DECRYPTION – The Chief Geopolitical Officer (CGO), an expert director of world disorders, is on the verge of becoming an essential position.
« My executives do not understand the world », regretted the vice-president in charge of human resources for a large French group related to industrial sovereignty three years ago. This is still the observation that emerges from the first edition of the “geopolitics and business” barometer of Essec, conducted during the summer of 2025 by OpinionWay among a hundred members of management committees and executive committees of companies with over 250 employees.
Almost all (97%) acknowledge that their company has already experienced the effects of geopolitical shocks, including production cost increases (raw materials or energy, for 80% of them), supply chain disruptions (46%), and cyberattacks (40%). However, despite this widespread exposure, only 4% of the surveyed companies believe that geopolitical risk is very well integrated into their strategy. « Leaders know it’s the trend but they don’t give it the right level…
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