Welcome to the Economic Security Advisory Service (ESAS)
Your business. Secure today. Thriving tomorrow.
Is your business fit to thrive through volatility? Do you want to survive and succeed despite global uncertainty? Do you want transform these challenges into new growth opportunities for your business?
The Economic Security Advisory Service (ESAS) is a government service designed to help businesses grow securely. We provide guidance, tools and support to help you increase your resilience and reach your growth potential.
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What is economic security?
The UK’s long-term economic growth depends on being able to protect ourselves from threats and activities that undermine UK competitiveness and potential.
We need to work together to ensure every organisation is able to protect itself from risks that threaten their future growth. As a term, economic security encapsulates work towards this dual goal of growth and protection.
What does this mean for business?
For individual businesses, this comes down to these priority areas:
About the Economic Security Advisory Service
The service is part of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in collaboration with partners across government, established to provide your business with the awareness and tools required to mitigate against threats and protect your future growth.
Our offer to you
- Insights and analysis on the threats your business may face
- Tailored guidance on how to identify and protect your key assets
- Streamlined access to resources and expertise from across government
Get in touch with the Economic Security Advisory Service
If you need more guidance on an economic security issue, get in touch using the ‘Contact us’ function. When writing, include as much information as possible about your business (size, location, sector) to help us get back to you quickly and easily.
All information provided will be stored and processed securely by DBT, and only shared with another government department if needed to answer your query.
Why does economic security matter for you?
Understanding and mitigating these risks, investing in awareness and resilience now, helps your business to grow and thrive.
These risks directly impact profitability, success and growth potential:
- a study by TMX Globalopens www.consultancy.uk in a new tab (2023) found that supply chain disruptions are costing the UK over £12 billion annually in lost revenue
- UK businesses reported an average cost of £3,550 for their most disruptive cyber breach in the past year (excluding zero-cost responses), while charities faced an average of £8,690. (Cyber Security breaches surveyopens www.gov.uk in a new tab)
- an EY reportopens www.ey.com in a new tab found that between 2017 and 2024, the 3,500 largest listed businesses globally lost $320 billion in profit during periods associated with geopolitical and macro uncertainty. Macro issues (economics, geopolitics, national/regional politics and policy developments) are now increasingly dominant drivers of business value and performance
Businesses that proactively manage these risks can gain competitive advantages and commercial benefits:
- according to PwC’s Global Risk Surveyopens www.pwc.com in a new tab, organizations that embrace strategic risk management are 5 times more likely to deliver stakeholder confidence and better business outcomes and 2 times more likely to expect faster revenue growth
- small and medium-sized enterprises with intellectual property ownership see significant performance improvements, achieving 44% higher revenue per employee compared to non-owners. (EUIPOopens www.murgitroyd.com in a new tab)
- while exact recovery speed varies, research consistently shows that companies with robust supply chain risk management practices recover faster and perform better financially than those without
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