Ervia operates an organisational wide approach to Risk Management which follows leading practice and aligns to the Code of Practice. Presentation delivered by Elaine O’Donoghue.
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
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
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:
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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
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Editor's Notes
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