Legal and regulatory expectations on board reporting are evolving, and reporting on compliance matters needs to keep up. In an environment increasingly defined by cross-risk contagion, regulatory scope creep and fast-moving threats, data, insights and narratives need to blend together to tell a compelling and faithful compliance story while also informing proactive and strategic risk decisions. This paper explains why a strategic and purposeful approach to compliance reporting, building on board needs and governance first principles, is essential. It explores what this looks like and how to balance competing interests, offering takeaways for the modern practitioner and shaping expectations for board audiences. This article is also included in The Business & Management Collection which can be accessed at https://hstalks.com/business/.
Natalie Mcmanus-Barnett (Sat,) studied this question.