services
(GNI/IW)
Emerging /Trending
General Data
Protection
Regulations
Climate Change
Brexit
Staleen Water Treatment Plant Outage
11
Storm Ophelia
12
Risk Appetite
• Ervia as a regulated semi-state commercial body would be viewed overall as
“Low Risk Taking ” from a utility perspective
• Within this the Board, annually, set the risk appetites for key risk areas
aligned to our strategic objectives
• Indicative Examples:
13
Strategy Pillar Risk Area
Trust &
Respect
Reputation
&
Stakeholder
Smart &
Efficient
Innovation &
Growth
Successful
Enduring
Business
Model
Finance
Conclusion
 Ervia operates an organisational wide approach to Risk Management
which follows leading practice and aligns to the Code of Practice
 We are continuously embedding our risk culture - enabling the right
risks to be taken in an informed manner
 An articulated Risk Appetite allows us to link key discussions on
strategy and performance to the amount of risk we want to take
 Risk Management enables us to identify and take more opportunities
 Key enablers are a clear organisational purpose, lived values and a
strong tone from the top
The Ervia Values
Collaboration | Integrity | Safety | Performance | Customer Service
14
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Ervia; Managing risk, minimising threats, maximising potential

  • 1. Ervia Risk Management Elaine O’Donoghue IPA Governance Forum Briefing – 10th November 2017
  • 2. Ervia Overview - Our Structure Our customer facing businesses, Gas Networks Ireland and Irish Water, are supported by three functions: Major Projects, Shared Services and Group Centre. These functions provide expertise, support and transactional services on behalf of the entire organisation.
  • 3. Our Purpose We enhance the health and quality of life of the people of Ireland, protect our environment and enable economic development, by delivering high quality water and gas infrastructure and services safely and efficiently We provide… Safe energy to warm homes and power businesses. We supply… Treated water for cooking, cleaning and drinking. We remove wastewater to keep our environment safe for everyone. We deliver… Vital infrastructure and services to 1.7 million customers across the length and breadth of Ireland.
  • 4. Our Numbers 63,000km water network 25,000km wastewater network 13,700km gas network 1,100 wastewater treatment plants 900 water treatment plants Source:ErviaAnnualReport2016 €135m Dividends Paid €203m Profit before Tax €1.4bn Revenue €584m Capital Expenditure 9th largest company in Ireland by EBITDA 1,645Employees across 20 locations 1.7mCustomers
  • 6. To Deliver on our Purpose We must Manage a Diverse Risk Profile Policy & Regulation Critical Infrastructure Capital Intensive Environmental Health & Safety Funding & Liquidity Stakeholders & Our People Growth & Innovation
  • 7. Integrated Assurance Framework Key Risks Processes Controls Control Testing Reporting 7 Business Unit Forums Integrated Assurance Forum Audit and Risk Committee Board Internal Audit Assurance Reports signed off by Heads of Function and BU Managing Director/Executive Chaired by Group Finance Director and Chief Legal Officer
  • 8. Ervia Enterprise Risk Management Policy & Framework ERM Policy Principals of Risk Management Risk Process Alignment to required Codes & Regulations Annual Policy review Risk Appetite Roles and Responsibility
  • 9. 9 Ervia Risk Management Governance Framework Risk Owners, Control Owners, Process Owners Board Audit & Risk Committee Group Risk Management Committee (RMC) Irish Water RMC Gas Networks Ireland RMC Shared Service Centre RMC Functional Sub- committees Functional Sub- Committees Functional Sub- Committees Group Internal Audit Ervia Board Committee BottomUpTopDown Major Projects RMC Risk Champions Group Centre (HQ) RMC Functional Sub- committees Functional Sub- Committees Risk Management at all levels of the organisation Risks Roll-up
  • 10. Examples: Key Risks, HILPs and Emerging Risks Key Risks IW Funding and Liquidity Recovery of IW Brand Failure to deliver the most Critical Major Projects or deliver on our Transformation Programmes HILP Risks Major Safety Incident Major Outage or Trunkmain Failure leading to critical water restrictions Extreme Weather Event impacting supply of services (GNI/IW) Emerging /Trending General Data Protection Regulations Climate Change Brexit
  • 11. Staleen Water Treatment Plant Outage 11
  • 13. Risk Appetite • Ervia as a regulated semi-state commercial body would be viewed overall as “Low Risk Taking ” from a utility perspective • Within this the Board, annually, set the risk appetites for key risk areas aligned to our strategic objectives • Indicative Examples: 13 Strategy Pillar Risk Area Trust & Respect Reputation & Stakeholder Smart & Efficient Innovation & Growth Successful Enduring Business Model Finance
  • 14. Conclusion  Ervia operates an organisational wide approach to Risk Management which follows leading practice and aligns to the Code of Practice  We are continuously embedding our risk culture - enabling the right risks to be taken in an informed manner  An articulated Risk Appetite allows us to link key discussions on strategy and performance to the amount of risk we want to take  Risk Management enables us to identify and take more opportunities  Key enablers are a clear organisational purpose, lived values and a strong tone from the top The Ervia Values Collaboration | Integrity | Safety | Performance | Customer Service 14

Editor's Notes

  1. The Framework supports implementation of the policy and ensures a consistent and effective approach to the management of Enterprise Risk within Ervia The Framework sets out a common risk language and risk process to be used across Ervia to enable a strong risk culture At least quarterly, every Business Unit with Senior Management /Executive involvement must conduct a review of the internal and external environment