RepRisk

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RepRisk AG
TypePrivate
Industry Investment research, ESG risk analytics
Founded1998 [1]
Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland [1]
Number of locations
4
Key people
Dr. Philipp Aeby (CEO)
Website http://www.reprisk.com

RepRisk AG is an environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) data science company based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in ESG and business-conduct risk research, and quantitative solutions. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The company runs an online due-diligence database that allows clients to monitor and assess the risk exposure of companies, infrastructure projects, sectors, and countries related to 28 ESG issues. [5] [6] [7] The issues are mapped to the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact, [8] the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Materiality Map, [9] and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [10]

On a daily basis, RepRisk assesses ESG risks such as environmental degradation, human rights abuses, child labor, forced labor, fraud, and corruption that can impact an organization's reputation, financial profitability, or lead to compliance issues. [3] [4] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Financial institutions and corporations use RepRisk to prevent and mitigate ESG and business conduct risks related to their operations, business relationships, and investments. [16]

The RepRisk database systematically identifies ESG risks by analyzing over 100,000 sources per day [17] in 20 major business languages. [18] [19] As of July 2020, the database covered more than 150,000 public and private companies, [20] and over 40,000 infrastructure projects [21] reported to have links to ESG risks, [22] as well as ESG risks related to all countries and 34 different sectors. [23] It also includes data on ESG issues and topics, over 20,000 NGOs, and over 15,000 governmental bodies. [24]

History

RepRisk was formed in 1998 [1] as ECOFACT, [25] 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. [22]

Methodology

Research scope and process

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, [11] in 20 major business languages. [24] [19] 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, [26] or "hot topics" (such as palm oil, arctic drilling, indigenous people, coal, or water scarcity). [4] [27] [28] The research scope is defined in accordance with international standards and norms, such as the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) [4] [29] [30] and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). [9] [26]

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. [26] [31] The following steps outline the high level RepRisk screening process: [22]

  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. [22] [32]

RepRisk Index (RRI)

The RepRisk Index (RRI) is a proprietary algorithm that dynamically captures and quantifies the reputational exposure to ESG and business conduct risks. [33] The RRI is a quantitative measure ranging from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). [34]

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. [35] [36]

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. [37]

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. [38]

RepRisk Rating (RRR)

The RepRisk Rating (RRR) is a letter rating (AAA to D) and is similar to a credit rating. [25] 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. [23] [36] [39]

RepRisk UN Global Compact Violator Flag

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. [40] [41]

External use of data

Data products and services

RepRisk data is available in various formats and products and is searchable online: [79]

Publications and research

Annual Most Controversial Companies Report

Since 2013, RepRisk releases a yearly ranking of the top ten most controversial companies in the world, related to ESG issues. [80] [81] The ranking is based on the companies that have the highest RRI over a particular year. [82]

Rank2009 [83] 2010 [84] 2012 [85] 2013 [86] 2014 [87] 2015 [88] 2016 [89] 2017 [90] 2018 [91] 2019 [92]
1 Peanut Corporation of America Transocean.Tazreen Fashions FIFA Chonghaejin Marine Ruihai International Logistics Co 1Malaysia Development Berhad The Weinstein Company Lion Air Technischer Überwachungsverein
2 Vedanta Resources BP Olympus Corporation Punta Fa SL (Mango) Takata Corporation Uber Mossack Fonseca Kobe Steel Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Co (PNPC)Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co
3 Newmont Mining Corporation Vedanta Resources LonminComigelChang Guann Company Samarco Samarco J&F Investimentos Punjab National Bank Hacienda Health Care
4 Rio Tinto ExxonMobil News Corp HSBC Zhongrong Metal Products Takata Corporation.Jiangsu Changlong Chemicals Co Appleby Global Group Services. (Paradise Papers) Changsheng Bio-Technology Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren GmbH & Co
5 Walmart Foxconn Samsung Group Findus Group. Uber Blue Bell Creameries Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering

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Stalreiniging Barneveld (Chickfriend)JBS TollesonBurning Sun Entertainment Co
6 Siemens Chevron Group HSBC Fonterra Co-operative Group FIFA HSBC Private Bank Equifax. Danske Bank EstoniaLubrizol Corp20
7 KBR BG Group Reebok GlaxoSmithKline Dongguan Shinyang Electronics Sony Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Rolls-Royce Holdings Cambridge Analytica Guangzhou R&F Properties
8 ExxonMobil Royal Dutch Shell ING Bank BNP Paribas General Motors Volkswagen Lotte Corporation Odebrecht SA Autostrade per l’Italia SpASamherji hf
9 BP Sinar Mas Group Wyeth ICAP KT ENS Corporation FIFA Volkswagen PDVSA GreenyardHenan Coal Gas Group Co
10 BHP Billiton Magyar Aluminium Telia Company Samsung Neiman Marcus 1Malaysia Development Berhad / Odebrecht / General Motors / Honda Odebrecht SA Transnet. Keppel Offshore & Marine Intercontinental Terminals Co

Annual Most Controversial Projects Report

Since 2013, RepRisk releases a yearly ranking of the top ten most controversial projects in the world, related to ESG issues. [80] The ranking is based on the projects that have the highest RRI over a particular year. [93]

Rank20132014 [94] 2015 [95] 2016 [96] 2017 [97] 2018 [98]
1 Rana Plaza Kunshan Zhongrong Metmmigration FactoryRajput Polyester FactoryFengcheng Power Plant Phase 3 Grenfell Tower Winter Cherry Trade and Leisure Center
2Pegasus PipelineBuenavista del Cobre Mine (Cananea Mine)Valenzuela Slipper FactoryHong’ao Landfill (Hong Ao Landfill; Hongao Construction Waste Dump)Ctrip Day Care Center Sanchi Tanker  
3Big Gossan MineSoma Komur Isletmeleri Mine Vostochnyi Spaceport (Vostochny Kosmodrom) ETP Crude Pipeline Project (Bakken pipeline; Dakota Access Pipeline) Fu Yuan Lu Leng 999 VesselCraon Celia Factory   
4Four Rivers Refurbishment Project Abbot Point Port ExpansionTia Mia Gold Mining Project Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility Brook House Immigration Removal Centre Polokwane Factory
5 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Mauna Ocean ResortAngra 3 Nuclear ReactorSports Direct Shirebrook Warehouse Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline One Belt One Road Initiative  
6 Foxconn Zhengzhou Technology Park2022 FIFA World Cup Hpakant Gyi Jade Mine / Carmichael Coal Mine / Rail Project (Galilee Basin Project)Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo (PMV) PlantJalabiyaCement Works Patel Dam     
7Gyama Polymetallic Mine Mount Polley Mine Ilha Pura Olympic VillageAgua Zarca Hydroelectric ProjectOPL 245 Oil BlockHyde County Farm
8Mtwara Dar es Salaam Pipeline Qingdao Port Long Lake Oil Sands Project Tongi Packaging Plant (Tampaco Foils)Changwon Jinhae ShipyardTuticorin Copper Smelter Plant
9Rustenburg Chrome Mine Moscow Metro Formosa Fun Coast Water ParkAngra dos Reis Nuclear Complex (Almirante Alvaro Alberto Nuclear Complex) / Jinshangou Coal MineGuangzhou No 7 Thermal Power PlantItuango Hydroelectric Power Project
10San Jose del Progreso Gold and Silver Dan River Steam Station Grand Mosque Expansion ProjectImperial Pacific Resort HotelBarcarena Alumina Refinery   

Research

Partners

Selected RepRisk partner list. [114]

Antea Group [114] Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) [115] Crux Informatics [75] J.P. Morgan [116] Word Resources Institute (WRI) [117]
Apex [118] Corporate Excellence [115] FTSE Russell [119] The Japan Research Institute [115] Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) [120] research platform at the Wharton School.
AWS Data Exchange [121] Corporate Knights [115] FactSet [122] Sustainability Accounting Standards Board [119]
Battlefin [123] CQI | IRCA [115] GEC Risk Advisory [115] S&P Dow Jones Indices [119]
Bureau Van Dijk [124] Colrporate Human Rights Benchmark [125] ICE Data Services [126] UN's Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative [115]

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