Initiate risk assessments on material topics

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title: Initiate risk assessments on material topics
description: Assess the risks to your material topics by initiating a risk assessment and sending it to the owner of the material topic.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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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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# Initiate risk assessments on material topics

Assess the risks to your material topics by initiating a risk assessment and sending it to the owner of the material topic.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_esg.program.manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Operational Sustainability Workspace** > **Lists** > **Program Setup** > **Material topics**.

2.  Open the material topic for which you want to assess the risks.

3.  Select **Initiate risk assessment**.


## Result

The risk assessment is sent to the owner of the material topic. The assessor then responds to the assessment.

**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)