UNGC Screening Dataset
Daily UN Global Compact screening signals for exclusions, engagement, and due diligence.
What is the UNGC Screening Dataset?
The UNGC Screening Dataset is a one stop screening solution that helps investment managers, bankers and non-financial corporates assess whether companies are aligned with the 10 UN Global Compact (UNGC) Principles. It provides clear, actionable UNGC alignment labels like Not Aligned, Watchlist, or No Flag plus principle-level flags (P1–P10) across Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Anti-Corruption, and controversial weapons involvement indicators. These outputs support breach identification, engagement prioritization, exclusionary screening, and regulatory reporting (e.g., SFDR).
How UNGC Screening Works?
UNGC Screening produces those labels and flags by combining two evidence streams:
- Controversy monitoring: Uses evidence from Sustainable1’s Controversies Dataset to track company conduct related to Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Anti-Corruption issues.
- Business involvement screening (BIS): Uses BIS to identify involvement in controversial weapons.
These inputs are translated into consistent screening signals that map to the relevant UNGC principles, enabling the dataset to stay current while remaining usable in investment, risk, and corporate workflows
Why Choose Our UNGC Screening Dataset?
Key Features
- UNGC Alignment label: Not Aligned / Watchlist / No Flag
- Principle-level flags: P01–P10
- Theme-level flags: Human Rights, Labor, Environment, Anti-Corruption
- Case-level support: Controversy Involvement Label (Major/Severe), Case Details
- Weapons involvement indicator: Based on controversial weapons involvement (BIS)
Coverage
- Covering an estimated 24,000 companies (from a starting coverage of 16,500 entities) across the Sustainable1 Controversies Dataset and Business Involvement Screens universes, refreshed daily to stay on top of evolving UNGC risks and maintain timely oversight.
How does UNGC Screening identify misalignment with the UN Global Compact Principles?
The dataset monitors company conduct using evidence from the Sustainable1 Controversies Dataset and Business Involvement Screens, flagging potential misalignment across Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Anti-Corruption principles:
How Can Our UNGC Screening Dataset be Used?
Principle Level Flags
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Human Rights (P1–P2)
- Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
- Principle 2: Businesses should make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
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Labor (P3–P6)
- Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
- Principle 4: Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor.
- Principle 5: Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labor.
- Principle 6: Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
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Environmental (P7–P9)
- Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
- Principle 8: Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
- Principle 9: Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
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Anti-Corruption (P10)
- Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
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Controversial Weapons
- Controversial Weapons
Business Involvement Screens provide detailed assessments of common areas of investor concern pinpointing the precise level of involvement, from production to operations and distribution, to inform values-based investment strategies.
- Controversial Weapons