RepRisk

RepRisk was formed in 1998 as ECOFACT,{{Cite web|last=Atkins|first=Betsy|title=Demystifying ESG: Its History & Current Status|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/betsyatkins/2020/06/08/demystifying-esgits-history--current-status/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Forbes|language=en}} a Zurich-based environmental and social risk consultancy focused on the financial sector. In 2006, its ESG risk database was created at the request of UBS, and in 2010, RepRisk split from the consultancy and became an independent company.{{cite web|title = Overview of ESG Rating Agencies|url = http://www.novethic.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/tx_ausynovethicetudes/pdf_complets/2014_Overview-of-ESG-rating-agencies.pdf|website = Novethic Research|access-date = 24 July 2014}}

RepRisk screens, on a daily basis, over 100,000 public sources and external stakeholders, including international and local print and online media, news websites, newsletters, NGOs, governmental bodies, think tanks, blogs and Twitter, in 20 major business languages.{{Cite web|date=2018-09-12|title=RepRisk Adds Four Languages to Its Research Coverage, Bringing the Total to 20 Languages|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180911005339/en/RepRisk-Adds-Four-Languages-to-Its-Research-Coverage-Bringing-the-Total-to-20-Languages|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}} This screening identifies companies and projects linked to ESG-related risk. RepRisk monitors 28 ESG issues (for example local pollution, child labor or tax evasion) and 67 topic tags, or "hot topics" (such as palm oil, arctic drilling, indigenous people, coal, or water scarcity).{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=John|title=UBS Taps Big Data to Shrink Reputational Risk|url=http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_24/USB-big-data-analytics-reputational-risk-1046336-1.html|publisher=American Banker|date=3 February 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Avantika|first1=Chilkoti|title=Brics: risky businesses|url=http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/12/12/brics-risky-businesses/|access-date=26 May 2014|publisher=Financial Times|date=12 December 2012}} The research scope is defined in accordance with international standards and norms, such as the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC){{Cite web|title=RepRisk ESG Business Intelligence {{!}} Open:FactSet {{!}} Marketplace — FactSet Research Systems|url=https://open.factset.com/products/reprisk-esg-business-intelligence/en-us|access-date=2021-01-15|website=open.factset.com}}{{Cite web|title=RepRisk AG – RepRisk Communication on Progress {{!}} UN Global Compact|url=https://www.unglobalcompact.org/participation/report/cop/create-and-submit/active/431215|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.unglobalcompact.org}} and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=FactSet Research Systems|title=At a Glance: RepRisk DataFeed|url=https://insight.factset.com/resources/at-a-glance-reprisk-data-feed|access-date=2021-01-15|website=insight.factset.com|language=en-us}}

To achieve consistent data over time, RepRisk's database uses strict, rules-based processes that incorporate both artificial intelligence and machine learning with human intelligence.{{Cite web|last=NatarajanMay 2020|first=Niki|title=Bribery and corruption: Sustainability's nemesis|url=https://www.ipe.com/reports/bribery-and-corruption-sustainabilitys-nemesis/10045335.article|access-date=2021-01-15|website=IPE|language=en}} The following steps outline the high level RepRisk screening process:

1. Sources are screened through the company’s proprietary AI tool that identifies risk incidents through text and metadata extraction from unstructured content, followed by multi-lingual de-duplication and clustering processes.
2. An analyst studies adverse incidents, defines severity and novelty of each, using international standards.
3. Relevant entities (companies, projects, sectors, and countries) are linked to the risk event, assigned a title, and a summary is completed.
4. The compiled news passes a quality check prior to being released to the RepRisk ESG risk platform database.{{cite web|last1=Kropp|first1=Robert|title=RepRisk Names World's Most Controversial Mining Companies|url=http://dev.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article3484.html|website=Social Funds|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-date=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125174821/http://dev.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article3484.html|url-status=dead}}

The RepRisk Index (RRI) is a proprietary algorithm that dynamically captures and quantifies the reputational exposure to ESG and business conduct risks.{{Cite web|title=Learnings of the pilot with RepRisk*|url=https://product-social-impact-assessment.com/learnings-of-the-pilot-with-reprisk/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Roundtable for Product Social Impact Assessment|date=30 January 2019 |language=en-US}} The RRI is a quantitative measure ranging from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest).{{Cite web|title=RepRisk {{!}} Solutions|url=https://www.reprisk.com/solutions|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.reprisk.com}}

Companies that have been exposed to higher levels of criticism in the past are less sensitive to new adverse events and allegations in comparison to a company that experiences a first-time incident. If a company does not experience new criticism, their score will eventually drop to zero over a maximum period of two years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/stakeholder_trends_insights/jennifer_elks/reprisk_releases_annual_most_controversial_|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140811214151/http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/stakeholder_trends_insights/jennifer_elks/reprisk_releases_annual_most_controversial_|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2014|title=RepRisk Releases Annual 'Most Controversial Companies' List {{!}} Sustainable Brands|website=sustainablebrands.com|access-date=2016-05-10|date=2014-04-17}}{{cite web|title=Germany's AFU, RepRisk Ally for Fund ESG-risk Reports|url=http://www.waterstechnology.com/inside-market-data/news/2242712/germany-s-afu-reprisk-ally-for-fund-esg-risk-reports|website=Waters Technology|access-date=26 June 2014|date=2013-02-12}}

A current RRI value indicates the current media and stakeholder exposure. The Peak RRI is an overall risk exposure indicator that indicates the highest level of criticism over the past two years.{{Cite journal|last=Reiner|first=Karen|date=June 11, 2010|title=Most Environmentally and Socially Controversial Companies-Oil Industry Special Report|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/25707372/download-report-reprisk|journal=RepRisk|pages=2 of 8}}

The RRI score is calculated based on a number of factors, including the influence of the source of the information, the frequency and timing of criticisms, and the novelty and severity of the criticism.{{Cite web|title=FSEF ESG FACTSHEET|url=https://www.fundsmith.co.uk/global/sef/sustainability-factsheet|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.fundsmith.co.uk}}

The RepRisk Rating (RRR) is a letter rating (AAA to D) and is similar to a credit rating. It facilitates benchmarking and ESG integration. Available only to companies, it combines a company’s own ESG risk exposure with the ESG risk exposure of the countries and sectors in which the company has been exposed to risks. Both the Rating and the RRI are updated daily for all companies in the database.{{cite web|url=http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/stakeholder_trends_insights/jennifer_elks/reprisk_releases_annual_most_controversial_|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140811214151/http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/stakeholder_trends_insights/jennifer_elks/reprisk_releases_annual_most_controversial_|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2014|title=RepRisk releases Annual 'Most Controversial Companies' List|website=Sustainable Brands|last1=Elk|first1=Jennifer|date=17 April 2014|access-date=26 May 2014}}

This indicator identifies companies with a high potential risk of violating one or more of the ten UNGC Principles. The flag allows users to see if the UNGC violations are primarily linked to the operations or to the supply chain  of a company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reprisk.com/content/6-news/1-media-coverage/389-a-red-flag-for-firms-in-conduct-breach/a-red-flag-for-firms-in-conduct-breach.pdf|title=A Red Flag for Firms in Conduct Breach}}{{Cite web|last=MarketScreener|title=RepRisk Launches New Feature: UN Global Compact Violator Flag|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/RepRisk-Launches-New-Feature-UN-Global-Compact-Violator-Flag--25352236/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.marketscreener.com|date=25 October 2017 |language=en}}

• FactSet used RepRisk as their first third party provider of environment, social, and governance (ESG) and business conduct risk data on the new Open: Marketplace Platform and FactSet Workstation.{{Cite web|title=RepRisk ESG data now available on FactSet|url=https://news.cision.com/reprisk/r/reprisk-esg-data-now-available-on-factset,c2696052|access-date=2021-01-15|website=News Powered by Cision|date=10 December 2018 |language=en}}
• UBS was RepRisk's first client and in 2010, as part of a broader corporate responsibility initiative, UBS expanded its global compliance database to include information gathered about environmental and social risks by RepRisk. The data is applied to companies, prospective sourcing partners and investment clients to identify risks that could impact the bank's reputation and financial performance.{{cite news|title=UBS turns to RepRisk for ESG data|url=http://www.bankingtech.com/48265/UBS-turns-to-RepRisk-for-ESG-data/|work=Banking Technology|date=27 January 2012|archive-date=3 May 2016|access-date=6 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503142123/http://www.bankingtech.com/48265/UBS-turns-to-RepRisk-for-ESG-data/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=John|title=UBS Taps Big Data to Shrink Reputational Risk|url=http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_24/USB-big-data-analytics-reputational-risk-1046336-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1|work=American Banker|date=3 February 2012}} In 2011, UBS expanded its global compliance database to include information on environmental and social issues provided by RepRisk, a global research firm specialized in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) risk analytics and metrics. This was done in an effort to mitigate environmental and social risks that could impact the bank's reputation or financial performance and to simultaneously help globally standardize and systematically implement the firm's due diligence processes. RepRisk data is used in the on-boarding process to screen potential new clients and sourcing partners, alongside periodic client reviews and, also, to evaluate the risks related to transactions in investment banking and institutional lending.{{Cite web|title = UBS turns to RepRisk for ESG data » Banking Technology|url = http://www.bankingtech.com/48265/UBS-turns-to-RepRisk-for-ESG-data/|website = www.bankingtech.com|access-date = 2016-02-22|archive-date = 3 May 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160503142123/http://www.bankingtech.com/48265/UBS-turns-to-RepRisk-for-ESG-data/|url-status = dead}}{{Cite web|title = UBS Taps Big Data to Shrink Reputational Risk|url = http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_24/USB-big-data-analytics-reputational-risk-1046336-1.html|website = American Banker| date=3 February 2012 |access-date = 2016-02-22}}
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) / RobecoSAM: RobecoSAM uses RepRisk as part of the Media and Stakeholder Analysis section of its Corporate Sustainability Assessment for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, in order to identify companies' involvement in environmental, economic and social situations that may have a damaging effect on their reputation and core business.{{cite web|title=Dow Jones Sustainability Indices in collaboration with RobecoSAM|url=http://www.sustainability-indices.com/sustainability-assessment/corporate-sustainability-assessment.jsp|website=Sustainability Indices|access-date=6 August 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194421/http://www.sustainability-indices.com/sustainability-assessment/corporate-sustainability-assessment.jsp|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title = Measuring Intangibles: ROBECOSAM's Corporate Sustainability Assessment Methodology|url = http://www.robecosam.com/images/CSA_methodology_Brochure-us.pdf|publisher = ROBECOSAM|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041515/http://www.robecosam.com/images/CSA_methodology_Brochure-us.pdf|archive-date = 4 March 2016|df = dmy-all}} Once a company is listed on the DJSI, it is monitored daily for any critical arising issues, which can lead to the exclusion of the company if deemed critical enough. Examples of events that would lead to exclusion include: commercial practices, human rights abuses, layoffs or worker disputes, or catastrophic disasters. This monitoring is supported by RepRisk, a global research firm and provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk data. RepRisk screens media outlets, stakeholder groups and other publicly available sources to identify risks related to these issues. The information gathered is then systematically analyzed and quantified. If a critical event happens, the situation is analyzed by RobecoSAM for the scope in which it reaches. If large enough, the event will be analyzed further based on severity, media coverage, and crisis management. RobecoSAM analysts decide from here whether the company will be excluded from the DJSI. An assurance report is completed by Deloitte to ensure the validity of the company's [https://www.greenbiz.com/article/are-we-experiencing-groundhog-day-esg-information information.]{{Cite web|title = Corporate Sustainability Assessment {{!}} Sustainability Indices|url = http://www.sustainability-indices.com/sustainability-assessment/corporate-sustainability-assessment.jsp|website = www.sustainability-indices.com|access-date = 2016-02-22|archive-date = 3 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194421/http://www.sustainability-indices.com/sustainability-assessment/corporate-sustainability-assessment.jsp|url-status = dead}}
• FTSE: RepRisk data is among the ESG data providers used by FTSE in their ESG methodology for various benchmarks.{{Cite web|title = Meet ... David Harris, Director ESG, FTSE|url = http://www.sri-connect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=929:meet-david-harris-director-esg-ftse&catid=120:meet&Itemid=1446|website = www.sri-connect.com|access-date = 2015-12-03}}
• The Norwegian Global Pension Fund selected RepRisk in 2009. RepRisk was selected again in 2013.{{cite web|title = Norwegian government fund selects RepRisk for portfolio monitoring|url = http://www.responsible-investor.com/|website = Responsible Investor|publisher = Reputation Institute}}{{cite news|last1 = Ali|first1 = Saleem|title = Sovereign Wealth Fund Divestment as an Environmental Protection Strategy|url = http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/22/sovereign-wealth-fund-divestment-as-an-environmental-protection-strategy/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141206100159/http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/22/sovereign-wealth-fund-divestment-as-an-environmental-protection-strategy/|url-status = dead|archive-date = 6 December 2014|access-date = 24 November 2014|work = National Geographic|date = 22 November 2014}} To support the ethical screening process, the Council on Ethics works with RepRisk ESG Business Intelligence, a global research firm and provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk data. RepRisk monitors the companies in the Norwegian Pension Fund's portfolio for issues such as severe human rights violations, particularly regarding child labor, forced labor, and violations of individual rights in conflict areas, as well as gross environmental degradation and corruption. RepRisk has been working with the Council on Ethics since 2009 and in 2014, re-won the tender for ESG data provision for 2014-2017.{{Cite web|url =https://www.reprisk.com/marketing/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ResponsibleInvestorESGBriefingcJanuaryc2014.pdf|title =RI ESG Briefing, January 28. Norwegian government fund selects RepRisk for portfolio monitoring.|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090047/http://www.reprisk.com/marketing/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ResponsibleInvestorESGBriefingcJanuaryc2014.pdf|archive-date =24 September 2015|url-status =dead|df =dmy-all}}
• First Sentier Investors: RepRisk is used to screen companies in their portfolios and for company engagement.{{Cite web|url = https://www.frc.org.uk/getattachment/ebc21bbf-c91c-48ad-a760-6f2885890e9d/FSI-Stewardship-report-2021.pdf|title = Stewardship report 2021|website = Financial Reporting Council|access-date = 14 March 2023|archive-date = 14 March 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230314113721/https://www.frc.org.uk/getattachment/ebc21bbf-c91c-48ad-a760-6f2885890e9d/FSI-Stewardship-report-2021.pdf|url-status = dead}}
• BASF: RepRisk data is used in part to screen the suppliers for ESG-related risks.{{Cite web|url = http://www.reprisk.com/downloads/newsupdates/34/BASF%20supply%20chain%20interview.pdf|title = REPUTATION RISK IN SUPPLY CHAIN AT BASF|access-date = 2 December 2015|archive-date = 8 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208173827/http://www.reprisk.com/downloads/newsupdates/34/BASF%20supply%20chain%20interview.pdf|url-status = dead}}
• The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) uses RepRisk data as an input for the development of sustainability accounting standards by supporting its evidence-based research.{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/reprisk-idUSnBw285021a+100+BSW20150429#1jsrOS2cXDq13dEl.97|archive-url = https://archive.today/20160202150908/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/reprisk-idUSnBw285021a+100+BSW20150429%231jsrOS2cXDq13dEl.97|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2016-02-02|title = RepRisk Data Used by SASB as an Input for the Development of Sustainability Accounting Standards}}
• Carbon Disclosure Project: RepRisk's data serves as an input in the evaluation of companies for CDP's Climate Performance Leaders and Water Performance Leaders, which outlines the top companies around the world doing the most to combat climate change and to manage their water resources, respectively. RepRisk's data adds to the current evaluation process by validating company-provided information and clarifying how a company's policies, commitments and initiatives translate into performance.{{Cite web|url =https://www.cdp.net/en-US/News/CDP%20News%20Article%20Pages/RepRisk-provides-ESG-risk-data-for-review-of-CDP-climate-performance-leaders.aspx|title =RepRisk provides ESG risk data for review of CDP's climate performance leaders|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061823/https://www.cdp.net/en-US/News/CDP%20News%20Article%20Pages/RepRisk-provides-ESG-risk-data-for-review-of-CDP-climate-performance-leaders.aspx|archive-date =8 December 2015|df =dmy-all}}{{Cite web|title = RepRisk Provides ESG Risk Data for Review of CDP's Climate Performance Leaders|url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/reprisk-provides-esg-risk-data-060000164.html|website = Yahoo Finance|access-date = 2015-12-03}}
• UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI): The RepRisk database is used by the UNPRI's Investment Engagement team.
• Global 100 Ranking: RepRisk's assessment data was incorporated in the sanctions portion of the screening of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World annual ranking and sustainability equity index managed by Corporate Knights Capital.{{cite web|title=Ranking de las 100 empresas más Sostenibles del mundo|url=http://obrasurbanas.es/ranking-de-las-100-empresas-mas-sostenibles-del-mundo/|website=Obras Urbanas|access-date=23 January 2015|date=2015-01-23}}{{cite web|url=http://www.corporateknights.com/reports/global-100/|title=Global 100|work=Corporate Knights|date=3 April 2021 }}
• World's Most Ethical Companies ranking: RepRisk's data is used as part of the 2015 evaluation process to validate self-reported scores provided by companies who completed the Ethics Quotient survey, the [http://web.ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/scoring-methodology/ underlying framework] for the World's Most Ethical Companies designation published by Ethisphere.{{Cite web|title = Ethisphere nutzt Daten von RepRisk|url = http://www.unternehmerzeitung.ch/news/einzelansicht/article/ethisphere-nutzt-daten-von-reprisk/|website = UnternehmerZeitung|access-date = 2015-12-03|archive-date = 25 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160125174857/http://www.unternehmerzeitung.ch/news/einzelansicht/article/ethisphere-nutzt-daten-von-reprisk/|url-status = dead}}{{Cite web|title = RepRisk data to be used in Ethisphere's evaluation of the 2016 World's Most Ethical Companies|url = http://ethisphere.com/reprisk-data-to-be-used-in-ethispheres-evaluation-of-the-2016-worlds-most-ethical-companies/|website = Ethisphere® Institute {{!}} Good. Smart. Business. Profit.®| date=30 September 2015 |access-date = 2015-12-03}}{{Cite web|title = swisscleantech: Inhalt|url = http://www.swisscleantech.ch/en/inhalt/?tx_ttnews%255Btt_news%255D=2227&cHash=d3a82af3dae8cecae933322d8c428b30|website = www.swisscleantech.ch|access-date = 2015-12-03}}
• 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings: Newsweek incorporated RepRisk assessments of reputational risk for companies for the "Reputation Score" indicator in their 2014 Green Rankings. The Newsweek Green Rankings are one of the world's most recognized assessments of corporate environmental [https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2017/07/27/esg-reports-and-ratings-what-they-are-why-they-matter/ performance].{{cite web|title = Newsweek's Green Rankings Is Back| date=12 July 2023 |url = http://3blmedia.com/News/Newsweeks-Green-Rankings-Back|publisher = Newsweek}}
• Ecolab: RepRisk’s Industry and Country Risk scores are available in the risk analysis section of the Water Risk Monetizer developed by Ecolab.{{Cite web|date=2017-06-21|title=RepRisk Data Incorporated into Ecolab's Water Risk Monetizer|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170620005850/en/RepRisk-Data-Incorporated-into-Ecolab%E2%80%99s-Water-Risk-Monetizer|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}
• JUST Capital: RepRisk data used in JUST Capital's 2017 ranking of America's Most JUST Companies report as input to evaluate the performance of the largest publicly traded corporations in the U.S.{{Cite web|date=2018-02-21|title=RepRisk data used in JUST Capital's 2017 ranking of America's Most JUST Companies|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180220005767/en/RepRisk-data-used-in-JUST-Capitals-2017-ranking-of-Americas-Most-JUST-Companies|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}
• Chartered Quality Institute: RepRisk data used for Technology on Trial 2018 report by the Chartered Quality Institute to find sector wide governance failures after assessing the world’s leading technology companies.{{Cite web|title=RepRisk data used for Technology on Trial report by the Chartered Quality Institute|url=https://news.cision.com/reprisk/r/reprisk-data-used-for-technology-on-trial-report-by-the-chartered-quality-institute,c2608450|access-date=2021-01-15|website=News Powered by Cision|date=5 September 2018 |language=en}}
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development: (2018) RepRisk data used in Reporting Matters 2018 publication to evaluate the Balance indicator of WBCSD’s framework.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-24|title=RepRisk Data Used in Reporting Matters Publication by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181023005565/en/RepRisk-Data-Used-in-Reporting-Matters-Publication-by-the-World-Business-Council-for-Sustainable-Development-WBCSD|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}
• Nest: Nest began integrating RepRisk data in 2019 into its ESG initiatives and investment decision process, to allow the pension scheme to consider the investment risks and opportunities associated with ESG factors to provide a more holistic view of companies, alongside the more traditional investment risk factors.{{Cite web|title=New tools confirmed to assist Nest's responsible investing|url=https://www.nestpensions.org.uk/schemeweb/nest/nestcorporation/news-press-and-policy/press-releases/New-tools-confirmed-to-assist-Nests-responsible-investing.html|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.nestpensions.org.uk}}
• Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas: Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas employed RepRisk's proprietary Country Sector Matrix in 2019 to understand the broader country-specific ESG and reputational risks that may threaten water quantity, quality, and access.{{Cite journal|date=2019-08-06|title=RELEASE: Updated Global Water Risk Atlas Reveals Top Water-Stressed Countries and States|url=https://www.wri.org/news/2019/08/release-updated-global-water-risk-atlas-reveals-top-water-stressed-countries-and-states|access-date=2021-01-19|website=World Resources Institute|language=en}}
• State Street Global Advisors: State Street Global Advisors launched SPDR S&P 500 ESG in 2019 with 'fast-exit' feature based on RepRisk data. If a company is reported by RepRisk to have violated its RepRisk Index threshold of 70, it will be removed from the index within two business days.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=State Street Global Advisors launches SPDR S&P 500 ESG Screened UCITS ETF {{!}} ETF Express|url=http://www.etfexpress.com/2019/12/03/280989/state-street-global-advisors-launches-spdr-sp-500-esg-screened-ucits-etf|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.etfexpress.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=SSGA launches ESG screened Ucits ETF|url=https://www.internationalinvestment.net/news/4007609/ssga-launches-esg-screened-ucits-etf|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.internationalinvestment.net|language=en}}
• Corporate Knights: Corporate Knights use RepRisk data to identify companies who have violated UN Global Compact Principles in their Carbon Clean 200 list 2020.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Introducing the 2019 Clean200|url=https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/leadership/introducing-2019-clean-200-15505561/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Corporate Knights}}
• Crux Informatics partners with RepRisk to accelerate ESG market reach and delivery capabilities in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-08|title=RepRisk Partners With Crux Informatics to Accelerate ESG Market Reach and Delivery Capabilities|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200707005706/en/RepRisk-Partners-With-Crux-Informatics-to-Accelerate-ESG-Market-Reach-and-Delivery-Capabilities|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}
• As of 2020, BattleFin’s alternative data suite of solutions includes RepRisk data.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-25|title=RepRisk Partners With Battlefin to Offer ESG Datasets for the Alternative Data Community|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200624005748/en/RepRisk-Partners-With-Battlefin-to-Offer-ESG-Datasets-for-the-Alternative-Data-Community|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}
• ICE Data Services is integrating ESG risk data from RepRisk into its ESG Reference Data service in 2020.{{Cite web|title=ICE Data Services and RepRisk to Increase Access to ESG Risk Data|url=https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2020/ICE-Data-Services-and-RepRisk-to-Increase-Access-to-ESG-Risk-Data/default.aspx|access-date=2021-01-19|website=ir.theice.com|language=en-US}}
• In 2020, J.P. Morgan’s DataQuery offers RepRisk’s data.{{Cite web|title=RepRisk and J.P. Morgan collaborate to provide trading community with better access to ESG data|url=https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2020-11/51184725-reprisk-and-j-p-morgan-collaborate-to-provide-trading-community-with-better-access-to-esg-data-004.htm|access-date=2021-01-19|website=FinanzNachrichten.de|language=de}}

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RepRisk data is available in various formats and products and is searchable online:{{Cite web|title=RepRisk {{!}} Solutions|url=https://www.reprisk.com/solutions|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.reprisk.com}}

• Benchmarking Briefs benchmark the ESG risk exposure for up to ten companies.
• Company Reports outline the ESG and business conduct risks for a single company, and are available via PDF.
• Supplier Monitoring Briefs and Portfolio Monitoring Reports are also available on a monthly or quarterly basis and identify companies in a supplier list or investment portfolio that are most exposed to ESG risks, and are most likely to violate internal policies, ethical guidelines, or international standards and are available via PDF.

Since 2013, RepRisk releases a yearly ranking of the top ten most controversial companies in the world, related to ESG issues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dinamedland/2016/04/10/the-very-human-reality-of-esg-risk-laid-bare/#40236bbb111a|title=The Very Human Reality Of ESG Risk Laid Bare|last=Medland|first=Dina|website=Forbes|access-date=2016-05-09}}{{Cite web|date=2020-02-20|title=RepRisk's Most Controversial Companies Report: a Dam Collapse, Factory Explosions, Fatal Workplace Accidents Leading ESG Risk Incidents In 2019|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200220005310/en/RepRisk%E2%80%99s-Most-Controversial-Companies-Report-a-Dam-Collapse-Factory-Explosions-Fatal-Workplace-Accidents-Leading-ESG-Risk-Incidents-In-2019|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}} The ranking is based on the companies that have the highest RRI over a particular year.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-13|title=RepRisk releases its Most Controversial Projects of 2018 Report–three of ten projects highlight the Food and Beverage sector's significant exposure to ESG risks|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/Business%20Wire/29b7ef99e1784e9aa7ad26e63119820d|access-date=2021-01-19|website=AP NEWS}}

Since 2013, RepRisk releases a yearly ranking of the top ten most controversial projects in the world, related to ESG issues. The ranking is based on the projects that have the highest RRI over a particular year.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-13|title=RepRisk releases its Most Controversial Projects of 2018 Report–three of ten projects highlight the Food and Beverage sector's significant exposure to ESG risks|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/Business%20Wire/29b7ef99e1784e9aa7ad26e63119820d|access-date=2021-01-22|website=AP NEWS}}

• The Effect Of Bad News On Credit Risk (Research Study):{{Cite web| title=The effect of bad news on reputation and shareprice: An empirical survey | author=Julian Kölbel | url=https://www.reprisk.com/content/static/research-the-effect-of-bad-news-on-reputation-and-shareprice-eth-zurich.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210211319/https://www.reprisk.com/content/static/research-the-effect-of-bad-news-on-reputation-and-shareprice-eth-zurich.pdf | archive-date=2021-12-10}} Julian Koelbel, a PhD student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, used RepRisk data in the research study: The effect of bad news on credit risk: a media based view of the pricing of corporate social responsibility. The paper, which won an Award for Excellence in Responsible Investment Research at the UN PRI's annual Academic Network conference in 2013, highlighted that more negative news on CSR issues are associated with higher credit default swap spreads.{{cite web|title=PRI Academic Network Conference Awards recognise excellence in responsible investment research|url=http://www.unpri.org/whatsnew/pri-academic-network-conference-awards-recognise-excellence-in-responsible-investment-research/|website=UNPRI.org|publisher=United Nations|access-date=6 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132309/http://www.unpri.org/whatsnew/pri-academic-network-conference-awards-recognise-excellence-in-responsible-investment-research/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The study is published in the Strategic Management [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smj.2647/abstract Journal].
• ESG Alpha in China (Research Study):{{Cite web| title=ESG Investment in Chinese Firms | date=2012-09-25 | url=https://www.reprisk.com/content/static/esg-alpha-in-china-research-study-using-reprisk-esg-data-pri-awards.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210211306/https://www.reprisk.com/content/static/esg-alpha-in-china-research-study-using-reprisk-esg-data-pri-awards.pdf | archive-date=2021-12-10}} Michael Barnett of the Centre for Corporate Reputation at Oxford University, and Jimmy Chen, Andreas Hoepner and Qian Li from the Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance at the University of St Andrews, used RepRisk data as the basis for their recent research paper, "ESG Alpha in China." The research paper, which investigated the effect of ESG risks on the share performance of Chinese firms and found that ESG criteria can be used to generate alpha for investments in Chinese companies, won the European PRI award in the category of Investment Strategy.{{cite web|title="ESG Alpha in China" research paper based on RepRisk data scoops FIR/PRI Award|url=http://www.reprisk.com/esg-alpha-in-china-research-paper-based-on-reprisk-data-scoops-firpri-award/|website=RepRisk|access-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123747/http://www.reprisk.com/esg-alpha-in-china-research-paper-based-on-reprisk-data-scoops-firpri-award/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• Kepler Cheuvreux:{{Cite web| title=Soft law violation & liability - Towards Fiduciary Duty 2.0 | url=https://www.reprisk.com/content/static/soft-law-violation-liability-towards-fiduciary-duty-2.0-with-reprisk-data-keplercheuvreux.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210211348/https://www.reprisk.com/content/static/soft-law-violation-liability-towards-fiduciary-duty-2.0-with-reprisk-data-keplercheuvreux.pdf | archive-date=2021-12-10}} Kepler Cheuvreux and Affectio Mutandi included RepRisk data in their Soft Law Violation & Liability research report, one of a series of reports produced by the company surrounding business ethics.{{cite web|title=Soft law violation & liability|url=http://www.keplercheuvreux.com/document.aspx?tag=EG_EG_254870.pdf|publisher=Kepler Cheureux|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125161211/http://www.keplercheuvreux.com/document.aspx?tag=EG_EG_254870.pdf|archive-date=25 January 2016|df=dmy-all}} Kepler Cheuvreux also featured RepRisk in its “The Responsible Investor Playbook” published in 2016.
• RepRisk and CSRHub published a joint research report in May 2015 on the relationship between perceived CSR performance (based on CSRHub data) and reputational risk exposure related to ESG issues (based on RepRisk data).{{Cite web|url = http://www.reprisk.com/marketing/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Does-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Performance-Affect-Reputational-Risk-2015-04-22-final.pdf|title = Does Corporate Social Responsibility Performance Affect Reputational Risk 2015|access-date = 2 December 2015|archive-date = 8 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208094140/http://www.reprisk.com/marketing/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Does-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Performance-Affect-Reputational-Risk-2015-04-22-final.pdf|url-status = dead}}{{Cite news|title = RepRisk and CSRHub study finds link between perceived Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance and reputational risk|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/13/ny-reprisk-idUSnBw125391a+100+BSW20150513|archive-url = https://archive.today/20160125161145/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/13/ny-reprisk-idUSnBw125391a+100+BSW20150513|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2016-01-25|newspaper = Reuters|date = 2015-05-13|access-date = 2015-12-03}}
• ESG Performance of European investment funds. {{Cite web|url=https://www.reprisk.com/content/5-publications/3-research/3-esg-performance-of-european-investment-funds/afu-and-reprisk-esg-study-on-the-performance-of-european-investment-funds.pdf|title=ESG Performance of European investment funds|access-date=May 10, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817082351/https://www.reprisk.com/content/5-publications/3-research/3-esg-performance-of-european-investment-funds/afu-and-reprisk-esg-study-on-the-performance-of-european-investment-funds.pdf|archive-date=17 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}
• The effect of bad news on reputation and share price: An empirical survey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/mtec/chair-of-entrepreneurial-risks-dam/documents/dissertation/master%20thesis/Term_Paper_KoelbelJ_0508-Grade6.pdf|title=The effect of bad news on reputation and shareprice: An emprical survey.|access-date=May 10, 2016}}
• Does Corporate Social Responsibility Benefit Society? Jun Li, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and Di (Andrew) Wu, University of Michigan, [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2853877 Stephen M. Ross School of Business] [http://www.indianachamberblogs.com/csr-not-always-easy-to-accomplish/ (2017)].
• The Relationship between Sustainability Performance and Sustainability Disclosure—Reconciling Voluntary Disclosure Theory and Legitimacy Theory{{Cite journal|date=2016-09-01|title=The relationship between sustainability performance and sustainability disclosure – Reconciling voluntary disclosure theory and legitimacy theory|journal=Journal of Accounting and Public Policy|language=en|volume=35|issue=5|pages=455–476|doi=10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2016.06.001|issn=0278-4254|last1=Hummel|first1=Katrin|last2=Schlick|first2=Christian|url=https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/173199/9/SSRN-id2595045.pdf}}
• How Media Coverage of Corporate Social Irresponsibility Increases Financial Risk{{Cite journal|last1=Kölbel|first1=Julian F.|last2=Busch|first2=Timo|last3=Jancso|first3=Leonhardt M.|date=2017-03-23|title=How Media Coverage of Corporate Social Irresponsibility Increases Financial Risk|journal=Strategic Management Journal|language=en|volume=38|issue=11|pages=2266–2284|doi=10.1002/smj.2647|issn=0143-2095|url=http://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/267196/1/Final.Manuscript.pdf }}
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Reputation Risk{{Cite journal|last=Darnell|first=Jamey|date=2017|title=Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Reputation Risk: Bettering Firm Reputational Risk Through Socially Responsible Activities|journal=SSRN Working Paper Series|language=en|doi=10.2139/ssrn.3015973|issn=1556-5068|ssrn=3015973|s2cid=169547240}}
• The Price of Ignoring ESG Risks{{Cite journal|last=Glooner|first=Simon|date=2017|title=ESG Risks and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns|journal=SSRN Working Paper Series|language=en|doi=10.2139/ssrn.3004689|issn=1556-5068|ssrn=3004689|s2cid=168990298}}
• Kepler Cheuvreux: Kepler Cheuvreux released their 2016 special report on tools in SRI-ESG field based on RepRisk data, including use cases, links with academic research, and underlying methodological assumptions.[https://www.reprisk.com/news-research/year:2016#report-by-kepler-cheuvreux-in-the-sri-esg-field-and-uses-reprisk-data Report by Kepler Cheuvreux in the SRI ESG Field and Uses RepRisk Data]. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
• (2019) Citi Global Data Insights: Citi Global Data Insights published The Rise of AI in ESG Evolution in 2019, featuring RepRisk's proprietary research methodology.[https://www.reprisk.com/news-research/year:2019#research-by-citi-global-data-insights-finds-potential-for-outperformance-based-on-reprisk-data Citi Global Data Insights Finds Potential for Outperformance Based on RepRisk Data]. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

Selected RepRisk partner list.{{Cite web|title=Antea Group Announces New Service Offering: Sustainability Transaction Assessment Report (STAR)|url=https://us.anteagroup.com/news-events/news/antea-group-announces-new-service-offering-sustainability-transaction-assessment-report-star|access-date=2021-01-19|website=United States|language=en-us}}

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{{cite news|last1=Haederli|first1=Alexandre|title=RepRisk évalue la réputation des grandes entreprises|url=http://www.reprisk.com/le-matin-dimanche/|access-date=26 May 2014|publisher=Le Matin Dimanche|date=27 January 2013}}

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