Identify ESG incidents linked to your counter-parties

Monitor ESG-related developments across global sources and assess exposure as it evolves.

Sources

We continuously collect information from a wide range of reliable sources.

Includes

  • News & media
  • Laws & regulations
  • Regulators & supervisory bodies
  • Sanctions & watchlists
  • Investigative & leak databases
  • Data & official registries
  • …and more

Signals

We filter raw information into relevant signals that may indicate changes or emerging trends.

Activities

  • Filtering & structuring
  • Deduplication
  • Categorisation & tagging
  • Trend detection
  • Relevance assessment

Companies

We connect signals to companies and organisations that may be affected or can benefit from them.

Focus

  • Identifying companies & organisations
  • Linking signals to sectors, themes & impact
  • Mapping relationships & networks

Material Events

We determine which signals can evolve into material events with real impact.

Analysis

  • Impact assessment
  • Financial relevance analysis
  • Organisational context

Output

We translate material events into clear and relevant insights.

Deliverables

  • Insights & interpretation
  • Dashboards & reports
  • Ongoing monitoring & alerting

Our Goal

Helping organisations anticipate what's coming, identify opportunities, and stay ahead of risks.

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Why ESG risk matters

Business Radar identifies companies as they appear in ESG-related signals. Detected entities are enriched with company data and added to monitoring workflows.

  • Real-world events

    ESG risks emerge through environmental incidents, labour issues, governance failures and more.

  • Direct exposure

    These developments affect who you lend to, partner with or invest in.

  • Decision impact

    Undetected ESG exposure can lead to financial, operational and reputational risk for your business.

Global Risk Footprint

You can’t monitor what you can’t see. With Business Radar, you will have a worldwide view in one tool.

  • Mainstream & Gazette Media Coverage
  • 108+ Languages covered
  • Scalability: Update large portfolios in minutes using local identifiers
  • Corporate structures including subsidiaries
  • No restriction according to company size or legal form
  • 17M+ Sources local and main news outlets
  • Worldwide reach

What sets Business Radar apart

Feature Business Radar Competitor A Competitor B
Source coverage 17M+ news sources, incl. long-tail & niche ~13k vetted media sources Licensed global news database
ESG + KYB in one platform Yes Partial Partial
Materiality Filter (entity-level impact) Yes No No
Real-time sentiment scoring Yes No No
Language support (auto) Any language 24 languages Partial (translated summaries)
API + native integrations Yes API only API only
Monitoring with alert volume preview Yes Partial (ongoing rescreening) Partial (scheduled re-screening)

Focus on what matters

Not every ESG signal is relevant. Business Radar highlights developments that can affect operations, financial position or risk profile.

Facts

  • 90%

    Over 90 percent of our users with continuous monitoring enabled have reported that Business Radar identified high-risk signals in the past 12 months, which would have otherwise gone unnoticed.

  • 32%

    Auditors using Business Radar have reported a 32 percent average increase in efficiency during periodic reviews and screenings, compared to traditional software.

    Partner, Audit & Assurance

Say goodbye to manual searches and endless spreadsheets. Business Radar scales with you and ensures you can focus on what really matters.

ESG capabilities

Global & local sources

Coverage across international and niche sources

ESG categorisation

Structured classification across ESG themes

Portfolio monitoring

Track companies continuously

Frequently Asked Questions about ESG Monitoring with Business Radar

Do you monitor ESG risks in small and mid-sized companies too?

Yes, this is actually where Business Radar is strongest. Most ESG data providers rely on mainstream media and disclosures, which means smaller and unlisted companies barely show up. Our coverage includes long-tail, local and niche sources across 100+ languages, so suppliers, distributors and other non-listed counterparties are monitored with the same depth as listed companies.

Can Business Radar detect older ESG controversies or greenwashing patterns?

Yes. Our media archive lets you surface past controversies, because an environmental violation from years ago doesn't disappear from a company's risk profile. Events are classified into ESG themes and tracked over time on an event timeline, so you can also spot patterns, such as repeated incidents that contradict a company's public sustainability commitments.

What ESG categories do you track?

Signals are classified into 50+ ESG-relevant categories across environment, social and governance, ranging from emissions, waste and biodiversity to labour practices, workplace safety, corruption and regulatory action. These sit within our broader taxonomy of 210+ risk categories, and you choose which ones are relevant to your risk appetite.

Do you include sentiment scoring and impact analysis?

Yes, both. Every signal is scored for sentiment in real time, and our Materiality Filter goes a step further: it assesses whether an event is likely to have a genuine, material impact on the specific company, not just whether it mentions an ESG keyword. In practice this removes the majority of noise. One client saw a 65% reduction in flagged articles without losing risk coverage.

Does Business Radar support CSRD, SFDR and EU Taxonomy requirements?

Business Radar isn't a reporting tool, but it provides the controversy and adverse media inputs these frameworks expect: identifying material ESG risks across your value chain with a traceable evidence trail. Our classifications align with recognised frameworks including the SASB Materiality Matrix, the EU Taxonomy and the UN SDGs, so findings slot into your CSRD, SFDR or due diligence processes.

Can I connect Business Radar to our onboarding or procurement tools?

Yes. You can work in the Business Radar platform or bring results into your own systems via our API, JSON/CSV exports, or native integrations with tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack and Teams. Batch upload means you can onboard an entire supplier or customer portfolio, whether that's 50 or 50,000 companies, in a few clicks.

17m

More than 17M news sources worldwide

200

200 Risk categories, sentiment filter, smart search

Complete corporate structures

Ongoing monitoring for all portfolio & team sizes

Effortless data entry and unlimited portfolio sizes

Case studies

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