RA-BR25 Environmental and Sustainability
| File Reference : | RA-BR25 Environmental and Sustainability |
This is a useful exercise for any company. Often close-in environmental assessments fail to give an overview of the big picture; what are the risks to the business and what controls are in place?
This example risk assessment has been prepared using the
F-Q36 General Risk Assessment form template - a purpose-built template designed to focus entirely on what matters: identifying business risks, assessing their likelihood and impact, and recording the controls that manage them, without any unnecessary fields getting in the way.
The file is supplied in fully editable MS Word format and can be easily customised and saved to Google Docs format if required. The document uses pre-defined style formatting throughout with styles to match the risk-ratings which are input using select boxes pre-populated with all possible risk ratings. All text is in Calibri font for improved readability.
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Environmental and Sustainability Business Risk Assessment
This fully completed environmental and sustainability business risk assessment example has been prepared by experienced ISO management system consultants. It covers the environmental and sustainability risks an organisation faces, including waste, energy and emissions, pollution, resource use, regulatory compliance and the expectations of customers and other stakeholders. It can be used as a starting point when developing your own business risk assessment documentation.
What Does This Environmental and Sustainability Business Risk Assessment Cover?
This risk assessment identifies the key environmental and sustainability risks an organisation faces, including:
- Waste management and disposal
- Energy use and carbon emissions
- Pollution and spillage
- Resource use and materials
- Regulatory and permit compliance
- Supply chain and procurement impact
- Climate change and resilience
- Reporting and stakeholder expectations
- Awareness and management
A residual risk rating is then assigned to each risk, demonstrating how effective controls - such as good waste and resource management, energy and emissions reduction, pollution prevention, legal compliance and clear environmental responsibilities - reduce the overall risk to a tolerable level.
A Professional Easy-to-Use Risk Assessment Template
This document uses colour-coded header styles matched to risk ratings, making it quick to read and easy to communicate during team briefings and staff training. A built-in risk rating matrix supports consistent evaluation of likelihood and consequence, and clear risk symbols help communicate each risk at a glance. An inherent and a residual rating are recorded for every risk, so the effect of your controls is easy to demonstrate.
Risk, Control and Prohibition Symbols
Each row in the assessment is tagged with a small symbol so the type of risk, the control that manages it and any prohibition are clear at a glance. The same icon set runs across every alphaZ business risk assessment, which keeps a finished document quick to read and easy to compare. You can read more about them in our blog post on the alphaZ business risk icons.
Who Is This Environmental and Sustainability Business Risk Assessment Template Suitable For?
This template is suitable for organisations of any size that need to assess and document their environmental and sustainability risks. It is useful when implementing or maintaining an environmental management system aligned with ISO 14001, when meeting environmental legal duties, and when supporting the risks and opportunities requirements (clause 6.1) of ISO management system standards. Directors, environmental leads and managers can all use it as a practical, ready-made starting point.