CSA ISO 31000:18 (R2023)

CSA Preface

This is the second edition of CSA ISO 31000, Risk management — Guidelines, which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard ISO 31000 (second edition, 2018-02). It supersedes the previous edition published in 2010 as CSA ISO 31000 (adopted ISO 31000:2009).

For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as “CSA ISO 31000” throughout.

This Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the harmonized Canadian Advisory Committee and CSA Technical Committee to ISO TC 262, Risk Management. This Standard has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee on Risk Management and Related Activities, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Business Management and Sustainability.

This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope

This document provides guidelines on managing risk faced by organizations. The application of these guidelines can be customized to any organization and its context.

This document provides a common approach to managing any type of risk and is not industry or sector specific.

This document can be used throughout the life of the organization and can be applied to any activity, including decision-making at all levels.