RIMS EXECUTIVE REPORT - Board Risk Reporting: How to Deliver Insights That Matter

Report Now Available to Members in RIMS Risk Knowledge Library

April 06, 2026

New York (April 6, 2026) – To effectively support the achievement of strategic and business objectives, boards require a clear understanding of the organization’s most significant risks and its overall risk management capabilities, according to RIMS new Executive Report titled, “Board Risk Reporting: How to Deliver Insights That Matter.”

Authored by RIMS Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management Council (SERMC) members Suzanne Christensen, Joe Pugh and Trisha Sqrow, the report provides practical insights and guidance to risk practitioners responsible for reporting to their organization’s board of directors or overarching governance committees. To support this endeavor, the report offers strategies to address the following critical questions:

  • How do you align risk reporting with the board’s role and expectations?
  • What steps should be taken to sustain this alignment over time?
  • How do you ensure reporting provides the board with the appropriate level of detail to support informed decision-making and fulfill their oversight responsibilities?

“It may take risk practitioners significant time and effort to identify and confirm board-level expectations, establish top-level consensus, and create the alignment needed to support ongoing board reporting and active engagement,” the report notes. “However, this work is critical to the success of board-level reporting, ongoing engagement with the board, and ultimately, to the success of the organization itself.”

At RISKWORLD, co-authors and SERMC leaders Trisha Sqrow and Joe Pugh will host a session exploring Board Risk Reporting strategies on Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m. The session is the latest addition to the conference’s Risk in Conversation education track.

The “Board Risk Reporting: How to Deliver Insights That Matter” executive report is exclusively available to RIMS members only for the next 30 days. To download the report, visit RIMS Risk Knowledge library at www.RIMS.org/RiskKnowledge. For information about RIMS wide selection of risk management publications, learning experiences and events, visit www.RIMS.org.

About RIMS
RIMS, the risk management society®️, empowers risk professionals to make the world safer, more secure, and more sustainable. Through networking, professional development, certification, advocacy, and research, RIMS serves more than 200,000 risk practitioners and business leaders from over 75 countries. Founded in 1950, the Society publishes the award-winning Risk Management Magazine, RIMScast podcast series, and produces RISKWORLD®️, the largest annual gathering of global risk professionals. RIMS welcomes all risk professionals to explore the online Risk Knowledge library, earn the RIMS-CRMP certification, and connect with the global risk community via the RIMS Engage online forum. Follow RIMSorg on X, Facebook, Instagram, and RIMS on LinkedIn. To support the future of the risk management profession, visit RIMS, The Foundation for Risk Management®.  To learn more or to join, visit www.RIMS.org.

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Josh Salter, Director of Communications, (212) 655-6059 or JSalter@rims.org

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As the preeminent organization dedicated to promoting the profession of risk management, RIMS, the risk management society®, is a global not-for-profit organization representing more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and government entities throughout the world. Founded in 1950, RIMS is committed to advancing risk management capabilities for organizational success, bringing networking, professional development and education opportunities to its membership of more than 10,000 risk management professionals who are located in more than 60 countries. For more information on RIMS, visit www.RIMS.org

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