Standards on Business Risk Assessment

EN IEC 31010 provides guidance on the selection and application of techniques for assessing risk in a wide range of situations. It involves the process of identifying internal and external threats and vulnerabilities, defining critical functions

Related standards or drafts


Several ISO, IEC, CEN and CENELEC standards are used by companies to assess risk in a wide range of situations. Risk assessment techniques consider the process of identifying internal and external threats and vulnerabilities, defining critical functions necessary to continue with the operations of an organization.

Regarding Climate Change adaptation, the European and International Standard EN ISO 14091:2021 on 'Adaptation to climate change - Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment' (ISO 14091:2021) provides risk assessment tools to be applied in a systematic and replicable way, allowing for qualitative and quantitative analysis.