FSC-PRO-60-006b FSC Risk Assessment Framework provides a comprehensive tool for companies to assess and mitigate risks of sourcing forest materials. Once adopted, this new Risk Assessment will replace the existing FSC National Risk Assessment for the UK (FSC-NRA-GB V1-0) for controlled wood and will also act as a key document within the suite of FSC EUDR support tools including the Regulatory Module.
This next generation FSC Risk Assessment includes 64 indicators for assessing risks connected to relevant legal, social and environmental aspects of sourcing timber. The Risk Assessment will therefore be used by companies sourcing from, and within, the UK to create their due diligence systems for FSC Controlled Wood, and in support of their EUDR declarations when exporting into the EU. It will also be integral to meeting the requirements of the FSC new Regulatory Module.
Understand the background and how risk assessments work in the FSC system by reading the Demystifying Risk Assessments document.
UK Risk Assessment consultation
FSC International have engaged the consultants Preferred by Nature (PbN) to complete the Risk Assessment for the UK. This work is underway and a draft of the Risk Assessment for use in a public consultation is being produced by PbN.
The development of the National Risk Assessment will include a stakeholder and public consultation phase, which will hopefully take place in June 2025 (TBC). Stakeholders wishing to engage with the public consultation on the UK Risk Assessment can sign up to stay informed about the consultation here. The consultation will also be publicised further on the FSC UK website and in future Forest Matters.
The intention is to have the UK National Risk Assessment in place by Quarter 3 of 2025. This can then be used by UK companies as part of their preparation of a Risk Management Framework required by the EU as part of EUDR and will also replace the existing UK Controlled Wood Risk Assessment. This National Risk Assessment will be based on the Risk Management Framework documentations and guidance which FSC has developed, following consultation and is available here: FSC Risk Assessment Framework.