Commodity risk

Many companies are affected by volatile fuel, energy and commodity prices. Passing on these additional risks is often difficult in practice. Is this perhaps also an issue in your business and are you wondering how you can better protect your margin and competitive position? As conditions in commodity markets become more extreme, many companies are realising that they do not have sufficient control over cost trends. Also, different departments (risk, procurement, management, sales) are not always on the same page and this can result in an ad hoc policy where you are 'running behind the market'.