RepRisk launches thematic due diligence scores across ESG risk factors

RepRisk launched Due Diligence Scores rating specific ESG risk factors such as biodiversity and human rights from 0 to 100, drawing on over 200 customisable individual scores. The disaggregated data responds to regulations like the EU's CSDDD, raising due diligence expectations for Indian suppliers in global value chains.

RepRisk introduced Due Diligence Scores, evaluating specific risk factors such as biodiversity and human rights on a scale from 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk) for swift, precise company risk assessment. Now available to all RepRisk Data Feed clients, the scores let users choose pre-packaged options or customise from over 200 individual scores. They cover individual ESG pillars, frameworks and regulations including SDG, SASB, SFDR, the German Supply Chain Act, and Modern Slavery acts, and specific issues like human rights, biodiversity, climate, and greenwashing.

Investors and companies subject to due diligence regulations are affected, as disaggregated scores let decision-makers identify high and low exposure areas for targeted risk management. A RepRisk S&P 500 report found risk concentrated in specific pillars rather than evenly distributed. Regulations such as the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) mandate due diligence and risk-management processes, pushing companies beyond annual disclosures toward proactive, ongoing management of sustainability issues across operations and supply chains.

Investors and companies should assess how thematic, disaggregated scores can support compliance with mandates like the CSDDD and proactive management of issues such as human rights, biodiversity, and greenwashing. Clients should evaluate which of the 200-plus scores match their risk priorities and regulatory frameworks. Indian suppliers and exporters in global value chains should monitor how buyers use such scores to screen for human rights, biodiversity, and supply-chain risks under tightening due diligence regimes.

Key figure — Customisable scores available: over 200 individual due diligence scores