MetisGRC
Governance & Risk Management Consultancy
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What we do.............


Governance and Risk is about many things, including;

• Improving confidence in the system
• Reducing probability of corporate/organisational failure
• Shareholder wealth protection/creation
• Enhancing social welfare
• Driving good risk management

At MetisGRC we enable our clients to improve governance and risk management performance.

We do this in tailored ways often involving in depth assessments, surveys, program monitoring,
 facilitation of events, advisory assignments, project management, coaching and education.

Our clients are typically stakeholders in investment and strategic processes such as investors,
  shareholders, supervisors and (public or private) interest groups and company C-suites.
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Governance & Risk Management; Cost or value?

Corporate Governance covers the area of investigation into the rights and responsibilities of the
  management of a company – its board, shareholders and the various stakeholders in that
  company. The system of internal procedures and controls that makes up the management
  structure of a company is coming increasingly under scrutiny in the valuation of that company’s
  equity.


In an ever more globalised world
   economic imbalances have
   proved to contain the seeds for
   future financial crises, says the
   WEF's Global Risks 2011
   report. Economic disparity and
   global governance failures are
   exacerbating and driving risks,
   according to the World
   Economic Forum.


 This figure from the WEF 2011 documentation
 depicts the interconnectedness of risks and the
 central place that governance (failure) takes therein
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Governance & Risk Management; Costing money or
adding value?
We already know that good governance & risk management reduces the probability of corporate
 or organisational failure. Further developments in IT and controls enable that governance can
 now also positively contribute to value creation and efficiency improvement. Good governance
 has the potential to reduce cost, improve workforce motivation and enhance the (defined)
 relationship between (all) the stakeholders in a firms business.

ESG; Linking Governance & Risk Management to Corporate & Social Responsibility

Recently Corporate and Social Responsibility has been linked with Governance/Risk Management
   from the realisation that CSR and Governance both aim to establish a better balance between
   the interests of different stakeholder groups in an organisation. The financial crisis has
   demonstrated how impactful failure by institutions can be on others than shareholders alone.
It does not need a lot of thought to understand that the value of ESG/RM is much higher than the
   costs of implementing it. The challenge is to make this value visible in a world where short term
   financial interests tend to prevail of longer term interests that can not (yet) always be expressed
   in money. MetisGRC wants to help you investigating the business case and support the roll-out
   and monitoring of your performance enhancement programs.
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The ESG business case


ESG is no longer just risk management, social responsibility and compliance; it’s equally about
  creating value through high performance measured in terms such as lower costs, stronger
  customer relationships, increased revenues, social benefits and economic progress.

United Nations Global Compact;
  Relentless value focus is a key characteristic of a “new era of sustainability,” one in which
  environmental, social and corporate governance issues are embedded throughout operations,
  the supply chain and subsidiaries. That era is closer than one might think, (based on a global
  survey of more than 750 CEOs and in-depth interviews with 50 of the world’s foremost CEOs in
  a range of industries and geographies)

Shared Value (M.Porter & M.Kramer)
  The concept of shared value is defined as policies and operating practices that enhance the
  competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the social and economic
  conditions in the communities in which it operates. It focuses on identifying and expanding the
  connections between societal and economic progress (e.g. Water use, employee health, etc);
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      The value of RM&ESG; from erosion to creation

                                                                                          Leadership

 Value
creation

                                                                  Profitability



                                     Compliance




  Value    Minimum Standards:
 erosion




            Risk management           License to Operate         Managing for value   Strategic advantage


                     Minimum regds      +        Environmental     +        Social    =     Value
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Who we are........
The principal partners of MetisGRC are Mik Breek and Otbert de Jong


  Mik Breek is an experienced social and              Otbert de Jong is an experienced
  corporate lawyer, who has worked in                 international career banker, who
  private practice and international banking.         developed his risk advisory skills through
  He became a corporate governance                    numerous implementations of Basel II for
  expert and has meanwhile trained and                banks all over the world. Until recently
  assessed numerous (non) executive                   Otbert was an advisory partner in PwC.
  boards of large cap Dutch companies and             He and his team have supported
  governmental regulatory bodies and has              numerous banks both in Asia, the Middle
  advised on the performance                          East and Europe in upgrading their risk
  enhancement of both governance and                  management. Otbert also advises the
  risk management fostering integrity and             Dutch government on banking related
  responsible behaviour.                              issues.



Both are firm believers that every company can enhance performance through better governance
  and risk management and make the ESG business case. They aim to help to you to facilitate
  the process.
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In practice (continued)


In practice, we often work on behalf of financial sector organizations such as banks, insurers,
   pension funds, service companies and asset managers seeking to optimize performance by
   effectively managing and measuring their own risks and governance and those associated with
   their investments.

We help implement transparent governance models/structures to foster efficient processes and
 smart strategies to enhance return on both financial – and human capital, implement governance,
 risk and compliance legislation, improve the quality of board and senior management functioning
 and foster better communication about performance, governance and risks, clearly demonstrating
 more than minimum compliance with requirements, so as to better meet expectations from
 clients, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders for transparency and accountability.
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Activities in practice


Corporate Governance;

 Assessments of corporate governance effectiveness
 Improvement programs of organizational governance effectiveness
 Facilitation of boardroom governance effectiveness
 Coaching and training of (NE) Board members
 Risk & Audit Committee Assistance
 Governance and risk policies and implementation
 Governance counseling on validity of governance structure in view of strategy and culture
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Activities in practice (continued)


Risk Management

 Risk strategy & risk appetite articulation: enhancing an integrated business – risk approach
 Advisory in support of meeting regulatory risk requirements
 Technical advisory on Market, Credit, Operational & Country Risk
 Consultancy on risk tooling & system implementation: development of Risk Management
 dashboards
 Risk Management effectiveness assessments; Integrated Management Control Statements
 Support in follow up of Control Risk Self Assessments processes
 Development of bonus-/reward systems for risk and governance weighted targets
 Policies & procedures development: including product and services approval processes
 Interim Risk Management
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MetisGRC Governance & Risk Management Consulting



World Trade Center #C-11   29A Teo Hong Road
Strawinskylaan 1143        Singapore 088335
1077 XX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 20 578 8372       Tel. +65 64715269
Fax +31 20 578 8373        Fax +65 62262685

Descriptor MetisGRC

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    MetisGRC Governance & RiskManagement Consultancy
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    Page 2 What wedo............. Governance and Risk is about many things, including; • Improving confidence in the system • Reducing probability of corporate/organisational failure • Shareholder wealth protection/creation • Enhancing social welfare • Driving good risk management At MetisGRC we enable our clients to improve governance and risk management performance. We do this in tailored ways often involving in depth assessments, surveys, program monitoring, facilitation of events, advisory assignments, project management, coaching and education. Our clients are typically stakeholders in investment and strategic processes such as investors, shareholders, supervisors and (public or private) interest groups and company C-suites.
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    Page 3 Governance &Risk Management; Cost or value? Corporate Governance covers the area of investigation into the rights and responsibilities of the management of a company – its board, shareholders and the various stakeholders in that company. The system of internal procedures and controls that makes up the management structure of a company is coming increasingly under scrutiny in the valuation of that company’s equity. In an ever more globalised world economic imbalances have proved to contain the seeds for future financial crises, says the WEF's Global Risks 2011 report. Economic disparity and global governance failures are exacerbating and driving risks, according to the World Economic Forum. This figure from the WEF 2011 documentation depicts the interconnectedness of risks and the central place that governance (failure) takes therein
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    Page 4 Governance &Risk Management; Costing money or adding value? We already know that good governance & risk management reduces the probability of corporate or organisational failure. Further developments in IT and controls enable that governance can now also positively contribute to value creation and efficiency improvement. Good governance has the potential to reduce cost, improve workforce motivation and enhance the (defined) relationship between (all) the stakeholders in a firms business. ESG; Linking Governance & Risk Management to Corporate & Social Responsibility Recently Corporate and Social Responsibility has been linked with Governance/Risk Management from the realisation that CSR and Governance both aim to establish a better balance between the interests of different stakeholder groups in an organisation. The financial crisis has demonstrated how impactful failure by institutions can be on others than shareholders alone. It does not need a lot of thought to understand that the value of ESG/RM is much higher than the costs of implementing it. The challenge is to make this value visible in a world where short term financial interests tend to prevail of longer term interests that can not (yet) always be expressed in money. MetisGRC wants to help you investigating the business case and support the roll-out and monitoring of your performance enhancement programs.
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    Page 5 The ESGbusiness case ESG is no longer just risk management, social responsibility and compliance; it’s equally about creating value through high performance measured in terms such as lower costs, stronger customer relationships, increased revenues, social benefits and economic progress. United Nations Global Compact; Relentless value focus is a key characteristic of a “new era of sustainability,” one in which environmental, social and corporate governance issues are embedded throughout operations, the supply chain and subsidiaries. That era is closer than one might think, (based on a global survey of more than 750 CEOs and in-depth interviews with 50 of the world’s foremost CEOs in a range of industries and geographies) Shared Value (M.Porter & M.Kramer) The concept of shared value is defined as policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the social and economic conditions in the communities in which it operates. It focuses on identifying and expanding the connections between societal and economic progress (e.g. Water use, employee health, etc);
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    Page 6 The value of RM&ESG; from erosion to creation Leadership Value creation Profitability Compliance Value Minimum Standards: erosion Risk management License to Operate Managing for value Strategic advantage Minimum regds + Environmental + Social = Value
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    Page 7 Who weare........ The principal partners of MetisGRC are Mik Breek and Otbert de Jong Mik Breek is an experienced social and Otbert de Jong is an experienced corporate lawyer, who has worked in international career banker, who private practice and international banking. developed his risk advisory skills through He became a corporate governance numerous implementations of Basel II for expert and has meanwhile trained and banks all over the world. Until recently assessed numerous (non) executive Otbert was an advisory partner in PwC. boards of large cap Dutch companies and He and his team have supported governmental regulatory bodies and has numerous banks both in Asia, the Middle advised on the performance East and Europe in upgrading their risk enhancement of both governance and management. Otbert also advises the risk management fostering integrity and Dutch government on banking related responsible behaviour. issues. Both are firm believers that every company can enhance performance through better governance and risk management and make the ESG business case. They aim to help to you to facilitate the process.
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    Page 8 In practice(continued) In practice, we often work on behalf of financial sector organizations such as banks, insurers, pension funds, service companies and asset managers seeking to optimize performance by effectively managing and measuring their own risks and governance and those associated with their investments. We help implement transparent governance models/structures to foster efficient processes and smart strategies to enhance return on both financial – and human capital, implement governance, risk and compliance legislation, improve the quality of board and senior management functioning and foster better communication about performance, governance and risks, clearly demonstrating more than minimum compliance with requirements, so as to better meet expectations from clients, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders for transparency and accountability.
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    Page 9 Activities inpractice Corporate Governance; Assessments of corporate governance effectiveness Improvement programs of organizational governance effectiveness Facilitation of boardroom governance effectiveness Coaching and training of (NE) Board members Risk & Audit Committee Assistance Governance and risk policies and implementation Governance counseling on validity of governance structure in view of strategy and culture
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    Page 10 Activities inpractice (continued) Risk Management Risk strategy & risk appetite articulation: enhancing an integrated business – risk approach Advisory in support of meeting regulatory risk requirements Technical advisory on Market, Credit, Operational & Country Risk Consultancy on risk tooling & system implementation: development of Risk Management dashboards Risk Management effectiveness assessments; Integrated Management Control Statements Support in follow up of Control Risk Self Assessments processes Development of bonus-/reward systems for risk and governance weighted targets Policies & procedures development: including product and services approval processes Interim Risk Management
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    Page 11 MetisGRC Governance& Risk Management Consulting World Trade Center #C-11 29A Teo Hong Road Strawinskylaan 1143 Singapore 088335 1077 XX Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel. +31 20 578 8372 Tel. +65 64715269 Fax +31 20 578 8373 Fax +65 62262685