ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RepRisk, the leading provider of dynamic business intelligence on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, has released the sixth edition of its Most Controversial Companies Report (MCC 2015), which focuses on the companies that were most exposed to ESG risks in 2015.
Severe ESG risks in 2015 led to reputational, compliance and financial risks – including major falls in stock prices, substantial product recalls and record fines, and in some cases, the removal of a company’s senior executives.
RepRisk’s MCC 2015 Report spotlights ESG issues faced by globally-active companies, and was developed as part of RepRisk’s commitment to providing transparency on ESG risks and encouraging companies to systematically take into account such risks in their strategies and processes.
The data for the report is based on information screened, analyzed, and quantified by RepRisk’s proprietary research process from a wide range of publicly available stakeholder and media sources.
The companies included in the report are headquartered in countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Japan, the UK, and the US, and span various sectors including banking, mining, industrial transportation, food & beverage – and notably, the automotive sector, which has four companies in the ranking.
Four of the companies made the ranking due to a major scandal or disaster that took place in 2015. Three of the companies were already included on RepRisk’s MCC 2014 list, and have again earned a place in the MCC 2015 due to their systematic and ongoing risk exposure.
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About RepRisk
RepRisk is a leading business intelligence provider, specializing in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk analytics and metrics.
Harnessing a proprietary, systematic framework that leverages cutting-edge technology and hands-on human intelligence in 15 languages, RepRisk curates and delivers dynamic risk information for an unlimited universe of companies.
Since 2006, RepRisk has built and continues to grow the most comprehensive ESG risk database that serves as a due diligence, research, and monitoring tool in risk management, compliance, investment management, corporate benchmarking, and supplier risk. The database currently includes risk profiles for over 60,000 public and private companies, 15,000 projects, as well as for every sector and country in the world.
Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, RepRisk serves clients worldwide including global banks, insurance providers, investment managers, and corporates, helping them to manage ESG and reputational risks in day-to-day business.
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