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Risk Communication

What is Risk Communication?

The exchange of information about risks between decision-makers, stakeholders, and affected parties to support informed risk-based decisions.

Risk Management

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as risk communication. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on risk communication

Requirements naming risk communication across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO 20000-11 control

Communicate and consult with internal and external stakeholders on risk throughout the process.

9.1 · Risk communication and consultation

Communicate privacy risks and treatments to internal and external stakeholders including data subjects where appropriate.

ISO27557-8.1 · Privacy Risk Communication

Communicate risk per NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1 Section 3.3 Step 7 (Communicating and Sharing Risk Assessment Information). Communication must address (a) decision makers (system owner, mission owner, authorising official, Risk Executive Function, board) with approp...

NISTSP30-7 · Risk Communication and Sharing

The IRM Risk Management Process is a 5-stage continuous cycle aligned closely with ISO 31000:2018 + COSO ERM 2017. (1) Risk Identification: systematic identification of risks through workshops + interviews + SWOT/PESTLE analysis + scenario analysis + bow-tie a...

IRM-Process-Identification-Analysis-Evaluation-Treatment-Monitoring-Review-ISO31000-Aligned · IRM Risk Management Process - 5-Stage Cycle + Identification + Analysis (Inherent/Residual) + Evaluation + Treatment (4Ts Tolerate/Treat/Transfer/Terminate) + Monitoring + Review + Communication + Risk Register

Section 1.6 introduces two key Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) Enablers - Knowledge Management and Quality Risk Management. Section 4.1 Knowledge Management: systematic approach to acquiring + analysing + storing + disseminating information related to prod...

ICH-Q10-Section1-Enablers-KnowledgeMgmt-QRM-FoundationICH-Q8-Q9 · ICH Q10 Section 1 - PQS Enablers + Knowledge Management + Quality Risk Management (ICH Q9 Foundation)

Questions people ask about risk communication

What is Risk Communication?
The exchange of information about risks between decision-makers, stakeholders, and affected parties to support informed risk-based decisions.
Why is Risk Communication important for compliance?
Risk Communication is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding risk communication helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Risk Communication?
Risk Communication appears in the requirement text of ISO 20000-1, ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management, NIST SP 800-30, IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management), ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System. Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Risk Communication?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how risk communication applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.