Sustainability insights risk assessment summary methodology: 2025 version

To achieve a climate neutral and green economy, as well as to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Commission has developed a legislative framework that requires companies to identify and prevent, mitigate and account for actual and potential adverse impacts within their operations, supply chains and business relationships. Wageningen University & Research has developed a tool with the aim of providing insights into the environmental and social risks of agricultural trade flows at different geographical levels. This document provides a summary of the methodology that is used in the tool and the decisions that are made during the development of the methodology. Its purpose is to transparently present the background information underpinning the risk scores featured in the WUR Due Diligence Dashboard for score users, researchers, consultants working on related topics, and other interested stakeholders. The scores generated by this methodology can be accessed on the Due Diligence Dashboard website. 1 Please note that this is a preliminary version of the methodology, before incorporation of feedback from external reviewers. A new version is expected in the first half of 2026.