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Risk Governance

What is Risk Governance?

The organizational structures, policies, and processes that direct and control risk management activities across the enterprise.

Risk Management

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

What the standards actually require on risk governance

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

Establish and maintain a Risk Governance Framework per 12 CFR Part 30 Appendix D Sections II.A and II.B. The Framework must (a) be a written articulation of the covered banks risk management framework with documented charter and approval by the Board, (b) cove...

OCCHS-2 · Risk Governance Framework: Three Lines of Defense, Scope, and Charter
ISO 37000:20212 controls

Govern risk holistically including risk appetite, tolerance, and integration with strategy execution.

ISO37000-5.6 · Risk Governance

Requirement defined in ISO/IEC 38500:2024, clause 5.10 (Risk governance). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-iec-38500-2024::5.10 · Risk governance

Establish Board oversight of Open Banking risk through Board Audit Committee + Board Risk Committee with quarterly reporting + executive responsibility + Open Banking Manager appointment + risk appetite statements.

NGOB-8 · Board Oversight, Business Continuity, and Open Banking Risk Governance

Per AICPA SOC for Cybersecurity NIST CSF-aligned: Identify function. Requirements include (a) Asset Management + (b) Business Environment + (c) Governance + (d) Risk Assessment + (e) Risk Management Strategy + (f) Supply Chain Risk Management.

SOCCYB-1 · Identify Function: Asset, Risk, Governance, Business Environment

Per MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines: TRM governance. Requirements include (a) Board + Senior Management oversight + (b) TRM framework + (c) risk appetite + (d) align with MAS Notices.

SGMASTRM-1 · Technology Risk Governance

Questions people ask about risk governance

What is Risk Governance?
The organizational structures, policies, and processes that direct and control risk management activities across the enterprise.
Why is Risk Governance important for compliance?
Risk Governance is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding risk governance 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 Governance?
Risk Governance appears in the requirement text of OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D), ISO 37000:2021, ISO/IEC 38500:2024, Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023), SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination. Across these standards we have identified 12 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Risk Governance?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how risk governance 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.

See how Risk Governance applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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