What RepRisk does

RepRisk is a Zurich-based Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) company that combines advanced AI with 150+ expert human analysts (its "HI×AI" approach) to identify, monitor, and quantify reputational and business conduct risks. Founded in 2007, the company systematically covers 347,195 companies and 117,193 infrastructure projects across 34 sectors and ~93% of its dataset comprises non-listed entities — a coverage gap most listed-company-focused ESG providers do not address. Its proprietary platform screens 2.5M+ documents daily from 150,000+ sources in 80 languages, generating risk metrics including the RepRisk Index (0–100), RepRisk Rating (AAA–D), UNGC Violator Flag, Due Diligence Scores across 200+ factors, and a Geospatial Analytics module that maps 130,000+ extractive projects against 300,000+ environmentally sensitive sites.

The core product is the RepRisk Platform, delivered via web application, REST APIs, scheduled SFTP feeds, and Snowflake integration. Distribution is layered: direct enterprise sales combined with embedded channels including Bloomberg Terminal, BlackRock Aladdin/eFront, FactSet Open:FactSet Marketplace, J.P. Morgan DataQuery, FTSE4Good, S&P Dow Jones Indices, JPX-Nikkei, Fitch Group, Bureau van Dijk (Moody's), and Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). Pricing is quote-based annual subscriptions segmented by client type, data access level, and coverage scope.

RepRisk serves banks (100+ leading banks), asset managers and owners (80% of top investment managers including the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global since 2009), insurance and reinsurance firms, corporates, private equity and debt (14 of top 20 global PE firms), hedge funds, index providers, credit rating agencies, stock exchanges, fund administrators, and consultancies such as ERM, KPMG, and PwC. The company operates a Switzerland headquarters and an Asia Pacific hub in Manila, and is privately held with founder ownership (CEO Dr. Philipp Aeby, President and co-founder Nicole Streuli-Fürst).

Name

RepRisk

Legal name

RepRisk AG

Website

https://reprisk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

RepRisk is a Zurich-based Data-as-a-Service company that combines AI with expert human analysts to identify reputational and business conduct risks across 347,000+ companies and 117,000+ projects, serving global banks, asset managers, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, corporates, and index providers via its risk data platform and APIs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG and Reputational Risk Data Analytics

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Compliance Management (RegTech) (BPAEAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy, Consent & Data Governance Compliance (GDPR/CCPA, data lineage) (FSAGAFAI), Data Quality, Lineage & Regulatory Data Management (FSAFAOAM)

Keywords

• ESG risk data
• Reputational risk analytics
• Business conduct intelligence
• Due diligence scores
• Sustainability data services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data-as-a-Service (DaaS): RepRisk operates as a Data-as-a-Service company providing business conduct risk data and analytics. Revenue is generated through subscription-based access to the RepRisk Platform, data feeds (SFTP), API access, and stand-alone reports. Data integration options include scheduled daily or weekly flat files, real-time API access, and Snowflake integration. Professional services may include custom implementations and consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels10 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RepRisk is a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) company that sells daily-updated business conduct and reputational risk data on 347,195 companies and 117,193 projects across 34 sectors, sourced from 150,000+ public sources in 80 languages. Its core product is the RepRisk Platform, supported by REST APIs, scheduled data feeds, and Snowflake integration, with proprietary metrics including the RepRisk Index (0-100), RepRisk Rating (AAA-D), UNGC Violator Flag, Due Diligence Scores across 200+ factors, and Geospatial biodiversity analytics.

Product overview

RepRisk is a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) company offering a comprehensive suite of reputational risk and business conduct intelligence solutions. The core offering consists of the RepRisk Platform for web-based access to 347,195 companies and 117,193 projects, powered by the RepRisk Index (RRI) and RepRisk Rating (RRR) metrics. The platform includes specialized modules for Geospatial Analytics (biodiversity risk), Reports (company and benchmarking reports), Monitor (portfolio monitoring), and Data Integration (API, feeds, Snowflake connectivity). Key risk indicators include the RepRisk Index (0-100), RepRisk Rating (AAA to D), UNGC Violator Flag, and industry-first Due Diligence Scores covering 200+ business conduct factors. The company serves banks, asset managers, corporates, insurance providers, and hedge funds with daily-updated data sourced from 150,000+ sources in 80 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RepRisk Platform A comprehensive web-based platform providing daily-updated access to the world's most respected database on business conduct risks, enabling fast and in-depth due diligence and risk research on 347,195 companies, 117,193 projects, sectors, and countries. Targets banks, asset managers, corporates, insurance providers, PE firms, and hedge funds.
• RepRisk Index (RRI) A quantitative proprietary metric on a 0-100 scale that dynamically captures and quantifies a company or project's business conduct risk exposure, factoring severity, reach, novelty, and frequency. Serves as the core risk score across all RepRisk solutions.
• RepRisk Rating (RRR) A proprietary letter rating (AAA to D) that facilitates corporate benchmarking against peer groups and sectors, integrating reputational and business conduct risks into business processes by combining company-specific RRI with country-sector risk factors.
• RepRisk UNGC Violator Flag A proprietary flag identifying companies with high or potential risk of violating one or more of the ten UN Global Compact Principles, with visibility into operations vs. supply chain exposure.
• RepRisk Due Diligence Scores Off-the-shelf thematic metrics measuring compliance risk across 200+ business conduct factors including human rights, environmental impacts, governance failures, and corruption, with scores on a 0-100 scale (higher = higher risk). Supports regulation alignment with SFDR, SASB, SDGs, and UN Global Compact.
• RepRisk Geospatial Location-specific biodiversity risk analytics screening 130,000+ extractive and power sector projects for proximity to 300,000+ environmentally sensitive sites sourced from the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance.
• RepRisk Reports Customizable company reports and benchmarking reports providing detailed risk analytics, incident summaries, and peer comparisons for comprehensive business conduct risk assessment.
• RepRisk Monitor A monitoring tool for creating custom reports, performing detailed reputational risk analysis, and leveraging visual analytics for quick decision-ready insights on portfolios.
• RepRisk Data Integration (API, Feeds, Snowflake) Integration solutions including REST APIs for real-time data access, scheduled data feeds (Excel, CSV via SFTP), and Snowflake connectivity for embedding RepRisk data into internal systems, workflows, and downstream analytics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 56% of C-suite financial executives identify AI-related conduct risks as top material risk over next 3 years (up from 16% over past 3 years)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FTSE Russell (FTSE4Good Index)coreTechnology or IntegrationRepRisk data is integrated into the FTSE4Good Index Series, a prominent ESG-focused index series managed by FTSE Russell, for evaluating global publicly-traded companies.
• S&P Dow Jones IndicescoreTechnology or IntegrationRepRisk provides data for S&P 500 ESG Exclusions II Index with Fast Exit feature, allowing investors to react to breaking risk issues. Partnership with S&P Global Inc. for ESG index construction and exclusions.
• JPX-Nikkei Index 400 and JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap IndexcoreTechnology or IntegrationRepRisk's AI-powered data is used for periodic review of JPX-Nikkei Index 400 and JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index constituents, promoting responsible business conduct and risk transparency in Japanese stock indices. The indices exclude companies with high reputational risk as assessed by RepRisk's Reputational Risk Index (RRI).
• JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationJPX Market Innovation & Research consults RepRisk's ESG Risk Platform as part of their index operations. RepRisk's quantitative ESG data enhances the transparency of their indices.
• BlackRockcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlackRock integrates RepRisk ESG risk data into its Aladdin platform, adding ESG risk data on thousands of private companies to eFront. The partnership helps clients address sustainability risks in their portfolios. Expanded collaboration announced July 2025.
• BloombergcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBloomberg made RepRisk's daily updated ESG risk data available via its Data License Plus (DL+) ESG Manager solution in 2024, empowering mutual clients to enhance their comprehensive view of ESG data.
• FactSetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepRisk was first ESG dataset on Open:FactSet Marketplace. Strategic alliance provides ESG risk data to investment professionals through FactSet terminals.
• J.P. MorgancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepRisk and J.P. Morgan collaborate to provide trading community with better access to ESG data through J.P. Morgan's flagship multi-asset data and analytics platform DataQuery.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationRepRisk data is accessible through Snowflake, enabling clients to build their own business processes on top of RepRisk Data with seamless scalability and high performance for large dataset handling and analysis.
• Fitch Group (FitchRatings)coreTechnology or IntegrationRepRisk partners with Fitch Group to provide ESG data for controversies metrics, integrating business conduct risk data into credit risk and materiality assessments.
• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepRisk ESG risk metrics integrated into Bureau van Dijk's Orbis company database. Bureau van Dijk's company ownership information enriches RepRisk's dataset.
• RobecoSAMcoreTechnology or IntegrationRobecoSAM integrated RepRisk data into the annual corporate assessment process for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the most prestigious sustainability benchmarks.
• World Resources Institute (WRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk's Country ESG Risk Index is used in the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas by WRI to understand country-specific ESG and reputational risks threatening water quantity, quality, and access.
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk and ZHAW's Institute of Applied Information Technology launched an innovation project for automatic supply chain monitoring, supported by Innosuisse (Swiss government agency).
• Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepRisk data available through WRDS, the Wharton School's award-winning data analytics and research platform serving 75,000+ users in 35+ countries for academic ESG risk research.
• UNEP Finance InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk became proud supporter of UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB). 60+ of world's leading banks rely on RepRisk for due diligence and risk management.
• Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk was a provider of ESG risk metrics and analytics in the serious allegations assessment of the 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark.
• UN Global CompactcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner10+ UN agencies and UN Global Compact Foundation trust RepRisk for partner, project, and country due diligence on business conduct risks. RepRisk data maps to UNGC Principles.
• SASBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk data used by Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) as input in evidence-based research process to support development of industry-specific sustainability accounting standards.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk data used by CDP for its annual review of companies identified as Carbon Performance Leaders and Water Performance Leaders.
• EthispherecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepRisk data used in evaluation of World's Most Ethical Companies designation managed and published by Ethisphere.
• Corporate KnightscoreTechnology or IntegrationRepRisk data used in methodology evaluating global publicly-traded companies for the Global 100 Ranking and Global 100 Private Company Ranking.
• ERMminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal consultancy ERM works with RepRisk for reputational risk research and advisory services.
• KPMGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal consultancy KPMG uses RepRisk for reputational risk research and advisory services.
• PwCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPwC Germany uses RepRisk for ESG risk advisory and consulting engagements with clients.
• GEC Risk AdvisoryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialized advisory GEC Risk Advisory partners with RepRisk for reputational risk advisory services.
• World Bank IFCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFC's MALENA AI tool and RepRisk both highlighted as AI-powered ESG solution providers for institutional investors aligning investments with UN sustainable development goals.
• WeChatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepRisk maintains WeChat presence (WeChat ID: RepRisk) for marketing and client engagement in Chinese market.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sustainalytics (Morningstar): Sustainalytics provides ESG and corporate governance research, risk ratings, and analytics to asset managers and asset owners. It is one of RepRisk's closest direct competitors in ESG risk ratings methodology and client base, serving similar institutional investors.
• ISS ESG: ISS ESG provides ESG ratings, climate data, and sustainable investment solutions to institutional investors and corporations. Comparable to RepRisk in governance and ESG risk methodology, with strong overlap in asset manager and asset owner clients.
• Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS): ISS provides governance, ESG, and responsible investment solutions to institutional investors. Comparable to RepRisk in serving asset managers and asset owners with risk and governance data, with deeper coverage in proxy advisory and corporate governance adjacent to RepRisk's business conduct focus.

Others

• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): CDP operates a global environmental disclosure system used by investors and corporates; RepRisk data is already used by CDP for Carbon and Water Performance Leaders. Related ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor; comparable in addressing the same investor demand for climate and environmental risk data.

Broad incumbents

• MSCI ESG Research: MSCI's ESG research arm provides ESG ratings, data, and analytics to global institutional investors. Directly comparable to RepRisk in serving financial institutions for ESG and business conduct risk assessment, though MSCI bundles ESG into a broader index and analytics portfolio.
• S&P Global Sustainable1: S&P Global Sustainable1 integrates ESG data, analytics, and benchmarks across S&P's broader financial information platform. Direct competitor to RepRisk in ESG indices and risk data, with much greater distribution scale via S&P DJI indices and Capital IQ.
• LSEG (Refinitiv) ESG: London Stock Exchange Group's Refinitiv business provides ESG scores and data through its Workspace and Data Platform products. Competes with RepRisk for asset manager and corporate ESG data spend, with strong distribution into the same financial institution clients.
• Bloomberg ESG: Bloomberg provides ESG data within its Terminal and Data License Plus ESG Manager solutions, distributing third-party ESG data including RepRisk's. Comparable as a data platform but competes as an aggregator and offers some proprietary ESG analytics for the same institutional investor base.

Emerging players

• Arabesque S-Ray: Arabesque S-Ray provides ESG data and analytics using AI and quantitative models across public companies. Comparable to RepRisk in offering ESG scores and analytics to asset managers, though with a more automated methodology and narrower company coverage.
• Clarity AI: Clarity AI is a technology-driven sustainability analytics platform offering ESG ratings, climate, and sustainable investment analytics. Comparable to RepRisk in serving institutional investors with AI-powered ESG assessment, though smaller and more focused on scalable API delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reprisk
• Facebookfacebook.com/reprisk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reprisk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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