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title: Create a risk assessment scope and initiate an assessment
description: Create a risk assessment scope to define and identify risks for an entity. Identify assessors and approvers for assessments and define the frequency of assessments. After creating the scope, initiate the risk assessments.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Integrating Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG\) with Advanced risk assessment, Integrating Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG\) with other applications, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)]
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# Create a risk assessment scope and initiate an assessment

Create a risk assessment scope to define and identify risks for an entity. Identify assessors and approvers for assessments and define the frequency of assessments. After creating the scope, initiate the risk assessments.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_esg\_risk\_mgmt.risk\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Risk assessment planning** > **Scoped entities**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For information on the fields of the Risk Assessment Scope form, refer to [Create a risk assessment scope and initiate assessments](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/create-risk-assess-scope.md).


**Parent Topic:**[Integrating Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG\) with Advanced risk assessment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/esg-risk-management.md)