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From policy to practice: How a Dutch bank automated ESG risk screening
Adverse media screening for companies, vendors and third parties
Business Radar monitors vendors, portfolio companies and third parties across global and local news sources in 100+ languages, and flags supply chain, reputational and ESG risk early, including risk in subsidiaries and parent companies.
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Send us a list of companies you screen. In a 30-minute session we run them through Business Radar and show you the results.
✓ 210+ risk categories across ESG, financial, legal and supply chain risk
✓ AI-assisted verification of every article before it becomes a signal
✓ Used by Deloitte, AIG and Rabobank
Why database screening alone is not enough
Sanctions and watchlists show you what's already known. Business Radar monitors global and local news for early signs of risk, so developments linked to your third parties surface as early as possible, often before they reach a sanctions list or a front page.
From news coverage to risk signal in three steps
Business Radar turns multilingual news coverage into verified risk signals in three steps.
Signal detection
Business Radar scans global and local news sources in 100+ languages and matches coverage to companies, including subsidiaries and parent companies.
Signal validation
AI-assisted verification confirms that each article is about the right entity before it is reported as a signal.
Signal structuring
Signals are categorised across 210+ risk themes, deduplicated into events and ranked by materiality, so your team reviews what matters first.
Capabilities
Risk prioritisation by materiality
Not every news article is a meaningful risk signal. Business Radar categorises developments across 210+ risk themes, including ESG, and applies a materiality filter to highlight events that could significantly affect a company's financial position, operations or risk profile.
Entity-based screening across corporate structures
Business Radar links risk signals not only to individual companies but to their broader corporate networks. By combining corporate identifiers, trade names and company relationships, signals are connected to subsidiaries, parent companies and ultimate parent entities.
Curated global and local media coverage
Business Radar monitors thousands of international and regional news sources in 100+ languages. The source base combines major global publications with smaller regional outlets, industry publications and government reports, where risk signals often appear first.
Signal verification and false-positive reduction
Adverse media screening often produces large volumes of irrelevant results. Business Radar applies contextual analysis and AI-assisted verification to confirm that each article genuinely refers to the company in question. Only verified articles are reported as signals.
Access Business Radar through platform or API
Use the Business Radar platform to screen companies and investigate developments, or connect the Business Radar API to deliver verified risk signals directly into your internal compliance and third-party risk workflows.
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Facts
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90%
In our 2025 customer survey, 90% of users with continuous monitoring reported that Business Radar found high-risk signals in the past 12 months that they would otherwise have missed.
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32%
In the same survey, auditors reported a 32% average efficiency gain in periodic reviews and screenings compared with their previous tooling.
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Who uses Business Radar
210+
Risk categories
90%
Fewer false positives
135M+
Company records
100+
Languages covered
17m
Global sources
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from database or watchlist screening?
Watchlists and databases record risk once it's already known and documented. Adverse media screening looks at what's being reported now, so developments like financial distress, litigation, fraud allegations or ESG incidents often surface months before they appear in any database. Business Radar complements your existing screening by adding that early, continuous layer.
How do you handle non-English sources?
Many risk signals first appear in local-language regional outlets, industry publications and government reports. Business Radar monitors sources in 100+ languages and translates relevant developments, so your team can review them without needing language skills for every market your third parties operate in.
How do you keep false positives under control?
Adverse media screening often produces large volumes of irrelevant results. Business Radar applies contextual analysis and AI-assisted verification to confirm each article genuinely refers to the company in question, so only verified articles reach your analysts. Signals are also clustered into events and filtered for materiality, so analysts review what matters instead of every mention.
Does it cover subsidiaries and ownership structures?
Yes. Business Radar links risk signals to broader corporate networks, not just individual companies. By combining corporate identifiers, trade names and company relationships across 135M+ company records, signals are connected to subsidiaries, parent companies and ultimate parent entities.
Can we integrate it with our existing systems?
Yes. Your team can use the Business Radar platform to screen companies and investigate developments, or connect the Business Radar API to deliver verified risk signals directly into your internal compliance and third-party risk workflows.
How does adverse media fit into our due diligence program?
Adverse media is often the earliest indicator of financial, legal, reputational or ESG risk at a third party. Business Radar gives your team continuous, verified coverage of those developments, supporting the ongoing due diligence expected under EU anti-money-laundering rules and third-party risk guidance.
How do you handle data privacy?
Business Radar is based in the Netherlands, stores all data in the EU and processes it under the GDPR. Our data processing documentation is available on request.