Pillar 04 — FRIA Methodology
File an FRIA that holds up.
Article 27 mandates FRIA content — but not methodology. Valorial delivers scored, weighted impact assessments that withstand regulatory scrutiny, not questionnaire-based documentation.
What Article 27 actually requires
EU AI Act Article 27 requires deployers of high-risk AI systems under Annex III to conduct a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment before deployment. The regulation specifies what the FRIA must cover — but not how to conduct it. Existing guidance (DIHR/ECNL, ALIGNER, Bertaina et al.) produces questionnaire-based outputs: documentation that says what was considered, but not how severely, how likely, or how cumulatively. These outputs may satisfy a checkbox audit — but not a regulatory investigation or a legal challenge.
The Valorial FRIA methodology
Valorial applies IFC Performance Standard 1 proportionality methodology to FRIA production. The PS1 framework — developed over 30 years across 100+ countries — produces scored, weighted assessments with documented severity, likelihood, cumulative impact, and mitigation adequacy evaluations. Applied to Article 27, this yields a FRIA with analytical depth: not “we considered this right” but “this right faces a high-severity, medium-likelihood impact, partially mitigated by existing controls, with residual risk requiring the following measures.”
Workbook methodology includes
- —Rights-holder identification and vulnerability classification
- —Impact severity and likelihood scoring (5×5 matrix)
- —Cumulative impact assessment across rights categories
- —Mitigation adequacy evaluation against IFC mitigation hierarchy
- —Residual risk register with monitoring triggers
- —Grievance mechanism integration per Article 26(1)(d)
Engagement tiers
Self-Serve Workbook
On request
Full FRIA methodology workbook with guidance notes. Conduct the assessment internally with Valorial's framework.
Guided Cohort
On request
Cohort-based engagement (up to 4 organisations). Facilitated FRIA process with methodology training, peer review, and written output.
Full Engagement
On request
Valorial conducts the FRIA on your behalf. Includes stakeholder engagement, full written assessment, and sign-off documentation.
Engagement
Full Engagement
On request
Valorial conducts the FRIA on your behalf. All documentation included. Delivered in 3 weeks.
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