Agencia Sherlock Holmes Investigacoes

On a daily basis, RepRisk scans several thousand independent sources in 13 languages, searching for reports that criticize corporations in the areas of environmental-, human rights-, labor rights- and corporate governance- issues. Typical accusations include: environmental pollution, greenwashing, human rights abuses, forced relocation, slave- and child labour, corruption, fraud, controversial products and other violations of national legislation or international standards. The criticism is then summarized, analysed and evaluated. The RepRisk index (RRI) is a quantification of the risks and allows for controversial companies to be identified. The RRI does not reflect the actual sustainability achievements of a company as it only looks at negative criticism. The RRI is thus a risk measurement rather than a reputational- or sustainability evaluation. The Peak RRI is a measure for the environmental- and social risks of a corporation and is interpreted as follows: 0-24 = low risk (green), 25-49 = medium risk (amber), 50-74 = high risk (red), 75-100 = very high risk (red). The online tool RepRisk is primarily used by banks, asset managers and pension funds. The source is considered "hard", if more than 5 media reports are listed and the Peak RRI was higher than 24. Therefore the source has a threefold impact on the Sustainability Footprint, otherwise a twofold. More detailed information can be found on our methodology page.