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New York (May 4, 2026) – RIMS, the risk management society®, and The Latin American Foundation for Risk Management FUNDALARYS (formerly ALARYS) have entered into an agreement to, collaboratively, elevate risk management practices in Latin America by promoting a global standard of knowledge and professionalism through education.

The agreement, signed at RISKWORLD®, outlines a plan for the more than 2,000 risk practitioners who hold the FUNDALARYS-AIRM Certification to take the next step in their professional journeys by earning the globally accredited RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional certification (RIMS-CRMP). In the months ahead, RIMS instructors will host both public and private RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep Workshops™ for Latin American audiences.  Additionally, RIMS will share its wealth of resources, study guides, and case studies that support the certification’s exam takers, and will prepare a select group of risk professionals in Latin America to lead future RIMS-CRMP prep courses.

“As the world becomes more interconnected, the demand for globally qualified risk professionals will continue to rise,” said RIMS President Manny Padilla, RIMS-CRMP. “RIMS collaboration with FUNDALARYS serves to advance a global standard for risk management. RIMS is proud to share the insights embedded within the RIMS-CRMP framework and offer Latin America’s risk community the resources to strengthen their capabilities and build more resilient programs.”

“We at FUNDALARYS, with over 30 years of experience promoting risk management as a professional discipline in Latin America, and whose mission is to ‘Educate and guide the global community of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking professionals in all aspects of risk management,’ have no doubt that this strategic alliance with RIMS will generate a quantum leap forward in the continued and accelerated development of the education in risk management in Latin America,” said FUNDALARYS Executive Director Javier Mirabel, Eng, ARM, AIRM, RF, RIMS-CRMP.

The RIMS-CRMP Certification is the only risk management certification in the world to hold an accredited status. It received official accreditation by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) under the ISO/IEC 17024 standard in 2017. The certification covers the following five risk management tenants: analyzing organizational model; designing organizational risk strategies; implementing the risk process; developing organizational risk competency; and supporting decision-making. For additional information about the RIMS-CRMP certification, visit www.RIMS.org/certification. 

About FUNDALARYS
The Latin American Foundation for Risk Management (FUNDALARYS) is a private foundation operating throughout Latin America, dedicated to promoting and developing the professional and educational aspects of risk management. FUNDALARYS's area of ​​influence is primarily in Latin America and the North Atlantic, extending through partnerships to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries in Europe and Africa. FUNDALARYS inherits the mission of its predecessor, ALARYS, which was established in 1993. For more information, please visit www.fundalarys.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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