Reputational risk

1. Risk identification and management.

The risk of adverse consequences arising from a worsening of the reputation of a business or other organisation.

For example, as a result of adverse publicity.

2. Costs.

The risk of incurring costs, or limiting the flexibility of commercial actions, because of the need to protect the reputation of the business from damage.

See also

• Best practice
• Boilerplate
• Brand
• Code
• Competence
• Compliance
• Compliance risk
• Contract
• Directive
• Enforcement
• Ethics
• Financial risk
• Framework
• Franchise viability risk
• Good practice
• Governance
• Guidance
• Jurisdiction
• Law
• Legislation
• Media risk
• Operational risk
• Principle
• Red tape
• Regime
• Regulation
• Reporting
• Risk management
• Rules
• Run
• Social risk
• Standards
• Supervision
• Sustainability
• Tax
• Working capital management